Mellerio dits Meller

The firm traces its history to 1613, when it was established in Paris by the Mellerio family (originally from Valle Vigezzo) under the patronage of Queen Marie de Médicis.

[7] Jean-François Mellerio (1815–1896) opened a branch in Madrid in 1850, from which he supplied customers including Queen Isabella II and the future Empress Eugénie.

François Mellerio further expanded the company's influence during the 19th century, serving prominent European monarchies including the French, Spanish, and Italian royal families.

[5] Mellerio made the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy, which has been awarded to the winner of the Men's Singles competition at the French Open since 1981.

[citation needed] Mellerio is also attributed with the creation of the Spanish Floral Tiara, made of diamonds in a pattern of flowers, which was a wedding gift to the future Queen Sofia from General Franco on her marriage to Juan Carlos of Spain in 1962.

[12] Mellerio also made the rose-pattern diamond tiara bought by Victor Emmanuel II of Italy for the 1868 wedding of his son, Prince Umberto, to Margherita of Savoy.

[13] At one time, the family owned the Pavilon de Musique in Versailles, which was originally built for Princess Marie Joséphine of Savoy.

The events surrounding the death of Antoine Mellerio in 1870 inspired Robert Browning’s 1873 poem "Red Cotton Night-Cap Country".