David Oscarson Les Quatre Couleurs Fountain Pen Grey Fine

The David Oscarson Les Quatre Couleurs in Translucent Grey, Ruby Red and Opaque Black Hard Enamel Fountain Pen. Les Quatre Couleurs is the seventeenth within the David OscarsonTM series of Limited Edition Writing Instruments. Produced in four color variations, each and every will probably be limited to production of 88 items (including Fountain Pen and Roller Ball styles).

While origins of taking part in cards will also be traced to China, India and Persia as early because the 7th century, it wasn’t till the fourteenth century that they were introduced to Europe. The “pique” and “spade” will also be traced the sword of the Italian suits. The Spanish replaced queens with mounted knights (caballeros) and the Germans modified a few suits, the usage of bells, hearts, leaves and acorns as symbols. Improvement in French production, then again helped propel the more simplified French design to sooner or later develop into the usual for so much of Europe. The French had in the beginning included circle of relatives names on court cards, but this tradition came to an end with the French Revolution within the overdue 18th century.

The four suits now utilized in some of the world – Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs – originated in France about 1480. The Spade represents Nobility or Aristocracy; the Heart represents the Church or Clergy; the Diamond represents Merchants or the Rich and the Club represents Peasantry with its connection with clover, or the food of swine.