Hello my dear! This can be public or private, don’t mind :) Would you happen to have a list of the “court jewellers”? Like we associate the Russians with Fabergé, Bolin is the Swedish go to etc. Thank you so much!
Hello, I don't have a list but I'll try to make one. There are certain jewelers that I associate with different royal families but not all of them have an official crown jeweler the way the British royal family does. Also lot of times the crown jeweler is the person taking care of the royal regalia but doesn't have anything to do with their personal jewels like tiaras and necklaces. In the UK, Queen Elizabeth II had a personal jeweler and a crown jeweler and sometimes that was the same person but not always.
Belgium - They don't have any regalia to take care of but Wolfers are royal warrant holders and have supplied a lot of their important jewelry like Queen Mathilde's engagement ring and Laurel Wreath Tiara.
Denmark - The Danish court jeweler is A. Dragsted which I did not know prior to this. I knew they had made some jewelry for the Danish royal family a long time ago but I didn't even realize that they still existed.
Japan - Mikimoto makes most of their jewelry but I don't think they hold any sort of official title.
Luxembourg - Schroeder Joailliers have held a royal warrant since 1914 so I guess that's the closest thing to a crown jeweler but Luxembourg doesn't have any regalia to look after and I don't know of any major jewelry that was made by them.
Netherlands - Steltman Jewelers is the Purveyor to the Royal Household and does most of the alterations and whatnot for the Dutch collection. I really appreciate how that are able to figure out ways to adapt pieces of jewelry while still being able to return them to their historic settings. Steltman and Queen Maxima are a match made in heaven.
Norway - I don't think Garrard are technically the crown jewelers because it doesn't make sense to send the regalia outside of the country but they are certainly the personal jewelers to the Norwegian royal family. Garrard has been handling their jewelry since Maud (a
British princess) became queen in 1905. They are the only ones on this list were the jeweler I most associate with a family is not from their own country. Even after the big jewelry heist in 1995 (which I am working on a post about because there's some new info) they are still very loyal to them and have bought two tiaras from Garrard since.
Spain - Ansorena is the jeweler I most associate with the Spanish royal family but I can't find a list of royal warrant holders and their website doesn't mention anything so I don't know if they hold an official role. Can anyone from Spain find a list of Proveedores de la Real Casa? The Spanish royal family's website is impossible to navigate.
Sweden - Bolin has been the Swedish court jeweler since 1916. It's funny you mentioned them and Russia in your example because I actually associate Bolin more with Russia. They were Swedish family that immigrated to Russia and were the crown jewelers for over a century. Fabergé became their competition towards the end but Bolin was still making most of the major jewelry for the imperial family with Fabergé doing more objets de vertu kind of stuff like the eggs. After the revolution the Bolin family moved back to Sweden and became the Swedish court jeweler.
United Kingdom - The jeweler I most associate with the British royals is Garrard but they stopped being the crown jeweler in 2007. The current one is Mark Appleby from Mappin & Webb but they were clear in saying that is a personal title and that Mappin & Webb are not the crown jewelers. He was the person carrying the crown during the late queen's funeral and he also carries it in during the State Opening of Parliament because he's one of the few people allowed to touch the crown. Garrard still has a royal warrant from King Charles and I have wondered if we might see a return to them in the new reign.
I might make a post of royal warrant holders too because I went down a bit of a rabbit hole looking up crown jewelers.
