{"product_id":"michel-audiard","title":"Michel Audiard \"Wild Kingdom\" Gilt Sterling Silver and Wood Limited Edition Fountain Pen","description":"\u003cp\u003eRare Michel Audiard limited edition fountain pen, from the \"Wild Kingdom\" collection, with a gilt sterling silver cap, showcasing a very realistic bear motif, and other geometric motifs. With a gold tone nib and hardwood, this sculptural pen measures 6 1\/4'' in length. It is signed Michel Audiard on the cap and is hallmarked EA 99, which presumably stands for epreuve d'artiste (artist's proof) 99. An artist's proof r\u003cspan\u003eefers to the rare edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of initial casting or printing that emerges from the artist's process and serves as a crucial stage in the creation of limited-edition art\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-biography\" id=\"biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-biography__biography description-see-more\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-limit=\"200\"\u003eWorld-renowned artist based in Tours, Michel Audiard was born in Paris in 1951. Fresh out of \"les Beaux-Arts\", a prestigious fine art university, he started painting and sculpting, before exclusively focusing on sculpting from 1978 onwards. He developed great expertise in the technique of lost-wax casting. He then focuses his production on pens with a unique sculptural quality, creating unique commissions for a high-end clientele, such as Presiden Clinton, Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Madonna etc. He was quoted saying that in 2003, 50 to 60 Heads of State owned at least one of his pens. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-limit=\"200\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-limit=\"200\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shopify-section\" id=\"shopify-section-product-template\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-enable-history-state=\"true\" data-extra-tab-content=\"\" data-show-extra-tab=\"false\" data-image-zoom-type=\"lightbox\" data-section-type=\"product-template\" data-section-id=\"product-template\" id=\"ProductSection\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Product\" itemscope=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid product-single__hero\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item post-large--one-half\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Offer\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"offers\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" class=\"product-description rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease feel free to ask us any questions, and please see our other listings. NO published price will beat ours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nathan Horowicz Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48901665718524,"sku":"407982","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0322\/6710\/8411\/files\/407982-1-removebg.png?v=1774896155","url":"https:\/\/www.nathanhsilver.com\/products\/michel-audiard","provider":"Nathan Horowicz Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}