Overview
- Hotlotz has listed the Montblanc Meisterstück No. 146 engraved "SM Lee Kuan Yew" as Lot 51 in its Interiors & Collectibles online auction, which opened on Tuesday and closes on August 16 at 6pm.
- The pen is described by the auction house as a sterling silver‑bodied fountain pen with yellow‑tone accents and an 18K gold nib that dates to Lee's years as Senior Minister.
- Hotlotz has set a starting bid of S$20,000 and an updated estimate of S$30,000 to S$50,000 for the lot.
- Channel NewsAsia reported the lot had drawn at least 19 bids and reached S$41,000 as its highest standing offer at the time of reporting.
- The pen previously appeared in Sotheby’s 2003 Lee Kuan Yew Family Collection charity sale that raised about S$2.04 million, and Hotlotz is showing it alongside major Singaporean artworks, placing it within the national art and memorabilia market rather than as an isolated curiosity.