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DUKE Eight Horse Jump Over Desk Pen set

Limited Edition

 


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Need bottled ink or refills?

 

Eight Horse Jump Over Desk Pen set    $550.00   Sold out

 

 

Here's a desk set that makes a statement! The set's large, solid wooden base (I believe rosewood), measures 10" x 5" and weighs in at a hefty 2-1/2 lbs., just by itself.  The two included pens (one fountain, one rollerball), each measure a whopping 7-1/2".

The perimeter of the base is decorated with hand-carved flowers, vines and leaves, and turning the base over reveals a carved 'Duke', DUKE 'crown' logo, the name of the pen set in Chinese characters, and the limited edition number of that particular set.

 

 

 

 

 

The most spectacular feature of the base of course is back on top...the golden-metal, high-relief depiction of the eight jumping horses (the number eight is considered extremely lucky in Chinese culture). The detail of the casting is truly amazing, with individual stands of the horses manes, as well as underlying musculature, clearly visible to the naked eye.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                          

The two gold-plated tulips, or pen receptacles, set in the base can be rotated or angled to any position. Two additional tulips are packaged in the set, and serve to protect the pens while in transit. The pens themselves are finished in a stunning marble-veined Italian resin, in black and gray/white. The center-band is decorated with golden tulips as well as the name 'Duke'. The taper-end has a Moiré-like pattern in gold and black, and the very tip displays a small, black diamond-cut 'jewel'.  The section right behind the nib or rollerball displays four stylized, rearing horses.

 

The nib on the fountain pen is a 14K gold nib, in medium, with a concentric half-oval design engraved alongside 'Duke', '14K' and '580' (which should read '585' for 14K gold!). Unscrewing the all-metal fittings between the section and taper reveals a DUKE piston converter for bottled ink.

 

 

 

 

 

The set comes gift boxed, and shipping weight is 6 lbs.

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT SERVICE NOTE: Every nib that ships from His Nibs is closely examined under high magnification and tuned or adjusted if needed. About 85% of modern nibs need some adjustment out-of-the-box from the manufacturer for an optimal writing experience. Most commonly, the tines of the nib are misaligned -- which would cause scratchiness at the minimum; the slit between the tines is partially or fully closed -- which would starve the nib of ink and at best cause skipping; or the slit between the tines is too wide -- which will either again cause skipping, or conversely, flooding. There are other factors  -- such as separation of the nib from the feed -- that are inspected and repaired before any pen leaves the Palace.

The only 100% guarantee of course comes when the pen is actually filled with ink and written with for the first time, but our pre-shipping inspections and tunings have eliminated 99.99999 (my finger is getting tired) of the frustrations that a customer experiences when first using a new fountain pen. Although this can be time-consuming on occasion, it affords our customers a much more pleasant experience when receiving a fountain pen from His Nibs -- and saves us the frustration of dealing with returns!

 

Ordering Procedures & Returns

International customers, please note, we will not falsify shipping documents

Please send your order and shipping address (along with any questions) to:

orders@hisnibs.com
(on PayPal transactions, the email address may also display as stonebri@verizon.net)

We will email you back with your order total (PA residents please add 6% sales tax)

Credit cards, for the quickest fulfillment of your order, are accepted through PayPal, a secure site allowing you to use your credit card without us even seeing the information. If you'd like to make use of this credit card service, please let us know when you email your order and address, and we'll email you the appropriate Request for Payment, and instructions for the simple payment procedure (you don't need to join PayPal to use it).

                                                                                               

If you would like us process your credit card directly instead, then please email us:

1. Card # (dividing this number in two, between two emails, will ensure security)
2. Expiration date
3. Name on card
4. Address for billing statement
5. Card verification # (3-digit number printed on the back of your card. It appears after and to the right of your card number, or 4-digit number on the front of your AMEX card).
 

If you'd rather pay by money order or check, kindly make payable to:

His Nibs.com
  2540 W. Union Street
  Allentown, PA 18104

We ship via insured Priority Mail
(email for cost)

 

 

Warranties and returns

If an item proves to be defective, in most cases the manufacturer's warranty will apply. However, please email us first so that we can determine the easiest way to resolve the problem to your satisfaction. In the case of fountain pens -- which are a bit more individualistic than other writing instruments -- what may at first appear to be a defect (hard starting or poor flow for example), can in almost all cases be resolved with a few simple 'tweaks' to the nib, which we'll be happy to guide you through or perhaps suggest returning to us for adjustment.

Should you wish to return a non-defective item within 3 days of receipt because it doesn't suit you for some reason, again please email us and we'll arrange an exchange, credit or refund (minus any shipping/insurance charges), if the item is returned in an 'as new' condition. If you've dipped a fountain pen to try its writing characteristics, kindly clean off any ink residue prior to shipping -- to save us both a nasty surprise .

We want you to be happy with your purchase from HisNibs.com and hope to have you join the ranks of our many long-term, repeat customers!

 

Revised: February 11th, 2012

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