{"product_id":"st-dupont-fountain-pen-in-rock-crystal-by-laquart","title":"S.T. Dupont Rock Crystal Excellence Artist's Proof Fountain Pen — Sole Example | Natural Quartz | 18k Gold Nib | L'Aquart × Quispe Aparicio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS.T. Dupont Rock Crystal Excellence — the single example held outside any numbered edition, transparent, unflawed, and in hand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe artist's proof\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn artist's proof exists at the edge of the edition — produced alongside the numbered run, retained as the sculptor's own record of the work. This is the only example of the Rock Crystal Excellence in this designation. There is no further instance of this object in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe body\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolid rock crystal, natural quartz, carved transparent and unflawed from a single piece. In lapidary work, a crystal object that shows no inclusions, fractures, or cloudiness across its full carved body is rarer than it sounds — every flaw would be visible from any angle. This one has none.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe nib \u0026amp; mechanics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18k gold, 750 hallmark, hallmarked \"M\" for medium grade, tuned at S.T. Dupont's atelier in Faverges, Haute-Savoie. The same facility, the same hands, the same standard as the lapis prototype — both pens were built on the same bench.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe display\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pen is presented on a natural quartz cluster — the raw crystal formation from which the pen's material originates — mounted on gold-finished pillars. The pen rests within a faceted crystal enclosure. Writing instrument and source stone are presented together as one unified object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe signature\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned S.T. Dupont. As the artist's proof for the Stones of Fortune line, this is the pen against which any future production would be measured — the reference object, in the sculptor's own keeping, now offered for private acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuis Alberto Quispe Aparicio is Peru's foremost lapidary sculptor, heir to a family tradition rooted in 1968. His carved works are held in nine museum collections worldwide. Since 2010, he has collaborated directly with S.T. Dupont on Haute Création pieces — a category the Maison produces in editions as small as one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Maison\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS.T. Dupont has operated in Paris since 1872. The house served as official photographer to Napoleon III and created a bespoke fountain pen for Jackie Kennedy. Their Faverges atelier, where 95% of every object is still hand-made, is the source of every S.T. Dupont Haute Création piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOffered by\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurround Art \u0026amp; Diamonds, Irvine, California — North American representative of L'Aquart, with nearly a decade of placing Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio's works — including his Faces of Eternity series and Kleodora clutches — in private collections across the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAcquisition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pen is physically in hand and available for in-person inspection by private appointment. It may be acquired individually or together with its companion piece: the Lapis Lazuli Prototype, also signed and in hand. Personal delivery is provided with full provenance documentation and original presentation cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice upon request.\u003c\/strong\u003e Contact Surround Art \u0026amp; Diamonds, Irvine, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Solid rock crystal, natural quartz — transparent and unflawed\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNib:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18k gold, 750 hallmark, medium grade\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAtelier:\u003c\/strong\u003e S.T. Dupont, Faverges, Haute-Savoie, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLapidary:\u003c\/strong\u003e Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio, Lima, Peru (L'Aquart)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDisplay:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural quartz cluster on gold-finished pillars, faceted crystal enclosure\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed S.T. Dupont\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stones of Fortune — S.T. 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