Jewellery, Watches, Antiquities and Objects of Vertu

A pair of silver gilt earpendants, by Theodor Fahrner, the oval mixed-cut blue chalcedony claw set within a cast gilt surround of floral design, on a matching baton suspension and trefoil surmount, with an applied plaque verso bearing maker’s mark and indistinctly stamped ‘935’, to later stud fittings, length 63mm. £100-£150

Theodor Fahrner (1859-1919) was a trained steel engraver and jewellery 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 producers of affordable Art Deco jewellery.