Pelikan M800 Kane Boutry Scorpion Overlay Fountain Pen

Type  Fountain pen with handmade elaborate silver overlay 

Product Name:  Kane Boutry "Scorpion" Pelikan M800. Marked "XP1" on the barrel, a prototype seems to be the only one produced

Manufacturer and Year  Pelikan (Germany) for the pen and Kane Boutry (Canada) for the sterling overlay. The pen was made 1990-1997, based on the nib and cap logos. 

Length  5-1/2".

Filling System  Piston filler.

Color  Black pen underneath, with gold-plated trim. The extensive scorpion-themed overlay is Sterling Silver.

The pen by itself would weigh about 29 grams (just under 1 oz), and this pen weighs 72 grams (2.6 oz). 

Nib   OB - oblique broad 18k nib. Smooth and springy.

Condition: Mint. This is a stunning piece of artwork, comes in an original Pelikan M800 presentation box.

The donor pen is new before the artist added the overlay.  

Note that due to the Sterling Silver overlay the pen has become an oversize fountain pen.

Kane is a Canadian artist who did pen overlays in Gold and Silver around the 1990s to maybe early 2000s. he also had a successful career as a jewellery maker.

Make no mistake about it this work of art is by a Master Craftsman and it’s stunning

What you see is what you get.