The History of the Faberge Family

The father of Peter Carl Faberge, GustavJune 1920. its wife of August Bogdanovna Of
Faberge on the origin from the kind of Huguenots,Yakobs (daughter of court joiner master) and
was modest jeweler, who had his matter sinceeldest son Eugene transported him to Lausanne.
1841. In 1860 g. fourteen year old Carl FabergeHere it passed away on September 24 1920 g.
together with the parents crosses to Dresden.and it was cremated on its desire.
From there father sends him into the journey byEntire remained and hidden in Russia, as it was
Europe, he stops at the longer period in Frankfurtthought, "until the better time" the property of
am Main, in Florence and in Paris. After returningfamily To Faberge was confiscated and
to Petersburg in 1866 g., Faberge ( now alreadyransacked.
full-fledged master ) works together withDocuments from the family archive Faberge say,
Khiskiasom, Pendinom, August Kholmstrem andthat the surname changed first on Fabry, then
Wilhelm Raymer. They all before worked in itsFaberge and, in the final analysis, into 1825 on
father. In 1868 g. to the firm Finnish jeweler EricFaberge. It is known that in the second-half of the
Colin is joined, while in 1872 g. Carl Faberge he18th Century of Jean Favri it worked as the
becomes the owner of workshop its father. Colinplanter of tobacco. In 1800 the craftsman Pierre
- its first chief master. In 1882 into the matterFavri was based in Estonia.
entered the brother Carl To Faberge - artist ofIn 1814 was born Gustav Faberge. In the 1830-th
Agafon Faberge (1862-95).he arrived to Saint Petersburg in order to be
The stock-taking books of the office of Histrained to the jewelry matter in Andreas
Imperial Majesty testify about the rivalry ToFerdinand Shpigelya, who specialized in the
Faberge for the emperor orders with other moreproduction of gold boxes. In 1841 it obtained the
well-known jewelers, such as Julius Buti, Edwardtitle of a master of the jewelry matter.
Bohlen, Friedrich Kekhli and Leopold Tseftingen. AtThe Beginning
first, his portion in the orders of court wasIn 1842 of Gustav Faberge opened its first
insignificant, but it was tall with the years, Fabergejewelry store on the large sea street. New store
all more frequently was mentioned in theimmediately became successful for two reasons:
stock-taking books of court. He succeeded in1st, it was located in the fashionable center of
rapidly conquering the arrangement of the highestPetersburg, and in the second place, Russia
court ranks, rendering the gratis servicessurvived at that time.
according to the estimation, repair and theIn 1846 in Gustav Faberge and Sharlota Of
restoration of jewelry articles in the hermitage.Yungshtedt was born the son Peter Carl Faberge,
Free access to the exhibits made it possible tomore known as Carl Faberge.
attentively study the technical the receptions ofCarl Faberge obtained elementary education in the
old jewelers, the stylistic special features of thesecondary school of holy Anna. This was known
articles, made in the different epochs.secondary school for the children of the lowest
Niche, in tastes and demands of public, opened bylayers of nobility. In 1860 of Gustav Faberge left
genius Faberge, now was filled up with his aid -its matter in the hands of managers and it left
this was the interminable flow of useful things -together with the family to Dresden, where
cigarette cases, lamps, bells, hours, exceededyoung Carl continued instruction in Khandelshulle.
each other by its resourcefulness. Each of themAt the age of 18 years it left for the stage and
possessed the refined form and perfection.saw many well-known jewelers of France,
Instantly learned, they were the excellent symbolGermany, England, it visited galleries and best
of status of their owner. Acquiring thesemuseums of Europe.
expensive toys and trinkets, you fell into the circleIn 1872 Carl it returned to Petersburg at the age
"of those selected". Faberge had the group of theof 26 years. For 10 years the manager of
uniquely gifted designers and the highestcompany "Faberge" was its teacher and teacher;
qualification of its selected masters. Because of ahowever, in 1882 he died and Carl took
constant innovating it easily anticipated itsmanagement of company for himself. In the
competitors. Specifically, this tendency toward thesame year two outstanding events occurred: it
novelty made possible for it to assert that at thewas rewarded with the title of a master of the
end each year it sent in the melting all things,jewelry matters, Agafon Faberge, junior of the
which remained unsold. Faberge could with thebrothers, was joined to the family matter.
pride speak about itself in the interview for theThe Popularity
journalist: "... if we compare with my matter suchWhile Carl it was occupied by the restoration of
firms as Tiffany, Busheran, To karte, then inthe exhibits of hermitage, company Faberge was
them, probably, it will be located treasures moreinvited to one of the basic Russian exhibitions in
than in me. In them it is possible to find finishedMoscow. One of the exhibits, which were
necklace in 1,5 million rubles. But indeed thisrepresented on the exhibition company he
merchants, but not jeweler- artists. Expensivebecame the bracelet IV of century B.C. on that
thing little interests me, if its price only in the factAlexander THE III he said that it cannot distinguish
that are mounted many diamonds or pearls". Thiscopy of the original and work Faberge must be in
credo distinguished Faberge from its competitors.the hermitage as an example of the
It also declared, that any thing, which does notcraftsmanship of Russian jewelers. In 1885 the
correspond to its rigid standards of perfection,company became the official producer of intricate
was destroyed.adornments for the emperor house after the
Magnificent festivals in the commemoration of therevolution
300- anniversary of Romanovs's houses, whichIn 1918 the company Faberge was nationalized by
were poured out into the apotheosis of theBolsheviks. At the beginning of October Carl
administration of dynasty, for To FabergeFaberge left Petersburg and left for Riga.
indicated last stormy splash in a quantity ofHowever, in the middle of month revolution begun
orders. It projects and is manufactured the set ofin Latvia, Carl was forced to again return to
objects and jewelry articles with the emblem ofGermany. Meanwhile Bolsheviks arrested its sons:
the house of Romanovs and with the datesAgafon and Alexander, but Madame For Faberge
1613-1913 yr., including the stored now in thewith the junior son by Eugene it was possible to
Kremlin Easter egg "the 300- anniversary ofrun into Finland.
Romanovs's house". In the documents of office e.In Germany Carl Faberge seriously fell ill. In June
i. v. the information about the small adornments is1920 Eugene drove away it into Switzerland,
contained: marks, pins, pendants.where other members of family has already been
The era Faberge, which passed for it under thelocated. On September 24 Carl it passed away in
sign of emperor generosity and patronage, had toLausanne. After the almost 5 years died its wife.
be completed with the declaration of war in 1914.At this time for Alexander it was possible to
Large defeats and losses arrived after theleave the limits of the USSR, but Agafon
euphoria of the first victories, the hard timesremained in the country up to 1927 after the
came for all. For these years To Faberge areSecond World War
characteristic two Easter eggs (1915 g.), theirAfter revolution the Faberge family lost
design is acknowledged to reflect the activity ofconnection. Eugene and Alexander settled in Paris
empress and her daughters in the Red Cross.and established the "Faberge company". They
On November 6 1916 g. Faberge - as thelearned after the end of the II World War, that
precautionary measure in the hard times -Sam Rabin in 1937 established in the USA the
organized public company together with Thecompany Of Faberge Of inc and produces
Averkiev, Bauer, Byzov. 1917 brought the wreckperfume under the brand Faberge, and also
of the old peace: followed February revolution,registered the trade mark Of Faberge for the
renunciation of Tsar Nikolai II (15) March, thecarrying out of adornments. Long judicial process
arrest of tsarist family and finally the Octoberwere not advantageous to family; therefore was
Revolution. Firm fell into the hands of the so-calledconcluded the agreement, according to which the
"committee of the workers of comradeship andcommercial sign Of Faberge can be used only for
company To Faberge" and continued to act in thisthe production of perfume. In 1964 Sam Rabin
quality until November 1918 g. at the end of 1917sold his company for 26 millions. Company so
g. Carl Faberge it closed its house on the largewalked from the hands to the hands, until in 1989
sea street, after trusting its contents to theOf Unilever it purchases it for 1,55 millions. In the
director of hermitage. It moved into Riga, fromsame year in the place of chief jeweler Victor
where into Berlin, it is further into Gomburg onMayer was accepted.
Tannase, then into Wiesbaden, where it fell ill. In