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Pretty Vintage Brooch by Theodor Fahrner With Marcasites & Pearl, Around 1955

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Pretty Vintage Brooch by Theodor Fahrner With Marcasites & Pearl, Around 1955

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Theodor Fahrner made artists' jewellery affordable because he combined modern forms with democratic materials. He did not create individual pieces for a small elite, as was the case with Lalique or Cartier, but rather the designs were produced in series in silver, decorated with enamel, marcasites and occasionally precious stones. Jewellers and department stores all over Europe sold the jewellery, which Fahrner advertised extensively in journals and magazines: "Fahrner jewellery - designed by the best artists" allowed every woman to participate in a modern life full of beauty. Every year, travelling salesmen with large sample cases presented the new products developed in Pforzheim to local jewellers. One such sample case full of unworn Fahrner jewellery has lain untouched in an attic for the last 40 years or more until it was offered to us. It contained samples of almost every series from about 1919 until the company's dissolution in 1979, most of them with a model number or the "Original Fahrner" seal. The present brooch is therefore unworn and perfectly preserved. The brooch shows itself as a fanned out form, which evokes echoes of the long gone art nouveau style. Small marcasites and a pearl accompany the play of light, which is evoked by the openwork design of the front and the engraving of the gilded silver. This creates an exciting form with a beautiful interplay of different materials. The brooch is made of silver, most of which has been lightly gilded. Only the settings of the marcasites are left silver-transparent. The piece of jewellery was created in the 1950s and reflects the formal language of that era. The original Fahrner label with the old order number has been preserved on the brooch. A wonderful overview of the wealth of designs can be found in the catalogue "Theodor Fahrner. Schmuck zwischen Avantgarde und Tradition", edited by Brigitte Leonhardt and Dieter Zühlsdorff, Stuttgart 2005. Fahrner jewellery is often collected. Discover all the other pieces of Fahrner jewellery we offer at this site.

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"The beauty of dress is enhanced to an extraordinary degree by the distinctive effect of Fahrner jewellery. No lady of taste will want to do without it in the future." (From a brochure of the Theodor Fahrner company from the 1920s) In the history of Art Nouveau and Art Deco jewellery, Fahrner jewellery from Pforzheim occupies a special place. Theodor Fahrner and later his successor Gustav Braendle knew how to make artistically convincing designs and high-quality workmanship the hallmark of their brooches, necklaces, bracelets and earrings like hardly any other modern jewellery manufacturer.

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€ 239.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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