Jugendstil Brooches

A German Jugendstil 18 kt gold, oxidized silver and enamel brooch with diamonds by Koch. The brooch has 200 rose-cut diamonds with an approximate total weight of 1.00 carat, and old mine-cut diamonds with an approximate total weight of 0.15 carat. The petals of the flower are of plique-à-jour enamel. The company was founded in 1879 by Robert and Louis Koch in Germany. With a parent company in Frankfurt and a branch in Baden-Baden, the company gained in 1883 the title of ‘Jeweler of the Court’ and worked for several European Royal families including the Czar of Russia and the King of Italy. Their jewels, mainly executed in Hanau by the workshop Kreuter, had great success and were highly prized. Their celebrity extended greatly in Europe during the beginning of the 20th Century. Until 1938 the firm continued to be prosperous. In that year, the Koch family lost control when the firm was "Aryanized" by the National Socialists, i.e. taken over by the German Robert Bosch. The company closed its doors in 1987. Jewels from the great time of the Koch House are very much sought after in today's antique jewelry market...

A brooch by Theodor Fahrner from the Jugendstil period depicting an arc with swinging elements. The brooch is in 18k yellow gold and has red enamel, a natural pearl and diamonds in t...

Rare Patriz Huber Jugendstil brooch for Theodor Fahrner & Murrle Bennett & Co. A very successful example of one of Huber's masterly abstract desi...