{{Short description|Italian jewellery and watch company}} {{For| the Italian cookie sometimes known as buccellati|cuccidati}} {{coord|45.4626533|9.2074139|display=title}} {{Infobox company | name = Buccellati Holding Italia S.p.A. | logo = Buccellati_Logo.svg | image = File:Hôtel Heuzé de Vologer.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = Buccellati store at Place Vendôme in Paris | type = Subsidiary | industry = Jewellery | fate = | predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = --> | successor = <!-- or: | successors = --> | founded = {{start date|1919}} (original business)<br/>{{start date|2011}} (current company) | founders = Mario Buccellati<br/>Gianmaria Buccellati | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = | area_served = <!-- or: | areas_served = --> | key_people = | products = | owner = | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = Richemont | website = {{url|https://www.buccellati.com/}} }}
'''Buccellati Holding Italia S.p.A.''' is an Italian jewellery and watch company. It was formed in 2011 through the merger of two previous luxury brands, ''Mario Buccellati'' and ''Gianmaria Buccellati'', the names of two master goldsmiths who were father and son. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss holding company Richemont.
== History == In 1919, Mario Buccellati opened his first enterprise. After the establishment of stores in Milan, Rome and Florence, he began the development of overseas business by opening a new store on Fifth Avenue in New York (in 1954) and another store on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida (in 1958). In 1949, Mario Buccellati was commissioned to create an icon by Pope Pius XII for Princess Margaret to mark the extraordinary event of the first visit by British royalty to Vatican City in hundreds of years. This work of art can be admired today at the Chianciano Art Museum in Tuscany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1949/05/11/page/1/article/princess-has-brief-visit-with-pope|title=Princess has brief visit with Pope|publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=28 May 1949}}</ref>
In 1965, after the death of Mario, the management of the firm was conducted by four of his five sons.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.buccellati.com/en_us/maison-history |title= Maison History Buccellati |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher= buccellati.com |access-date=October 22, 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20251022043559/https://www.buccellati.com/en_us/maison-history |archive-date=October 22, 2025 }}</ref> In 1971, the new brand ''Gianmuria Buccellati'' was launched by one of Mario's sons, who started a separate business from his brothers, and in 2011 came to an agreement with his relatives for the brand ''Buccellati'', then ''Buccellati Holding Italia'', reshaping the company.<ref> [http://www.luxury24.ilsole24ore.com/ModaStili/2011/11/simest-entra-buccellati_1.php Il Sole 24Ore]</ref>
Gianmaria Buccellati, son of founder Mario Buccellati, continued the family tradition by designing jewelry pieces that began as life-size drawings made by hand. His designs were often unique, with some produced in limited editions. His work drew inspiration from nature and Renaissance architecture, frequently incorporating elements such as baroque pearls and detailed hand-engraving, which gave the metal surfaces a fabric-like texture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jonathan |first=Cathy |date=September 19, 2013 |title=Behind the Scenes of the World’s Most Iconic Luxury Jewelers |url=https://www.gia.edu/research-news-behind-scenes-world-most-iconic |website=GIA}}</ref> These surface effects are associated with traditional engraving techniques including rigato, telato, ornato, and segrinato, used to create varied textures on gold and silver surfaces.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dokko |first=Lydia |date=2024-11-07 |title=The Design Techniques that Define & Differentiate Buccellati Jewelry |url=https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-design-techniques-that-define-differentiate-buccellati-jewelry |access-date=2026-05-01 |website=Sothebys.com |language=en}}</ref>
In December 2016, China's Gansu Gangtai Holding Group bought a controlling 85% share in Buccellati.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.4-traders.com/GANSU-GANGTAI-HOLDING-GRO-9949863/news/Gansu-Gangtai-Gangtai-Acquired-85-of-Buccellati-23623348/ | title=Gansu Gangtai : Gangtai Acquired 85% of Buccellati |date=December 29, 2016 |accessdate=April 12, 2017}}</ref>
In September 2019, Compagnie Financière Richemont acquired 100% of Buccellati from Gangtai. In the same year, the Maison celebrated its hundredth anniversary since its foundation that took place in 1919 with the opening of the first boutique in Milan, Largo Santa Margherita, next to the famous La Scala Theatre.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethdoerr/2019/09/27/richemont-luxury-group-acquires-buccellati-now-celebrating-a-century-of-making-jewelry/#2430a5203b3e | title=Richemont Luxury Group Acquires Buccellati, Now Celebrating A Century Of Making Jewelry |date=September 27, 2017 |accessdate=April 12, 2017}}</ref> The acquisition did not have an impact on Richemont's operating results in that fiscal year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-27/richemont-buys-buccellati-to-bolster-jewelry-business|title=Richemont Buys Buccellati to Bolster Jewelry Business|last=Gretler|first=Corinne|date=2020-02-28|website=www.bloomberg.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215214219/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-27/richemont-buys-buccellati-to-bolster-jewelry-business |archive-date=2022-02-15 |access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>
== Expansion == Gianmaria Buccellati set up shops in Paris (on Place Vendôme), London, Moscow, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hong Kong, Milan (on via Monte Napoleone), Costa Smeralda, Capri, Elba, Beverly Hills (on Rodeo Drive), Aspen and Sydney. He received several awards for his work as a goldsmith and entrepreneur.<ref>[http://www.federpreziosi.it/gianmaria-buccellati-cavaliere-dellordine-delle-arti-e-delle-lettere-di-francia/ Federpreziosi]</ref><ref> [http://www.elle.it/Magazine/Buccellati-Vicenza-oro-premio-gioiello-carriera Elle]</ref>
In 2011, after the trade association of the brand's family, the company began to explore new markets.<ref> [http://www.simest.it/key-listing/uploads/ItaliaOggi0911.pdf Italia Oggi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012212/http://www.simest.it/key-listing/uploads/ItaliaOggi0911.pdf |date=April 19, 2014 }}</ref> In 2013, the investment fund ''Clessidra'' took over the majority of the company's capital to further expand the business through owned shops showing only the label ''Buccellati''.<ref> [http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/impresa-e-territori/2013-05-10/rivincita-gioielli-italiani-064654.shtml?uuid=AbW4HbuH Il Sole 24 ore]</ref><ref>[http://www.moda24.ilsole24ore.com/art/industria-finanza/2013-03-28/fondo-clessidra-rileva-quota-170200.php?uuid=AbrVJSiH Il Sole 24 Ore]</ref><ref>[http://premiocapitani-bakertillyrevisa.it/buccellati/ Baker Tilly Revisa] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301181630/http://premiocapitani-bakertillyrevisa.it/buccellati/ |date=March 1, 2014 }}</ref>
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== External links == {{commons category}} * {{Official website|https://www.buccellati.com/}} * [http://www.langantiques.com/university/index.php/Buccellati webencyclopedia] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012632/http://www.macklowegallery.com/education.asp/art%2Bnouveau/Artist%2BBiographies/antiques/Jewelry%2BArtists/education/Buccellati/id/21 Macklowe Gallery]
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