Singapore Founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's Montblanc Pen Back on the Market in Hotlotz's August Sale

SINGAPORE, 5 August 2026 – A silver Montblanc Meisterstück fountain pen once owned by Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding Prime Minister, is back on the auction block, headlining Hotlotz's next sale, Interiors & Collectibles - August, Fine Art Focus. Engraved "SM Lee Kuan Yew" from his years as Senior Minister, the pen was previously sold at "The Lee Kuan Yew Family Collection" charity auction in July 2003. 

Joining the sale are three of Singapore's most significant painters. Chua Mia Tee's "Singapore Chinatown," a work by the late master of social realism, Chen Wen Hsi's "Gibbons" and two ink works by centenarian master Lim Tze Peng, "Unabating" and "Dragon." A stoneware pot by Cultural Medallion recipient Iskandar Jalil is also among the highlights.

Other notable inclusions include works by Ong Kim Seng, Henri Chen KeZhan, Choo Keng Kwan, Takashi Murakami, Hong Zhu An, and Lei Han. 

This is a timed online auction. Bidding opens 4 August 2026 and closes 16 August 2026, from 6pm onwards. All items can be viewed at the Hotlotz Saleroom.

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HIGHLIGHTED LOTS

LOT 1 – TAKASHI MURAKAMI (JAPANESE, B. 1962) – ‘POPOROKE FOREST’

Offset lithograph on paper, signed and numbered 247/300 lower right | 87 x 68cm
Estimate: S$2,500 – S$4,000

LOT 21 – HONG ZHU AN (CHINESE, B. 1955) – ‘PLUM BLOSSOM’

Ink and colour on paper, signed lower right | 100 x 100cm
Estimate: S$2,000 – S$3,000

LOT 50 – AN INDONESIAN SILVER TEA SERVICE PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT SOEHARTO

Comprising a large oval tray, a teapot, creamer jug, sugar bowl, vase, six teaspoons, and a sugar spoon, each decorated with repousse designs of Barong, scenes of figures, gods and animals, marked '800MD' to base. In a fitted red velvet box bearing a gilt metal Indonesian coat of arms and a plaque reading 'Presented by Soeharto, President of the Republic of Indonesia'
Estimate: S$4,000 – S$6,000

LOT 51 – A MONTBLANC MEISTERSTUCK NO. 146 FOUNTAIN PEN BELONGING TO LEE KUAN YEW

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LOT 52 – LIM TZE PENG (SINGAPOREAN, 1921-2025) – ‘UNABATING’

Ink on paper, signed with artist's seal lower left | 89 x 89cm
Estimate: S$5,000 – S$7,000

LOT 53 – LIM TZE PENG (SINGAPOREAN, 1921-2025) – ‘DRAGON’

Ink on paper with scroll backing, signed with artist's seal lower left | 130 x 68.5cm
Estimate: S$5,000 – S$7,000

LOT 54 – CHEN WEN HSI (SINGAPOREAN, 1906-1991) – ‘GIBBONS’

Mixed media on paper, signed with artist's seal upper left | 43.5 x 33cm
Estimate: S$18,000 – S$25,000

LOT 57 – CHUA MIA TEE (SINGAPOREAN, 1931-2026) – ‘SINGAPORE CHINATOWN, TEMPLE STREET’

Oil on canvas, signed lower right, dated 1979
Estimate: S$20,000 – S$30,000

LOT 101 – ISKANDAR JALIL (SINGAPOREAN, B.1940) - STONEWARE POT

Glazed stoneware with branch handle, signed 'Iskandar' to base
Estimate: S$2,000 – S$3,000

VIEWING INFORMATION

All lots are available for viewing at the Hotlotz Saleroom during the following times.

Saleroom Location

• Wednesday 5 - Friday 7 August 10am to 6pm
• Saturday 8 August 10am to 4pm
• Tuesday 11 - Friday 14 August 10am to 6pm
• Saturday 15 August 10am to 4pm