Collin & Cie
The French company Maison Collin was organized as a successor of the famous Maison Charrière, founded by Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière in the early 19th century. Anatole Pierre Urbain Louis Colline (1831-1923) and Louis-Apollinaire Robert bought the Charrière firm on May 19, 1866. Robert left the company at 1876 and Collin ran the company after. His grandson, Pierre Collin, succeeded him upon his death in 1923. The company worked under the name Maison Collin till 1957 when it was taken over by Maison Gentile.
Important facts and dates
1821. The predecessor company Charrière was founded by Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière in Paris.
1866. The company Maison Charrière was acquired at the auction by Louis Apollinaire Robert and Anatole Pierre Urbain Louis Collin. New name of the company: Robert et Collin. Address of the company: 6 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, Paris.
1867. All three known catalogues by Robert et Collin are dated the year 1867.
1871. The Collin family took over the management of the company, the new name: Maison Collin.
18 century – 60 rue Mazarine, Paris.
1900s. Address: 19 rue Matignon, Paris (in Catalogue dated ca. 1914)
1957. The company Collin was taken over by Maison Gentile.
