Rare offering of fountain pens draws bidders in Cornwall

In a large collection of fountain pens offered at Cornish auction house Barbara Kirk (15% buyer’s premium) most well-known makers were represented, but among the rarer ones were no fewer than 19 by the Italian manufacturer Omas.

Based in Bologna, Omas produced elegant pens from 1925 until the works closed three years ago.

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