01 THE ALLIANCE OF HIGH PERFUMERY AND CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY
Created in 1853 to celebrate the wedding of Empress Eugénie to Napoléon III, the Bee Bottle becomes an Exceptional Piece once more through the talent of Parisian jeweller Philippe Ferrandis. Symbol of protection and romanticism, the handcrafted work reveals a precious apple tree, one of whose flowers turns out to be a wearable brooch. An exquisitely delicate interpretation of Bouquet de la Mariée, in 53 unique and numbered collector’s pieces.
02 PHILIPPE FERRANDIS, A VIRTUOSO JEWELLER
For over thirty years, Philippe Ferrandis, a French jeweller, has been cultivating the essence of rarity at the heart of unique pieces that reflect a perfect balance between sophistication and creative exploration. The designer works to sublimate what nature offers him, from the fine stones he cuts and sets to the metals he works to adorn. Through his pieces, the multi-faceted jeweller likes telling stories, making this new edition of the Bouquet de la Mariée a tribute to nature and feminity.
03 A MAJESTIC APPLE TREE, GUARDING A PRECIOUS BROOCH
The iconic Bee Bottle is adorned with a spectacular interpretation of the wedding bouquet in a work of art marrying nature and excellence. Rising from a handcrafted pedestal, the tree wraps the bottle in coppery branches, in a precious and protective embrace. The most exceptional of the twenty-nine golden flowers blooms in an infinitely refined brooch, a tangible and delicate fragment of Bouquet de la Mariée to be worn and reworn in an ode to timeless joy.
04 THE ART OF EXCEPTIONAL JEWELLERY, BETWEEN POETRY AND REFINEMENT
Once the composition has been sketched out, each piece is handcrafted in Philippe Ferrandis’ Parisian workshops. The trunk of the tree, the branches and the flowers, made of brass and hammered copper, are shaped with the precision of a goldsmith and flame-sculpted to evoke the rippling textures of flora. The flowers are then gilded with 24-carat fine gold, enameled, and set with a stream of crystals and pearls, giving each of them an incomparable aura and radiance.
"I TRIED TO IMPRINT A VERY PERSONAL VISION OF LOVE ON THIS ICONIC OBJECT, THINKING OF IT AS A PIECE OF JEWELLERY."
PHILIPPE FERRANDIS
05 BOUQUET DE LA MARIEE, AN ODE TO LOVE AND PASSION
Like a representation of the invisible, the flowers of the exceptional apple tree echo the iconic fragrance they hold, Bouquet de la Mariée. A composition of flowers that will never fade to celebrate a hymn to love. The floral bouquet opens with a note of orange blossom, an iconic lucky charm for a bride, accompanied by a delicious sugared almond accord, in a cloud of white musk, vanilla, and incense notes.
