c1940's Theodore Fahrner Art deco 935 silver pin

Description: c1940's Theodore Fahrner Art deco 935 silver pin. Extremely high quality with no
issues. 2.25" x 3/8" x 8.9 grams.

Theodor Fahrner (4 August 1859 – 22 July 1919) was a trained steel engraver and
jewelry designer from Pforzheim, Germany. He was known for his Art Nouveau and
Jugendstil pieces, produced at affordable prices. After his death, his firm
became one of the best known Art Deco designers.

Biography
Theodor Fahrner was born to Theodor Fahrner, Sr., and Pauline Fahrner (née
Schweikert). He had six sisters: Emma, Julie, Lina, Paulina Emilie, Luise Emilie
and Bertha. Little is known about his school days; he learned to be a steel
engraver and received his artistic training at the Pforzheim Kunstgewerbeschule.

Theodor Fahrner, Sr., owned a ring factory, and on his death in 1883, the
younger Theodor Fahrner took the reins. By 1895, he was the sole proprietor. In
the time of the upheaval before the turn of the century, Fahrner registered
numerous patents and utility models. The breakthrough finally succeeded with the
presentation of the jewelry designed by Max J. Gradl at the Paris World
Exposition in 1900, where he was awarded a silver medal.
Fahrner did most of his own design work from 1899 to 1906. Fahrner's later
designers included Maria Obrich, Patriz Huber, and Ludwig Knupper. The firm came
to specialize in affordable Art Deco jewelry and achieved an international
reputation.

Fahrner died in Pforzheim on July 22, 1919, leaving behind two daughters, Vera
and Yella. He was buried at Pforzheim's main cemetery. The jewelry maker Theodor
Fahrner was bought by the jeweler Gustav Braendle from Essling and passed on
under the name Bijouteriewarenfabrik Gustav Braendle. The brand name
"Fahrnerschmuck" was also used.

BRIEF HISTORY OF THEODOR FAHRNER JEWELRY
Theodor Fahrner was born in 1859 in Pforzheim, Germany. His father, Theodor,
Sr., manufactured and sold rings that memorialized historical events. Young
Theodor trained as a metal engraver at the Pforzheim Art Academy where he honed
his natural artistic talent and developed a lifelong love of art.

When his father died in 1883, Theodor took control of the company and expanded
its production beyond rings to necklaces, bracelets, brooches and earrings. He
also pioneered designer jewelry and the use of well-known and respected artists
of various disciplines to design jewelry made partly or entirely by machine.
Each artist had a distinctive style, and the little ring factory became was one
of the most prosperous jewelry houses in Europe and remained so until the 1950s.
Theodor Fahrner jewelry gained international attention when designer Max J.
Gradl received a silver medal at the 1900 Paris World Exhibition. Soon Theodor
was exporting large quantities of his jewelry around the world, most notably to
London and New York City.