Python Snake Fountain Pen / 241802
Nèo-Classique President Fountain Pen / 18K solid gold nib
Fashioned from bronze with yellow gold finishes. Each piece was handmade either by carving wax or directly hand hammering the silver.
This piece represents an extreme high level of difficulty in the carving of the snakes skin, which is done after the complete piece – is polished, allowing no space for mistakes.
The hundreds of flakes were all hand carved one by one with the aid of a flexible shaft and sharp diamond disc. If for some reason a mistake was made, the entire piece would’ve needed to be re-polished. This is part of the trill of carving a gemstone such as Jade.
Limited to 8 pieces
On a material level snake is vitality, on an emotional level ambition and dreams, on a mental level intellect and power, and on the highest level, the spiritual level wisdom, understanding and wholeness – As Snake sheds its skin so we can shed our illusions and limitations to maximise our vitality and desires to achieve completeness.
Jade on the other side is a special stone that is believed to promote wisdom, balance, and peace. It has spiritual attributes, which are extremely distinct. This prehistoric sign of calm and peace is a unique, strong piece of tool that encourages our consciousness to increase at a higher level. However, Jade gemstones perform such function in a restrained and humble way. Because of its extraordinary broad effectiveness, this gemstone is frequently categorized together with the diamond” – Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio, Stone carver.
Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio
Stone Carver
Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio follows a second generation family tradition, since 1968, in the creation of objects d’art and gemstone carving (also known as glyptography), an ancient art with roots from pre-Babylonian times. An engineer by profession, he grew up surrounded by art, sculpture, minerals & gemstones; artists, master carvers and jewelers were ingrained in his everyday life at his family studio in Lima, Peru, where he spent most of his formative years.
His knowledge on precious stones was organically acquired during constant visits to mines around the world where he hunted for exceptional gemstones; making the quest for rarity and quality an exquisite lifetime pursuit. His art is characterized by the fusion of sculpting techniques and those of jewelry fabrication, the use of exceptional gemstones, the daring design and the flawless execution carried out by hand which is vital in order to give a soul to each creation.
After mastering his craft, Quispe Aparacio moved to Paris in search for a new vision and to broaden his scope through the specialization in luxury goods. Examples of this can be seen in his collection “The Beast Within” which was inspired by the resounding influence nature has on man after Quispe Aparacio’s numerous travels to Africa. Today, though, he travels the world in search for the rarest gemstones to incorporate into his work, his studio specializes in carving rub. The second hardest gemstone found on earth after the diamond, few artists have managed to successfully work with ruby as it requires advanced technique in vision, carving and polishing. His works are displayed in museums in the United States and Europe and enjoyed by private collectors around the world.
Python Snake Fountain Pen limited to 88 pieces
