{"product_id":"esterbrook-estie-ballpoint-nouveau-bleu-gold","title":"Esterbrook Estie Ballpoint — Nouveau Bleu \u0026 Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Esterbrook Estie Ballpoint in Nouveau Bleu\u003c\/strong\u003e is the pen you hand across a desk without a second thought — marbled blue blended acrylic with gold-tone trim, weighted to sit where a signature happens. Where a rollerball flows and a fountain pen commits, a ballpoint simply works: on the carbon-backed form, on a legal pad braced against your knee, on the one line at the bottom of a page that has to be signed now. It is the safest gift in the range, because it asks nothing of the person who receives it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe barrel is turned from blended acrylic and finished to a high polish, so no two are quite alike in figure. At a shade over full-size, it reads as a considered object on a desk rather than something handed out at a conference table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Esterbrook (Camden, New Jersey, 1858; revived 2018)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Estie ballpoint, full-size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blended, turned acrylic, high-polished — Nouveau Bleu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrim:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold-tone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRefill:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schmidt-style ballpoint refill (Esterbrook ref. E109 blue \/ E110 black)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Turned in Taiwan or China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty:\u003c\/strong\u003e One year from Esterbrook, extendable by registering the pen, plus our Thirty-Day Assurance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we are asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich refill does it take, and can I buy them anywhere?\u003c\/strong\u003e A Schmidt-style ballpoint refill (Esterbrook ref. E109 blue \/ E110 black); the format is common and any pen shop stocks an equivalent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs blue acrylic too loud for a courtroom?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is a dark, marbled blue that reads as navy at arm's length; nobody across a conference table will notice, which is the standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it a reasonable firm gift for a new class of associates?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — identical across a run, useful from the first day, and it asks nothing of the recipient. We do not engrave, so it arrives as the maker made it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFountain, rollerball, or ballpoint — which one signs? Read \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-guide\/fountain-rollerball-or-ballpoint\"\u003eFountain, Rollerball, or Ballpoint?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for the working signature and the carbon-backed form, not the flowing wet line of a rollerball — if you write long passages by hand, see the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/esterbrook-estie-rollerball-nouveau-bleu-gold\"\u003eEstie Rollerball in Nouveau Bleu\u003c\/a\u003e instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ballpoint-pens\"\u003eballpoint pens for lawyers\u003c\/a\u003e, or the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/writing-instruments\"\u003eWriting Instruments collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarrister \u0026amp; Bespoke Curated Collection — hand-selected from Esterbrook, the American pen name founded in Camden, New Jersey in 1858 and revived in 2018, for its craftsmanship and fit within our world. Curated pieces carry their maker's own identity rather than ours; our house collection, designed and branded exclusively for Barrister \u0026amp; Bespoke, is marked separately throughout the shop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty.\u003c\/strong\u003e This Product carries Esterbrook's one-year factory warranty against mechanical failure and manufacturing defects in materials or workmanship, with an extended warranty available by registering the pen with Esterbrook after purchase, and Barrister \u0026amp; Bespoke's own Thirty-Day Assurance for the first thirty days after delivery. Full terms, including how to make a claim, are stated in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/warranty-policy\"\u003eWarranty Policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esterbrook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51575095656763,"sku":"ENB159","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/8153\/4523\/files\/ENB159_BlueStdG-BP_b1c4e681-acb3-4a2d-b3b7-143f8f06c375.png?v=1787357269","url":"https:\/\/www.barristerandbespoke.com\/products\/esterbrook-estie-ballpoint-nouveau-bleu-gold","provider":"Barrister \u0026 Bespoke","version":"1.0","type":"link"}