Shooting Star

Vintage Brooch by Theodor Fahrner With Marcasites & Pearl, Pforzheim Circa 1955


€ 239.00 *
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Vintage Brooch by Theodor Fahrner With Marcasites & Pearl, Pforzheim Circa 1955
Vintage Brooch by Theodor Fahrner With Marcasites & Pearl, Pforzheim Circa 1955
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"The beauty of clothing 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 company Theodor Fahrner from the 1920s) In the history of Art Nouveau and Art Deco jewellery, Fahrner jewellery from Pforzheim occupies a special place. For Theodor Fahrner and later his successor Gustav Braendle knew better than almost any other jewellery manufacturer of the modern era how to make artistically convincing designs and quality workmanship the hallmark of their brooches, necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Salesmen with large sample cases presented the new designs developed in Pforzheim to local retailers every year. One such sample case full of unworn Fahrner jewellery had 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 marked with a model number or the "Original Fahrner" seal. The brooch presented here is from this collection. It is therefore unworn and perfectly preserved. The brooch shows up in the form of concave and convex curved bands, the surfaces of which are hatched and covered with small twisted wires. Glittering marcasites are scattered on an element that looks like a shooting star. However, the head of the shooting star is not a comet but a pearl. The piece is made of silver, which has been lightly gilded. This type of gilding is called "antique gilding" by Fahrner. It has a cool, slightly greenish-gold tone, by which Fahrner jewellery can be easily identified. A wonderful overview of the wealth of designs is offered in the catalogue "Theodor Fahrner. Schmuck zwischen Avantgarde und Tradition", edited by Brigitte Leonhardt and Dieter Zühlsdorff, Stuttgart 2005. Discover all the other Fahrner jewellery we offer at this site.
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Vintage Brooch by Theodor Fahrner With Marcasites & Pearl, Pforzheim Circa 1955
Shooting Star
€ 239.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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