Fabergé, legendary master jeweller, has now extended its craftsmanship and savoir-faire to a striking collection of contemporary silver and enamel tumblers, shot-glasses and candelabra capturing an essence of Russian joie de vivre.
The collection took some 18 months to craft from initial concept to the final stage of impeccable silver polishing. Each piece features traditional Fabergé craftsmanship, in particular the masterful and breath-taking enamelwork that is arguably the most distinctive and emotionally stirring feature of original Fabergé works of art.
Following the success of our recent high jewellery collections, we wanted to extend Fabergés artistry to a collection of bold contemporary objects for the home which reinterprets Fabergés heritage in a striking, graphic and modern way. We chose to work on the concept with British goldsmith Simon Benney as his modernist style and technical capabilities perfectly match what we were was trying to achieve, said Katharina Flohr, Fabergés managing and creative director.
The Constructivist collection comprises of tumblers based on the traditional Russian silver kovsh drinking cup that used to be passed around at gatherings, celebrations and weddings. Each one is a one-of-a-kind design crafted from 250 grams of heavy gauge silver and enamelled in a complex palette of carefully selected colours. Shot-glasses in vibrant jewel colours from exuberant emerald green, purple, ultramarine blue to rust red and smoke grey continue the collection. A candelabra featuring the fluid wrap-around enamelling technique of the tumblers is a masterpiece in its own right. Each piece took some three months of hand-craftsmanship to complete and is a virtuoso display of both goldsmithing and enamelling.
This is the first silver collection to be launched by Fabergé since the Russian Revolution.
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