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Lot Essay
MAUBOUSSIN
In 1827 Mr Rocher and his cousin Baptiste Noury opened a jewellery shop in Paris. Noury’s nephew Georges Mauboussin joined the firm and took over in 1896. In 1922 the business was named ‘Mauboussin, Successeur de Noury’, and later shortened to ‘Mauboussin’. The house of Mauboussin exhibited at major international exhibitions during the first half of the 20th century. This includes receiving the Grand Prix at the 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, with Georges Mauboussin awarded the “Légion d’Honneur” for his contribution to the jewellery industry. In October 1929 Mauboussin opened an office in New York, just a month before the stock market crash. A merger was negotiated with the American jeweller, Trabert & Hoeffer, and the firm traded as “Trabert & Hoeffer – Mauboussin” until the 1950s. In 2002, Dominique Frémont, a Swiss businessman, acquired the firm, with its then flagship at 20, Place Vendôme.
In 1827 Mr Rocher and his cousin Baptiste Noury opened a jewellery shop in Paris. Noury’s nephew Georges Mauboussin joined the firm and took over in 1896. In 1922 the business was named ‘Mauboussin, Successeur de Noury’, and later shortened to ‘Mauboussin’. The house of Mauboussin exhibited at major international exhibitions during the first half of the 20th century. This includes receiving the Grand Prix at the 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, with Georges Mauboussin awarded the “Légion d’Honneur” for his contribution to the jewellery industry. In October 1929 Mauboussin opened an office in New York, just a month before the stock market crash. A merger was negotiated with the American jeweller, Trabert & Hoeffer, and the firm traded as “Trabert & Hoeffer – Mauboussin” until the 1950s. In 2002, Dominique Frémont, a Swiss businessman, acquired the firm, with its then flagship at 20, Place Vendôme.