Lot # 314 - FRANCE Decorative box fashioned from a 5 Francs 1847 of Louis Philippe I, Paris Mint; total weight Gr. 18.74

Lot # 315 - MONTBALNC Safety Pen No. 4 from the mid‑1920s, crafted in black ebonite and fitted with a 14k gold nib, size F, with the corresponding engraving inside the cone. The pen features an 18k gold overlay, applied not in Hamburg but by local artisans, as was customary for luxury versions of Montblanc writing instruments at the time. Several details confirm this piece as an early artisan collaboration: the gold-colored flower set atop the Montblanc emblem, a decorative element never used in Montblanc’s own workshops; the clip shape, which differs from any documented Montblanc design of the period; early Montblanc pens were sold without clips, allowing clients to choose and attach their preferred style; the exact overlay pattern appears in a 1926 catalogue of a Milanese stationer offering Montblanc pens, further supporting its origin as a market-specific artisan customization.

Lot # 316 - Antique 19th‑century monetary balance complete with its original case and full set of 21 coin weights. This refined instrument, crafted in brass and preserved with remarkable completeness, was used in the 1800s for verifying the weight and authenticity of circulating coinage. The balance retains its original pans, showing the elegant, utilitarian design typical of professional monetary tools of the period.