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Graf von Faber-Castell Guilloche pencils
There were some queries about a particular pencil shown in the previous post. That pencil of interest is the Graf von Faber-Castell Guilloche pencil. Recently introduced, it is a round pencil with a diameter of about 8.15mm, with a very intricate finish.
It is presented in a modest but pleasing cardboard box:
For those seeking the pencils, they are formally (at least in English) called “superfine pencils with guilloche finish”, and the model numbers are “11 86 21″ for the brown, and “11 86 20″ for the black.
I find them to have a very pleasing and subtle sophistication. My only complaint is that the factory sharpening shows an unpleasant rough scraping of the wood. Although that’s very common with modern pencils, the original ribbed, silver-capped Graf von Faber-Castell pencils don’t have this problem, and these newer pencils in the same line shouldn’t either.
The caps display a crest and crown.
The official product page is here. See also: Pencil Boxes (II) – Graf von Faber-Castell (pencil talk – February, 2008) Graf von Faber-Castell pencils. (pencil talk – July, 2006) 9 comments to Graf von Faber-Castell Guilloche pencils |
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They are certainly a mighty fine looking piece of wood.
They look fantastic and seem to be slighlty cheaper than the No. III pencils. The coat of arms on the cap looks great, thanks for the nice photos!
Stunning! Unfortunately, the only source I have found from the USA is through Skripta-Paris, and the combination of Euro exchange and shipping costs makes these pencils prohibitive. ($102 for 12 pencils…)
Very nice and fine the Guilloche work on a pencil is elegant, but I have to see the cardbox to give an opinion about the box.
Beautiful…
Amazing…
Excellent…
No words to express the beauty and kraftmanship of these pencils…
I just received my order of these from cultpens – took almost a month to get them delivered – would love to find them stateside. They are wonderful pencils – thanks for turning me on to them. If anyone knows where to find these in the US, I’d love to know.
Thanks for saying where you found these as I had been scouring the globe without success.
Strange how Faber Castell does not distribute some of its finest products in the USA; perhaps because of the exorbitant prices of some of these items?
Perhaps Faber-Castell might be observing some of these comments and consider expanding their market? But it is also perhaps a question of finding retailers.
Adair, I appreciate the many comments you’ve made at this blog, and if you’d like, I’d be happy to send you a pair of these (and some other) pencils. Just send me an email.