Lee Kuan Yew’s pen sold for S$461,500 at auction in S’pore
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A pen once owned by Singapore's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, fetched S$461,500 at a Hotlotz Interiors & Collectibles auction in Singapore, surpassing its expected sale price by over nine times. The silver Montblanc Meisterstuck fountain pen, engraved with "SM Lee Kuan Yew," was part of a collection of 88 items accumulated by Lee and his family, which included a black Waterman's fountain pen used to sign the 1957 constitutional agreement with Britain, eventually selling for S$350,000.
The pen itself had a pre-sale estimate of S$30,000 to S$50,000, and the auction also saw a Chua Mia Tee painting, "Singapore Chinatown, Temple Street" (1976), setting a new auction record for the artist, selling for S$107,900.
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