{"product_id":"estatefreshaustincom-106","title":"c1940's Theodore Fahrner Art deco 935 sterling silver pin","description":"c1940's Theodore Fahrner Art deco 935 silver pin. Extremely high quality with no\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;issues. 2.25\" x 3\/8\" x 8.9 grams.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Theodor Fahrner (4 August 1859 – 22 July 1919) was a trained steel engraver and\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;jewelry designer from Pforzheim, Germany. He was known for his Art Nouveau and\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Jugendstil pieces, produced at affordable prices. After his death, his firm\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;became one of the best known Art Deco designers.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Biography\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Theodor Fahrner was born to Theodor Fahrner, Sr., and Pauline Fahrner (née\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Schweikert). He had six sisters: Emma, Julie, Lina, Paulina Emilie, Luise Emilie\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;and Bertha. Little is known about his school days; he learned to be a steel\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;engraver and received his artistic training at the Pforzheim Kunstgewerbeschule.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Theodor Fahrner, Sr., owned a ring factory, and on his death in 1883, the\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;younger Theodor Fahrner took the reins. By 1895, he was the sole proprietor. In\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;the time of the upheaval before the turn of the century, Fahrner registered\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;numerous patents and utility models. The breakthrough finally succeeded with the\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;presentation of the jewelry designed by Max J. Gradl at the Paris World\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Exposition in 1900, where he was awarded a silver medal.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Fahrner did most of his own design work from 1899 to 1906. Fahrner's later\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;designers included Maria Obrich, Patriz Huber, and Ludwig Knupper. The firm came\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;to specialize in affordable Art Deco jewelry and achieved an international\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;reputation.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Fahrner died in Pforzheim on July 22, 1919, leaving behind two daughters, Vera\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;and Yella. He was buried at Pforzheim's main cemetery. The jewelry maker Theodor\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Fahrner was bought by the jeweler Gustav Braendle from Essling and passed on\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;under the name Bijouteriewarenfabrik Gustav Braendle. The brand name\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\"Fahrnerschmuck\" was also used.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;BRIEF HISTORY OF THEODOR FAHRNER JEWELRY\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Theodor Fahrner was born in 1859 in Pforzheim, Germany. His father, Theodor,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Sr., manufactured and sold rings that memorialized historical events. Young\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Theodor trained as a metal engraver at the Pforzheim Art Academy where he honed\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;his natural artistic talent and developed a lifelong love of art.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;When his father died in 1883, Theodor took control of the company and expanded\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;its production beyond rings to necklaces, bracelets, brooches and earrings. He\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;also pioneered designer jewelry and the use of well-known and respected artists\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;of various disciplines to design jewelry made partly or entirely by machine.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Each artist had a distinctive style, and the little ring factory became was one\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;of the most prosperous jewelry houses in Europe and remained so until the 1950s.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Theodor Fahrner jewelry gained international attention when designer Max J.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Gradl received a silver medal at the 1900 Paris World Exhibition. Soon Theodor\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;was exporting large quantities of his jewelry around the world, most notably to\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;London and New York City.","brand":"sale - www.estatefreshaustin.com Estate Fresh Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722869985496,"sku":"16145691420_BD7B","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6284\/7960\/files\/c1940s-theodore-fahrner-art-deco-935-silver-pinestate-fresh-austin-447035.png?v=1757933313","url":"https:\/\/estatefreshaustin.com\/it\/products\/estatefreshaustincom-106","provider":"Estate Fresh Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}