Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes, have been translated into more than 125 languages and have inspired ballets, plays,

 and animated and live-action films.

The collection stands as a tribute to Hans Christian Andersen’s understanding of intolerance, persecution, courage, endurance, perseverance, and self-realization and illumination.

Beginning at the bottom of the pen barrel, engraved in high and low relief, are a hatching egg and shell fragments, featured in either white or opalescent hot enamel. Just above, three ducklings and footprints are engraved in low relief as the clear water meets the duckyard. Also present is the signet (baby swan), featured in mid relief (still in the duckyard, but engraved at a visibly higher level than the ducklings). The signet and the ducklings are all intentionally positioned underneath the enamel in the duckyard area as they represent the dark memories of the beautiful swan’s early life; still visible, but only within the confines of the distant past.  

 Outlined in high relief, the magnificent mature Swan is featured in guilloche and hot enamel. His reflection is mirrored below, on the pen barrel, over the rippled water pattern. The pen clip features a cracking egg and adorning the top of the crown is the renowned signature of H.C. Andersen.

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