{"id":398379,"date":"2022-06-17T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=398379"},"modified":"2022-06-21T18:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T22:37:53","slug":"colin-burn-art-chess-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/colin-burn-art-chess-set\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes a Gem-Encrusted Chess Set Worth $4 Million?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_2542-950x580.jpg\" alt=\"Colin Burn's Pear Royale gem-encrusted chess set\" class=\"wp-image-399507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_2542-950x580.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_2542-573x350.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_2542-120x73.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_2542-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_2542-1536x938.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_2542-1527x933.jpg 1527w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_2542.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/colin-burn-art\/furniture\/\">Colin Burn<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/pearl-royale-18k-white-gold-diamond-sapphire-south-sea-pearl-chess-set\/id-f_27261752\/\">Pearl Royale chess set<\/a> is encrusted with 513 carats of GIA-certified diamonds along with blue Ceylon sapphires and South Sea pearls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/colin-burn-art\/furniture\/\">Colin Burn<\/a>\u2019s jeweled art is surely unique. A master jeweler and gem setter based in Broome, Australia, which is renowned for its pearling industry, Burn gained notoriety when he shifted from making more traditional haute joaillerie to contemporary art pieces. These include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/musical-instruments\/showstopper-18k-yellow-gold-fine-diamond-precious-gem-set-guitar-strap\/id-f_27349802\/\">bejeweled guitar straps<\/a> suitable for rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll royalty and gem-studded platinum-and-gold sex toys and fetish objects with six- and seven-figure price tags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burn\u2019s aim is not to make headlines, although he does. Emulating earlier artist provocateurs \u2014 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/katsushika-hokusai\/\">Katsushika Hokusai<\/a>, known for his erotic prints of the late Edo period, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/damien-hirst\/\">Damien Hirst<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/andy-warhol\/\">Andy Warhol<\/a> \u2014 Burn seeks in his Treasure the Erotic line to elevate and celebrate the human sexual experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9_master-copy-950x814.jpg\" alt=\"Queen game pieces from Colin Burn's Pearl Royale chess set\" class=\"wp-image-399414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9_master-copy-950x814.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9_master-copy-408x350.jpg 408w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9_master-copy-120x103.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9_master-copy-768x658.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9_master-copy-1088x933.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9_master-copy.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption>Each queen has a AAA South Sea pearl head topped with a glittering crown.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI use luxury materials as a metaphor,\u201d he says. \u201cBy using fine diamonds and gold for objects of pleasure that might normally be seen as embarrassing or shameful, I create objects that simply can\u2019t be devalued.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burn\u2019s latest act is more G-rated, and even more lavish. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/games\/pearl-royale-18k-white-gold-diamond-sapphire-south-sea-pearl-chess-set\/id-f_27261752\/\">Pearl Royale chess set<\/a>, crafted of solid 18-karat white gold and embellished with 513 carats of opulent regalia, is based on the classic 1849 Staunton set, the standard for world championship use since Victorian times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/colin-burn-art\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_4567-950x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-399513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_4567-950x681.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_4567-488x350.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_4567-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_4567-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_4567-1301x933.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MG_4567.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Burn holding his white queen chess piece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The intricately channel-set pieces, their shapely figures clad in diamonds, with heads of AAA South Sea pearl and blue Ceylon sapphire accents, slide across a crystal glass board with gold and diamond embellishments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only two individuals \u2014 both legendary grand masters \u2014 have taken the Pearl Royale for a spin, during TV coverage of the 2021 International Chess Federation World Championship last December in Dubai. That set, an artist\u2019s proof, now resides in a bank vault in Beverly Hills, where it is available for viewing. Burn plans to produce three limited editions on a made-to-order basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/the_pearl_royale_chess_set_diamond_chess_set_master-950x663.jpg\" alt=\"underside of Colin Burn's Pearl Royal chess set pieces\" class=\"wp-image-399418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/the_pearl_royale_chess_set_diamond_chess_set_master-950x663.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/the_pearl_royale_chess_set_diamond_chess_set_master-501x350.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/the_pearl_royale_chess_set_diamond_chess_set_master-120x84.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/the_pearl_royale_chess_set_diamond_chess_set_master-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/the_pearl_royale_chess_set_diamond_chess_set_master.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption>Even the undersides of the chess pieces are intricately crafted and bejeweled. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pearl Royale\u2019s inclusion on 1stDibs presents serious art collectors with their first major opportunity  to order the set. \u201cChess brings millions of people together to play in peace and harmony, with mutual respect,\u201d Burn says. \u201cI wanted to honor this powerful game with an artwork that symbolizes the high value chess brings to the world.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That desire harks back to two of Burn\u2019s favorite childhood pastimes: reenacting epic battle scenes from Hollywood movies with toy soldiers and, of course, playing chess.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"interstitial-banner interstitial-banner-collection interstitial-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/31_2_master-1000x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-interstitial size-interstitial\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container interstitial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"interstitial-link-around-text\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore More Colin Burn Art\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-subheading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gold-button\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Shop All<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Burn\u2019s jeweled art is surely unique. 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