Victor Mayer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Victor Mayer

German businessman

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1857

Place of Birth: Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1946

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Victor Mayer (1857 in Pforzheim, Germany – 1946) founded the jewellery manufacture Victor Mayer in Pforzheim in 1890.
In the time of Jugendstil / Art Nouveau, the company created pieces based on the designs of well-known artists such as the jewellery designer Professor Georg Kleemann or Anton Krautheimer of the Munich Secession.
In the art deco period and in the 1950s the manufacture focused mainly on fine gold and silver ware.
From the 1970s onwards again more jewellery was manufactured.
Until 1989 the company produced Fabergé jewelry for Fabergé & Cie in Paris.
From 1989 until 2009, the company continued to produce Fabergé jewelry under license from Unilever New York until the brand license was sold.
The manufacture Victor Mayer is well known for its high-end jewellery and the preservation of historical artisan techniques such as authentic fire enamel or guilloché.