David Oscarson Les Quatre Couleurs Rollerball Pen Black

The David Oscarson Les Quatre Couleurs w/ Gold Vermeil in Opaque Black and Translucent Ruby Red Hard Enamel Rollerball 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 shall be limited to production of 88 pieces (including Fountain Pen and Roller Ball styles).

Translated, “Les Quatre Couleurs” manner The Four Colors, and / or The Four Suits.

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 use of bells, hearts, leaves and acorns as symbols. Improvement in French production, alternatively helped propel the more simplified French design to sooner or later turn out to be the usual for so much of Europe. The French had initially included circle of relatives names on court cards, but this tradition came to an end with the French Revolution within the past due 18th century.

The four suits now utilized in many 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.