The Dragon

Original text of Saint-Louis:
This new creation depicts an Earth split into two. The molten amethyst magma in the middle is surrounded by a verdant plain representing flora, suggested by a generous green millefiori motif. A deep blue sky protects the half-globe. Clouds that appear to have been blown by the Dragon are formed with ultra-fine threads of white enamel.
This is the precious backdrop that the Wood Dragon has decided to call home. Its body, made of millefiori, is covered in pastel-toned scales in shades of green, pink, and pale orange.
Two engraved bats, a symbol of happiness and longevity, fly across the sky to protect this precious sign.
This mesmerising and colourful design combine the terrestrial and celestial. The dragon protects the Saint-Louis 2024 vintage with its tail.
In the object’s deep blue sky, mesmerising details are revealed depending on how it is exposed to the light:
+ Seen from above, the clouds stand out through the thick layer of blue crystal. They take on an intense, almost fluorescent blue hue.
+ From the side too, the clouds appear illuminated when they capture the light. Behind the bats and through the deep blue sky, one can also glimpse the green millefiori sugar drops, interpreted by the mind’s eye as flora, the scales of the Dragon, or corals on the seabed.
2024, lim. Edition 89,
nummeriert, signiert und datiert,
D: 10,5 cm
H: ca. 8,5 cm

Saint-Louis