Montblanc Annual Edition 2007
Three exclusive collectors’ items of the finest Meissen porcelain:
“Pulcinella”, “Crane” and “Amphithrite”

The passion of collecting. For the fifth time in a row, the Montblanc Annual Edition is charming all admirers of noble writing instruments around the world. A precious edition of hand-painted and gold-plated fountain-pens produced by the culture brand Montblanc in cooperation with the famous porcelain factory at Meissen. Each year the fascinating series is extended with three new writing jewels, imbued with the magic atmosphere of the Venetian carnival, the legends of mystical and mythical creatures and the famous sagas of classsical antiquity. With the colourful, finely painted motifs “Pulcinella”, “Crane” and “Amphitrite”, Montblanc is taking the Annual Edition into the collectors’ year 2007 in a limited quantity of only 300 pieces each.

“Pulcinella”, “Crane” and “Amphithrite”,
immortalised on the porcelain cap of the Montblanc Annual Edition 2007

The pot-bellied “Pulcinella“, one of the oldest figures in the commedia dell’arte, is shown by the skilled Meissen porcelain painters in magnificent overglaze technique playing his tricks for the thematic series “Venetian Carnival“. With a dark half-mask and colourful costume, he stands proudly on the white porcelain cap of the Annual Edition 2007.

The “Crane” has been immortalised by the Indian painters of the porcelain factory in fine brushwork for the series “Mythical Creatures“. The crane, the bird of immortality and eternal happiness, points its beak upwards as if making a mating call. Since time immemorial called the “King of the Air” because of its red crown, it is a messenger of heaven and mediates between the earthly and heavenly spheres.

Finally “Amphitrite“, the sensuous nymph and wife of the sea god Poseidon, has already been captured in porcelain by Meissen by the early designer Johann Joachim Kaendler for Catherine the Great. As this year’s motif in the series “Classical Myths“, a sea creature carries the beautiful goddess gently over the waves on the porcelain cap of the Annual Edition 2007.