Pelikan Caelum fountain pen. Medium 18 K gold nib. This pen’s design represents the solar system, with the nine planets depicted in vermeil and pale blue against the dark blue barrel, and the planets’ names marked on the reverse side. The sun is set on the crown and beams its rays down the sides of the cap. Limited edition: 372/580. Model: M1000. Outer box, display box, papers.

From the collection of Horst Rechelbacher. Rechelbacher, the founder of Aveda, used and loved his pens as tools of his trade, using them to run his company and write his books. Rechelbacher used his company and books to pioneer the field of safe and eco-friendly cosmetics, permanently altering the beauty industry. The acquisition of this pen creates a concrete connection between the owner and one of America’s greatest entrepreneurs.