Product Description
Type High end modern ballpoint, and mechanical pencil set.
Product Name Sonnet Mark 1.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, France, 1990s. (The ballpoint pen has an llI date mark, corresponding to 1994, while the mechanical pencil is marked IIP, and is from 1997).
Length Both pieces are 5-1/4" long.
Filling System Ballpoint pen takes Parker style refills, a working one is currently installed. The pencil takes 0.5mm leads, which extend by twisting the top half of the pencil.
Color Sterling silver grid pattern finish is one of Parker's well known patterns, called Cicelé. The trim is gold plated. (There's also a silverplate version of this pen that looks almost exactly the same, however it does not have hallmarks. Both pieces have the 925 hallmark on the cap.) Both pieces have original clip tags.
Condition Excellent condition for this upscale, refined set. The fountain pen looks fantastic with no dents or dings. There are some dots of plating wear near the top of the cap. There are also small marks of tarnish on the surface of the end of the barrel, and tiny chips in the jewel there as well. The ballpoint pen looks great, with just a bit of tarnish along the side of the clip. The pencil looks fantastic, with hardly any signs of usage. The top black jewels on all pieces are perfect. The imprints and hallmarks are clear. The box is in great shape as well.
Near mint condition, in Parker box, for this upscale, refined set. The caps and barrels for both pieces are mint, with fully intact "ciseles", and nice dark outlining of the little squares. The cones and clips have some microscratching. Both pieces have original clip tags. The box has some light scratching, mainly on the top. The imprints on both pieces are very nice and clear.
