This is a Delta limited edition ruby red resin fountain pen, trimmed with a sterling silver sleeve to the cap engraved with musical notes. The pen is fitted with an 18kt gold medium nib and can be filled with a converter or cartridge.

The pen is in mint condition and sold with its elaborate presentation box, papers, and a bottle of ink.

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was born in Lucca, Italy.

As a young man, he was inspired to become an opera composer after seeing a performance of Verdi

He studied at the Milan Conservatory and in 1882, he wrote a one-act opera, Le Villi that caught the attention of Giulio Ricordi, who commissioned a second opera, Edgar (1889).