been inspired by the past and reimagined for the future ,” said Sarah Fabergé .
As Godmother , Sarah Fabergé will host a Fabergé Spotlight Voyage aboard Seven Seas Grandeur™ , sailing 1st July 2024 , enveloping luxury travelers into the world of Fabergé with small group masterclass programmes , exclusive access to unique and intimate shore-side tours , jewelled egg demonstrations and lectures and screenings .
Crafted in England , the unique Fabergé x Regent ‘ Journey in Jewels ’ is inspired by the seven seas that Regent ’ s ships traverse , and features an array of colourful gemstones which evoke the colours of the ocean , alongside guilloché enamel and ombre lacquering to represent not only the waters , but also the sunrises and sunset witnessed aboard Regent ’ s ships .
Designed by Liisa Tallgren , Fabergé ’ s Head of Design , and overseen by Josina von dem Bussche-Kessell , Fabergé ’ s Creative Director , the Fabergé x Regent ‘ Journey in Jewels ’ Egg Objet has been crafted using time-honoured techniques , with the production of the piece overseen by Fabergé Workmaster , Paul Jones , at his workshop in southern England . Jones was also responsible for the creation of the Fabergé x Game of Thrones and Fabergé x Rolls- Royce Motor Cars egg objets . The complete journey from sketch to final creation for ‘ Journey in Jewels ’ has taken a year and a half to come to fruition .
The outer ‘ shell ’ of the egg has been enamelled in an ombre of blues , representative of the colors of the sea . This ‘ shell ’ consists of seven intricate blades which , just like a wave , each break into a ‘ sea foam ’ of pearls and white diamonds at the tips in a truly extraordinary aesthetic feat .
The majestic egg sits upon a plinth adorned with emeralds , tsavorites , blue sapphires and white diamonds , set in Fabergé ’ s ‘ Emotion ’ pavé style , with colourful gems specially chosen to evoke the colors of the ocean . This gem-set plinth is anchored to a stand which reflects layers of waves accented with pearls and diamonds at the edges ; this design element is more geometric and symmetrical in a nod to the helm of Seven Seas Grandeur™ .
As with all Fabergé eggs , there is more than meets the eye . By rotating the pearl ‘ helm ’ anticlockwise , the seven blades , a number specially chosen to represent the ‘ seven seas ’, delicately open in unison to reveal a surprise hidden within .
As the egg opens , you can see that the interior of the blades have been meticulously lacquered in a style that is reminiscent of the appearance of water ripples , with diamond-set crests of waves placed at intervals to conjure up images of the sea . This lacquering technique is highly complex and takes many years of training before it can be accomplished .
Once open , your eyes are then drawn to the Fabergé surprise nestled inside – another handpainted egg , which is cradled by a ‘ wave ’ and delicately rotates , revealing the changing gradient of colours of the sunrises and sunsets at sea , and seasonal elements you can witness aboard Seven Seas Grandeur™ . This egg has also been decorated with an abundance of sparkling gemstones , including a diamond-set frost pattern which wraps around the egg surprise , inspired by the Fabergé Winter Egg of 1913 . The Winter Egg is poignant , as it was designed by Alma Pihl , a female Finnish designer who worked with Fabergé . Peter Carl Fabergé liked to push the boundaries and was a pioneer , and it was highly unusual for a female to be in the workshops in the early 1900s , let along be holding the position of designer . But he celebrated Pihl ’ s talent , and she went on to produce some of Fabergé ’ s most celebrated pre-1917
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