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.