A silver Pforzheim jugendstil silver clasp or buckle in the style of Patriz Huber

Price: £465

For sale is this stunning small silver buckle or clasp set with lapiz lazuli. It is Pforzheim modernist jewellery at it’s best and courtesy of it carrying English hallmarks it can be exactly dated to 1902.  A remarkable early modern design.  The buckle only carries English import hallmarks, with sponsor L F Brenner & Co.

The LFB & Co mark was registered at the London Assay Office on 20th February 1903 by L F Brenner & Co. The firm was originally known as Brenner Freidrich & Co established in London around 1901. In 1904 the firm became a limited Company with the purpose of acquiring the jewellery business of L F Brenner & Co.  Originally established in around 1900 in Pforzheim Germany and are said to have been agents for Lutz & Weiss silversmiths again of Pforzheim. (Information from John Culme’s book on London Silversmiths & Goldsmiths).

The Pforzheim maker of this piece is not known but it is very much in the style of the designer Patriz Huber and the work more generally produced by Theodor Fahrner.

Maker:  Unknown (importer marked LFB & Co)

Designer:  Unknown

Date: 1902

Marks:  LFB&Co,  London, “g”, London import mark

Material: Sterling silver, lapis

Condition: Excellent

Size: 5.8 cm wide, 4.0 cm high

Weight: 18 grams, 0.6 oz