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Robertet
A Grasse house of natural raw materials, founded about 1850 by François Chauve and named Robertet & Cie when Paul Robertet bought it in 1875; an active company in Grasse today.
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In 1925 it made jasmine absolute by volatile solvents at its Grasse works. It bought Charabot in 2007.
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- Name
- Robertet
documented
En 1875, M. P. Robertet acheta l’affaire qui prit la raison sociale : Robertet & Cie.
PFAP-1925 · La parfumerie française et l’art dans la présentation · read 2026-10-08
confidence B
- Kind
- producer of naturals
house classification
the house’s own reading, labelled as such
the grouping on /houses: what the firm was chiefly known for in the sources read
confidence B
- Founded
- about 1850 (year)
documented
fondée par François Chauve vers 1850
POP-ROBERTET · Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (the study of the Grasse perfume… · read 2026-10-08
PFAP-1925 · La parfumerie française et l’art dans la présentation · read 2026-10-08confidence A
- Founders
- François Chauve
documented
La maison primitive fut fondée en 1850, par M. François Chauve
PFAP-1925 · La parfumerie française et l’art dans la présentation · read 2026-10-08
confidence B
- François Chauve
- Places
- Grasse, head office from 1883 (moved from Paris) (headquarters)
documented
Robertet transfers its head office from Paris to Grasse
ROBERTET-HISTORY · Robertet · read 2026-10-08
confidence B
- Grasse, the present works, on land bought in 1894 (works)
documented
Le terrain où se trouve l'établissement est acquis par la société en 1894.
POP-ROBERTET · Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (the study of the Grasse perfume… · read 2026-10-08
confidence A
- Grasse, head office from 1883 (moved from Paris) (headquarters)
- Documented work
- jasmine absolute · from jasmine, by volatile solvents at its Grasse works (1925)
documented
absolu de « jasmin de châssis »
PFAP-1925 · La parfumerie française et l’art dans la présentation · read 2026-10-08
confidence B
- colourless essences (1935) and the “Butaflors” extracts (1950)
documented
the “Colorless” essences in 1935, then the authentic and reliable scents of the “Butaflors” in 1950
ROBERTET-HISTORY · Robertet · read 2026-10-08
confidence B
- jasmine absolute · from jasmine, by volatile solvents at its Grasse works (1925)
- What it became
- renamed Robertet & Cie, when Paul Robertet bought the firm (1875)
documented
En 1875, M. P. Robertet acheta l’affaire qui prit la raison sociale : Robertet & Cie.
PFAP-1925 · La parfumerie française et l’art dans la présentation · read 2026-10-08
confidence B
- acquired Charabot of Grasse (2007)
documented
Robertet a racheté en 2007 la société grassoise Charabot
POP-ROBERTET · Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (the study of the Grasse perfume… · read 2026-10-08
confidence A
- renamed Robertet & Cie, when Paul Robertet bought the firm (1875)
- Today
- an active company with its head office in Grasse (French register), quoted on Euronext Paris (checked 2026-10-08)
documented
etat_administratif: A
FRREG-ROBERTET · Insee and DINUM · read 2026-10-08
EURONEXT-ROBERTET · Euronext · read 2026-10-08A = active in the register (Sirene); the register’s creation date is administrative, not the founding
confidence A
Sources
- EURONEXT-ROBERTET · Euronext. Robertet, FR0000039091: the Euronext Paris quote page. live.euronext.com/en/product/equities/FR00000390… · read 2026-10-08 · © Euronext; no reuse licence (quoted, not reproduced)
- FRREG-ROBERTET · Insee and DINUM. The Sirene company register, read through the Annuaire des Entreprises API (recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr), search “robertet grasse”. recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr/search?q=rober… · read 2026-10-08 · Licence Ouverte v2.0 (the Sirene base, as data.gouv.fr states it)
- PFAP-1925 · La parfumerie française et l’art dans la présentation. Paris: La Revue des marques de la parfumerie et de la savonnerie, 1925 (the houses’ own notices, with essays on the trade). Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de santé (Paris) copy, Internet Archive item BIUSante_pharma_res008536. archive.org/details/BIUSante_pharma_res008536 · read 2026-10-08 · Licence ouverte / Open licence Etalab (the rights statement of the BIU Santé digitisation, as the Internet Archive item states it)
- POP-ROBERTET · Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (the study of the Grasse perfume factories, 2008). “parfumerie Robertet & Cie (notice Mérimée IA06001629)”. Ministère de la Culture, POP (Plateforme ouverte du patrimoine). pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA06001629 · read 2026-10-08 · Licence Ouverte / etalab-2.0 (POP’s notice: “sauf mention contraire”); the notice is credited to the Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Inventaire général, and the Musée International de la Parfumerie
- ROBERTET-HISTORY · Robertet. “Our history”, the company’s own account. www.robertet.com/en/group/our-history/ · read 2026-10-08 · no licence stated (quoted, not reproduced)
- WD-1 · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation): the items named on each record (each statement read with its references), read 2026-09-30. www.wikidata.org · read 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0
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