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Comte d'Or
La Couronne du Comte is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
Paper & pairing
Warm tones (oranges, yellows, ambers) show strong contrast between light and dark areas of each stroke, which is part of why they're popular with broader nibs. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About La Couronne du Comte
La Couronne du Comte was a Dutch retailer of luxury fountain pens, inks and fine writing goods based in Tilburg. Founded in 2008, it launched its online shop in 2009 and opened a physical store on Tilburg's Noordstraat in 2012, becoming well regarded among pen collectors worldwide. The company was declared bankrupt in September 2022.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
Similar shades By colour distance
Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.