Fabergé in London

Kieran McCarthy's study is the first book-length history of Fabergé's London branch, which operated from premises on New Bond Street in the years before the First World War. The London branch served the British royal family and the Edwardian aristocracy, competing directly with Cartier and the other Bond Street jewellers for the same clients.

The book draws on previously unpublished records from the Fabergé London archive, including client ledgers, correspondence, and stock books. It documents the daily operations of a luxury goods house in Edwardian London, from the management of Russian craftsmen to the cultivation of royal patronage.

Relevance to The Cartiers

Cartier London, established by Jacques Cartier at 175 New Bond Street, was Fabergé's near-neighbour and competitor. McCarthy's account of the Bond Street luxury trade provides context for the commercial environment in which Jacques built the London branch. The overlap in clientele, particularly among the British royal family and the Edwardian court, makes this a useful companion text to the London chapters of The Cartiers.