Award of Order of Carl Faberge given to CIBJO president

He received the accolade during the opening of the International Jewellery Forum held in St Petersburg, Russia. The awards committee of the Carl Faberge Memorial Foundation said it was honouring Cavalieri in recognition of his contribution to the conservation and maintenance of jewellery art as well as his role in the development of the modern jewellery industry.

The award was initiated by Tatiana Fedorovna Faberge, the great granddaughter of the famous jeweller, and was envisioned to be the Russian equivalent to the Nobel Prize. Established to honour exceptional artists and entrepreneurs, the award has been given to scholars, artists, politicians and members of the business community.

Cavalieri is the 38th person to have been named an Order of Carl Faberge laureate and was nominated by Restec JUNWEX. Valentin Skurlov, the King-of -Arms of the Carl Faberge Memorial Foundation, presented the award to Cavalieri, who was also joined by Alexander Gorynia and Alexei Pomelnikov, both of whom are Order of Carl Faberge laureates.

Cavalieri said: “It is a great honour to receive this award, which I accept also on behalf of CIBJO, which is dedicated to promoting the confidence of consumers in jewellery, as well to ensuring that the jewellery business makes a positive contribution to the economic and cultural life of the countries in which it is active.

“It is a privilege to be included in the company of previous award laureates, and to be to the recipient of an award that carries the name of one the greatest and most influential jewellers ever to have lived.”

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