Princess Grace de Monaco by Faberge c1998

Princess Grace de Monaco by Faberge: launched in 1998 as a tribute to Princess Grace (actress Grace Kelly).

In tribute to the legendary Princess Grace of Monaco, Faberge has created the Grace de Monaco Parfum, a collection of intoxicating floral fragrances. Inspired by her legend as princess and screen actress and in honor of her revered elegance and devotion to the creative. The late Princess's son, Prince Albert of Monaco gave his serene approval to the licensing deal. The perfume was unveiled at the 1998 Princess Grace Foundation-USA Annual Awards Gala held in New York which was attended by Prince Albert and actress Ashley Judd.

Princess Grace, the former Academy Award winning actress Grace Kelly, passed away at the age of 52, on Sept 14, 1982 from injuries she sustained when her car plunged 120 feet off a mountain highway road the day before on the French Riviera. Doctors said she had suffered a stroke at the wheel of her car which lead to the tragic crash where received several broken bones and a second stroke which proved to be fatal. She became Princess Grace  in 1956 when she married Prince Rainier of Monaco.

Regarding perfumes, Princess Grace inspired the scent of Le Dix by Balenciaga and favored the scent Fleurissimo from Creed.

My grandmother worked as an Avon representative during the 1960s and 1970s. She did so well that she and 320 other lucky saleswomen won the "Tasha Flight to Fantasy" sweepstakes with an all expense paid six day, five night trip for two to Monte Carlo as the prize for outstanding sales of Tasha perfume, which was one of Avon's newest fragrances at that time. Along with fabulous scheduled tours to the Italian and French Riviera, the winners were treated to a dinner banquet hosted by the princess in 1980 in appreciation for Avon's donation to one Her Serene Highness' favorite charities, the International Committee of the Red Cross. My grandmother and grandfather both got to meet the princess at this Tasha Final Night Banquet at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club. Many years later, I had asked my grandmother what was the princess like in person, and my grandmother said that the princess' name was so very apt, because she was one of the most graceful and elegant women she had ever met with an aura of glamour still about her.

 

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It is described as a floral oriental fragrance for women.

• Top notes: mandarin, marigold, orange blossom and ylang-ylang
• Middle notes: Italian jasmine, May rose and Indian tuberose
• Base notes: orris root, Mysore sandalwood, ambrette seeds, tonka and vanilla

Bottles:

Available as:

• 0.25 oz Parfum
• 2 oz Parfum
• 1.7 oz Eau de Parfum
• 3.4 oz Eau de Parfum
• 6 oz Body Cream
• 6 oz Body Lotion

The parfum bottles are known as the Faberge Imperial Deluxe Dreidels, and are in a molded glass diamond shape and the gold tone cap is set with a faceted faux emerald jewel. These parfum bottles were housed inside a colored velvet pouch which corresponds to the color of the jewel on the bottle cap.

Limited Editions:

Limited Editions for the Grace de Monaco parfum were usually made in only 1000 examples. These beautiful parfum bottles often come with something extra, such as a small vase or egg box. The manufacturer who created all of these was the famed French glasshouse, Cristalleries de Saint-Louis, who manufactured each piece exclusively for Faberge. Oftentimes, a portion of the sale from one these editions went to the Princess Grace Foundation, a charity organization that is dedicated to the education and development of young performance artists and hence provided grants for these emerging artists in theatre, dance and film. 

The perfume line was available exclusively at high end retailers such as Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman.

Emerald Green Atomizer: A very rare example of Grace de Monaco parfum was issued as a limited edition. The egg shaped bottle is made up of emerald green crystal, hand cut and polished by the Cristalleries de Saint-Louis. The bottle also comes with an atomizer. This gorgeous bottle holds 2 oz of Parfum. It originally retailed for $375.

A second limited edition parfum was made up of egg shaped crystal flacon which had a cover made up of emerald green crystal with hand etched decoration piqued out in 24kt gold enamel. This bottle also held 2 oz of parfum. It was packaged inside of a green velour box lined with snowy white satin. Inside the box are three bottles, the large egg bottle, a smaller cut crystal bottle and a standard bottle with a screw cap holding the parfum, plus a small gold tone funnel used to decant the perfume from the standard bottle into the tiny crystal bottle. Then you would place the tiny crystal bottle inside of the egg. This was a limited edition of only 999 copies.

This is a luxurious Faberge gift set in a large green velvet gift box with satin lining containing true jewels for the collector. The set includes a large Faberge egg with a clear, paneled base and emerald green lid decorated in 22 karat gold. The egg is hand crafted by Saint Louis Cristalleries in France and inspired by the original Faberge Serpent Clock egg, which resides in the permanent royal collection in Monaco. This egg is 6" tall and about 4" in diameter. Meant to be nestled inside the egg is a beautiful crystal flacon with a stopper of emerald green hand painted in 22-karat gold. Accompanying the set is The fragrance is 2.0 fluid. A parfum funnel accompanies the set. Housed in green velour box lined with white satin. The egg is etched Faberge and 100/999 on the green top and the certificate of authenticity accompanies the set.

Pedestal Crystal Flacon: Limited Edition egg shaped 2 oz Parfum bottle made up of clear crystal, with hand cut and polished panels on a footed base, manufactured by Cristalleries de Saint-Louis. Topped by a green crystal stopper hand cut and gilded. It is similar to the bottle shown above, yet this example is footed. Housed in green velour box lined with white satin. Only 1000 bottles were made. Originally retailed for $850.

Millennium Egg, Perfume & Necklace:  Limited edition 2 oz parfum bottle, packaged with a emerald green crystal vase with lid in which to house the perfume bottle. The mountings on the vase are gilded sterling silver.. The accompanying necklace is also made of sterling silver, and its egg shaped pendant is crafted of sterling silver and accented with enamel. This ensemble originally retailed for $2,300, produced as a limited edition of only 500 copies. This is one of the more rarer presentations to be found today.

Faberge Limited Edition Princess Grace de Monaco 2 oz. Perfume Bottle Housed in Emerald Green Crystal Millennium Egg with Gilded Sterling Silver Mountings - This gorgeous piece was made by Faberge and is a beautiful emerald green crystal "Millennium Egg" compote, finished with gilded sterling silver mountings. The egg houses a limited edition, 2 oz. crystal bottle of Faberge's Princess Grace de Monaco perfume, topped by a hand cut and gilded green crystal stopper.  This piece was from an extremely limited edition of only 500, and is a Faberge collector's dream. The egg measures 9" high, and is stamped "Faberge" and with a "KB" masters mark. This piece is individually numbered from the edition of 500. The number is next to the hallmarks.

Crystal Egg and Flacon: Limited edition 2 oz parfum bottle, packaged with a emerald green and clear fluted crystal footed vase or candy dish with gilded green crystal lid with finial.

Faberge Parfum 2 oz unopened in green velvet box & Grace de Monaco Faberge 2 crystal glasses with Parfum refill 2 oz unopened bottle in green velvet box Tallest; 8 1/2"H.

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown.