INTRODUCING The FABERGÉ X REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES
‘Journey in jewels’ egg OBJET
Fabergé, the world’s most iconic artist jeweller, has partnered with Regent Seven Seas Cruises®, the world’s leading luxury ocean cruise line, to produce a one-of-a-kind egg objet.
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 colors 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.
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’ anti-clockwise, the seven blades, a number specially chosen to represent the ‘seven seas’, delicately open in unison to reveal a surprise hidden within.