The Faberge Egg nests itself in London

Tiny, gorgeous and intricate. The Faberge egg is a coveted item, and its history dates back to Russia 1842 . So, we’re so excited to hear that the Faberge brand is opening a new store in London. It is the first time in nearly a century that Faberge has had a store in London. Due to the repatriation of Russian goods at the beginning of World War I, the last Faberge store in London closed in 1915. Its first store had opened in 1906 on Dover Street (in London’s Mayfair), moving to 173 Bond Street in 1910.

New ownership of Faberge has meant the company has begun to expand internationally again after nearly a hundred years of solitude

Facts about Faberge

Founded: 1842 by Gustav Faberge, who moved from France to Russia in the 1830s to train as a Goldsmith

Famous for: Imperial Faberge Eggs, the Rothschild egg recently sold at auction by Chrisities for $19.5 million!

Russian Revolution: put a stop to the House of Faberge in 1917. The company was nationalised and all production closed down. By the time of the Revolution Faberge had produced more than 155,000 items spanning jewellery, objects, tableware and accessories

Purchased in 2007: by Pallinghurst Resources (a London based private equity group), from… Unilever

The Faberge Family: In the 1950s the family was stripped of the rights to use the Faberge name as a US company forced the Faberge’s to relinquish them for a mere $25,000. Pallinghurst has reunited the brand with the family who now sit on the Faberge Heritage Council to guide the trademark to its original values, philosophy and spirit.