{
  "id": 1468556,
  "title": "Lee Kuan Yew's engraved Montblanc fountain pen sells for $360,000 after 111 bids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/lee-kuan-yews-engraved-montblanc-fountain-pen-sells-for-360-000-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T10:12:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress International",
    "slug": "vnexpress-international",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/lee-kuan-yew-s-engraved-montblanc-fountain-pen-sells-for-360-000-after-111-bids-5110079.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A sterling silver Montblanc fountain pen engraved with Lee Kuan Yew's name sold for S$461,500 (US$360,000) at a Singapore online auction on Aug. 16, nearly 10 times its high estimate.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}