“The Pearl Royale’s decadence is symbolic of how I see the value of chess to the world. I love how chess brings people together from all societies, cultures, and backgrounds. Win lose or draw, people shake hands and show respect.” - Colin Burn
A Masterpiece
The Pearl Royale stands as one of the world’s finest jewelry artworks ever created. This masterpiece is hailed as the most valuable and opulent chess set in the world and limited to only three editions. The artwork is adorned with 513 carats of the finest GIA certified diamonds, AAA Ceylon blue sapphires, lustrous South Sea pearls; each edition is hallmarked, numbered, and authenticated by the artist.
Dare to Dream
“As a child, I often played chess on a beautiful Staunton set my parents gave to me. Thinking back to those fun times inspired me to design and create the Pearl Royale. Living in the pearling town of Broome and watching my son professionally dive for South Sea pearls, gave me the idea to embody the heads of each piece with these lustrous gems and bring life to the characters. At that moment, it became my dream to create the world’s finest chess set and have the world’s Grand Masters compete on it” - Colin Burn
Exquisite Staunton
With championship origins, the Staunton design has been the world standard since 1849. Inspired by this legacy, the artist has paid homage to this royal standard, meticulously dressing and bringing each of his pieces to life with lavish regalia, fit for Kings and Queens.
World’s Finest Materials
The Pearl Royale Chess Set features the world’s finest gems, all ethically sourced and certified from the world’s leading diamond, gem and South Sea pearl suppliers.
The underside of each piece is intricately crafted with channel set fine diamonds then masterfully polished to glide smoothly across the crystal glass and diamond embellished board.
Grand Master Fabiano Caruana became the first person in history to play on the Pearl Royale. Joining Caruana was Grand Master Robert Hess and International Master Danny Rensch. These legendary players used the Pearl Royale to predict and discuss Carlson’s first moves in Round 6 of the FIDE World Championship.
International Master and Chess.com Commentary Anchor, Danny Rensch interviewed Colin Burn to discuss his inspiration and path to making the Pearl Royale and what the game of chess means to the artist. Watch this interview exclusive from Chess.com’s coverage of the FIDE World Championship.
The Alchemist
Colin Burn lives the life of a genuine alchemist, crafting his unique jewelry art for over three decades. His conceptual works have a strong focus on symbolism and beautification, creating unique art of everyday items with opulent materials that draw the audience's attention towards the art.
“Growing up in the 60’s & 70’s my generation was exposed to Hollywood movies of epic battles and it was popular for us kids to have collections of toy soldiers, which made chess a popular game as it embodied the same spirit and challenge we saw in these epic battles. Reminiscing on those fun times I found myself drawn to the idea of creating the world’s most beautiful chess set and in 2008 I finally put pen to paper to commence my design. At the time I was doing creative work with exquisite South Sea pearls, and with my son being a pearl diver it gave me the inspiration to embody the heads of each piece with these beautiful pearls to bring life to the characters. It was perfect as I could use both black and white pearls to define each side of the chess board. It was also important for my design to be Staunton inspired as this has been the standard for chess sets since 1849 and the only chess boards allowed in world championship competition. I was out to create the most beautiful chess set in the world working within this royal standard and it had to be dressed in all its regalia with the world's most beautiful pearls, diamonds and rich blue sapphires fit for a king and queen.” - Colin Burn
The Pearl Royale Chess Set
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