Faberge was founded
in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1842 by Gustav Faberge. He was
of french descent and had moved
to Russia from Livonia in the 1830's to train as a goldsmith.
It was actually Gustav's son, Peter Carl Faberge(born in 1846)who
led the firm to worldwide renown and adulation, winning the
favour of the Imperial Romanov family in the
1880's. Faberge was best known for the famous Faberge eggs,
made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious
metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials.
Faberge's prowess in producing coveted luxury objects was brought
to a halt by the Bolshevik
Revolution of 1917. By this time, Faberge had produced over
155,000 items spanning jewellery,
objets d'art, tableware and accessories ranging from cigarette
holders to crochet hooks.
After the revolution, Peter Carl Faberge's sons Eugene and Alexander
settled in
Paris and established Faberge & Cie which traded in and
restored Faberge objects.
In 1989 Victor Mayer, a well-known firm of Pforzheim Jewellers,
was
appointed the authorized workmaster for the production of
Faberge
jewellery and objets d'art.
Faberge was recently purchased by Pallinghurst Resources
and is
currently being re-established as a pre-eminent luxury brand
taking
on a new direction. |
