A Montblanc fountain pen owned by Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew sells for S$461,500 at an auction in Singapore after 111 bids. The pen is an engraved silver Montblanc Meisterstuck No 146, marked with “SM Lee Kuan Yew.”
The auction listing and reporting place the pen’s pre-sale estimate at S$30,000 to S$50,000, meaning the final price is far above the initial valuation. Coverage describes the sale as part of an online auction held by the Singapore auction house Hotlotz, in a category focused on interiors and collectibles.
While both outlets agree on the identity of the pen, the engraved inscription, the number of bids, and the final selling price, they differ mainly in how the amount is presented: one outlet highlights the Singapore-dollar result, while the other also converts it into US dollars. Both accounts characterize the sale as a strong outcome relative to the presale estimate.
