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Posted 7 months, 27 days ago
thecrazytree
(1 item)
I am interested in any information on this pen set.
The inside top of the case reads:
Perfumed Writing Pens
Arpege & Chanel No.5
14 KT Gold
EXCLUSIVE DESIGN
Some of the questions I have are: (does anyone know)
When they were made?
How many sets were made?
Were they made for any special occasion?
Any other information would be appreciated!
I know that the perfumes are manufactured by different companies, so am interested in how it came to be that two (possibly competitors) would have their number one product advertised together.
I know that" Arpege" is a 1927 perfume by Lanvin. Along with Coco Chanel's "Chanel No. 5" and Patou's "Joy", it is one of the three best known perfumes in the world.
Chanel No. 5 is the first perfume launched by Parisian couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (in 1920) and is considered by most as the world's most famous perfume.
The French government reports that a bottle of Chanel No. 5 is sold every thirty seconds and generates sales of $100 million a year. It was developed by Russian-French chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux.
These are unused pens in the original case.
Please share any information!
I have this exact set. I tried to sell them on a large online auction that begins with "E", but they stopped the auction and I received an email saying that they were a copyright infringement because they were not made by the companies on the labels. I have not been able to determine if this is true or not. Good luck.
I did have some luck I found a website called ** tias ** and they have one listed on there for 75 if that helps you at all ** other than that not much for the history
Thank you for the information
Sorry to inform you, crazytree, but these pens are not authentic and weren't manufactured by either Lanvin or Chanel, ergo the reason lowspeed's listing was pulled.
This doesn't mean you can't enjoy using them. :-)
Here is all the information regarding this pen set, which also is not 14K but gold plated:
http://www.cleopatrasboudoir.com/apps/blog/show/3791435-arpege-chanel-no-5-perfumed-writing-pens
They are all over the Internet for sale between $15.00 and $30.00.
Thanks to all of you for your information!
I thought it was a bit strange that two competing companies would advertise their most famous products TOGETHER!
This site is so VALUABLE for information! I'm sure glad I didn't try to list them at auction!
It is a really neat set to have in a collection (I like the controversy over them-makes them even MORE collectible to me).
NOTE:
The beautiful FILIGREE design is the part that IS 14KT gold.
Thanks again!
Hi,
I too have the same pen set. It was a promotion at Macy's in New York. I believe it was in the 60's.