The company was created by Prince Georges Vasili Matchabelli in 1926 at 160 East 56th Street New York.
Prince Matchabelli was not only a previous Georgian Prince and ambassador to Italy, but also was an amateur chemist who began creating perfumes for his friends and family as a hobby.
George was a Russian exile who fled the Soviet Union and immigrated to the USA after the Russian Revolution.
In 1928, Matchabelli's perfumes were awarded the Grand Prix with gold medal at the expositions in Paris and Liege for their quality and originality.- close