House of Boucheron is a French family dynasty founded by Frederic Boucheron in 1858, with the opening of his first store in the Galerie de Valois, at Palais-Royal, during the heyday of the Second French Empire.
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16 Facts About Boucheron
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Boucheron created his atelier in 1866 and a year later won the Gold Medal during the Exposition Universelle.
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Boucheron is credited with the idea of combining pearls with diamond rondelles, first seen in Boucheron products in 1889.
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In 1893, Frederic Boucheron became the first jeweller to move to Place Vendome.
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Legend has it that he chose 26 Place Vendome, where Boucheron remains to this day, because it was the sunniest corner of the square.
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In 1893, Boucheron opened a store in Moscow, later transferred to St Petersburg in 1911; in 1903 a store in London and an office in New York.
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In 1921, Boucheron was commissioned to make a tiara for Lady Greville which was later given to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
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In 1928, the Maharaja of Patiala asked Boucheron to set the stones of his treasure, which were brought to the Place Vendome boutique by the prince.
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In 2010, Boucheron unveiled a colorful jewellery range to enhance its "Cinna Pampilles" collection.
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In 1996 Boucheron collaborated with Waterman Paris to produce the limited edition, Edson signe Boucheron.
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Boucheron was a family business; after the death of its founder Frederic Boucheron in 1902, his descendants took over the business.
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House of Boucheron was then acquired by former Gucci in 2000, which was bought by PPR in 2004.
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Boucheron makes watches, and jewellery, and licenses its marque for perfumes.
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Since 2011 Boucheron fragrances have been created, produced and distributed under license by Interparfums.
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Boucheron has compiled a classification system by which to determine the value of a diamond, developed on the basis of the diamond's international currency.
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Boucheron operates 34 shops worldwide, including Paris, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Monaco, Beirut, London, San Francisco, Tokyo, Saitama, Yokohama, Fukuoka, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Okayama, Nagoya, Taipei, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Baku, Moscow, Toronto, Almaty, and Kuwait.
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