Lawyers for luxury jeweler Faberge are ​suing a garish Brooklyn restaurant for its “shameless” appropriation of their​ world-famous name and image, according to ​court papers.
The jeweler claims that the Faberge restaurant and lounge on Emmons ​Avenue even ripped off their distinctive purple diamond storefront design pattern so they could enjoy a “free ride” on the original company’s international reputation for style and class, according to ​the Brooklyn federal suit filed Thursday.
The company also claims that the restaurant — owned by Vadislav and Diana Yusufova — has studded its menu with items that connect it to the luxury brand.
​The House of ​Faberge ​was founded in 1842 in St. Petersburg, Russia, and in 1885, Peter Carl Faberge created ​the first of his bejeweled egg​s,​ for Tsar Alexander III.
The Brooklyn eatery suspiciously offers diners a ​”​St. Peter’s Kebab.​”​
The suit notes that Faberge is associated with class and distinction the world over — and that a vintage egg recently sold for $33 million at auction.
But owner Vadislav Yusufova ripped the lawsuit as ridiculous.
“We don’t sell eggs here,” he said. “We don’t sell jewelry. We sell French food in Sheepshead Bay. I don’t know why they are coming after us. I haven’t broken any laws here in America.”
Yusufova, originally from Azerbaijan, said that his lawyers would soon be in contact with Faberge’s legal team to sort out the mess. “We have this name legally, and we have nothing to do with them,” he said, noting that he’s been open for a year.
Lawyers for Faberge also grouse that a Web search for the real Faberge is often polluted with ads for the random Brooklyn restaurant, according to court papers.