Elegant Art Nouveau Pendant with Amethysts in Silver, Theodor Fahrner, c. 1910

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Elegant Art Nouveau Pendant with Amethysts in Silver, Theodor Fahrner, c. 1910

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The work of the Theodor Fahrner manufactory covered a broad spectrum during the Art Nouveau period. Some designs were linear and abstract, others made use of symbolist motifs. However, as varied as the range was in those years, there were constants: one of them was the leaf motif, which often appeared in a characteristic heart shape from around 1910 onwards in numerous, airy openwork brooches and pendants and remained popular until after the war. These pieces were always made of silver, combined with semi-precious stones or pearl shells. We also have such a model here. Two round faceted amethysts are framed here by tendrils of silver filigree, around which several of these leaves wind. Three irregular pearl shells, so-called Antilles pearls, are arranged at the lower end of the curved design and correspond with the asymmetrical natural shapes. A silver cord chain makes the pendant wearable. The dominant motif of the heart-shaped leaf, slightly varied here, is attributed in the literature to the Viennese workshops, more precisely to Carl Otto Czeschka and Josef Hoffmann, who first used it between 1905 and 1910. However, it can also be found in the Danish jewelry art of the so-called Skonvirke around 1910; in any case, the pendant's size and voluminous, sculptural design are reminiscent of this northern European variety of Art Nouveau. It was created in the period from 1910 and before 1914, as can be seen from the mark and the finer, more elongated design of the leaves, which became much rounder and more compact around 1914. You can read more about the leaf motif in Theodor Fahrner's work in Brigitte Leonhardt/Dieter Zühlsdorff (eds.): Theodor Fahrner - Schmuck zwischen Avantgarde und Tradition, Stuttgart 2005, p. 58 et seq. On p. 145 ff. there are also several examples of similar decorations between 1910 and 1914.

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