METZNER, ANDREAS (Germ.). Mint-master at Hamburg, 1576.
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Mint master:
In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the director or administrator of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie. His duties were defined differently at different locations and ages.
MAURER
MAURER (Germ.). Die-sinker and Engraver, born at Dresden, and nephew of John Croker, Chief-engraver at the London Mint, 1705-1741. At the call of Croker, Maurer came to London towards 1740, to assist his uncle in his work at the mint, but nothing further is known of him, nor can it be ascertained how long he stayed in England. It is surmised that as Croker died without male issue Maurer had been appointed his heir. Bibliography. — Ammon, op. cit. — Lochner, Medaillen Sammlung, p. VIII, pr...
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MAURER (Germ.). Die-sinker and Engraver, born at Dresden, and nephew of John Croker, Chief-engraver at the London Mint, 1705-1741. At the call of Croker, Maurer came to London towards 1740, to assist his uncle in his work at the mint, but nothing further is known of him, nor can it be ascertained how long he stayed in England. It is surmised that as Croker died without male issue Maurer had been appointed his heir. Bibliography. — Ammon, op. cit. — Lochner, Medaillen Sammlung, p. VIII, pr...
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MAURICE (2.)
MAURICE (French). Two Gem-engravers of that name, father and son, flourished under Louis XIII., during the first half of the seventeenth century. The father, who was a native of the Netherlands, first settled at Rouen, then at Paris; the son practised the art of gem-engraving at Rouen, but died at The Hague in 1732, at the age of eighty. As none of the works of these artists are signed, it is impossible to ascertain which of the gems of that period, some of which are of undoubted merit, may be...
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MAURICE (French). Two Gem-engravers of that name, father and son, flourished under Louis XIII., during the first half of the seventeenth century. The father, who was a native of the Netherlands, first settled at Rouen, then at Paris; the son practised the art of gem-engraving at Rouen, but died at The Hague in 1732, at the age of eighty. As none of the works of these artists are signed, it is impossible to ascertain which of the gems of that period, some of which are of undoubted merit, may be...
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MAYER, B. H.
MAYER, B. H. (Germ.). Die-sinking Establishment at Pforzheim, and one of the leading works in Germany for the striking of medals, coins, decorative works, art brooches and pendants, &c. The firm obtained a silver medal for their exhibit at the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1900, and in 1902 B. H. Mayer received from the Grand Duke of Baden the Order of the Lion of Zaeringen. The firm's prospectus states : " Der ganze Betrieb ist elektrisch eingerichtet und sind die neuesten Erfindungen auf d...
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MAYER, B. H. (Germ.). Die-sinking Establishment at Pforzheim, and one of the leading works in Germany for the striking of medals, coins, decorative works, art brooches and pendants, &c. The firm obtained a silver medal for their exhibit at the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1900, and in 1902 B. H. Mayer received from the Grand Duke of Baden the Order of the Lion of Zaeringen. The firm's prospectus states : " Der ganze Betrieb ist elektrisch eingerichtet und sind die neuesten Erfindungen auf d...
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MAYER, RUDOLPH
MAYER, RUDOLPH (Austr.). " The revival of the Medal is arousing at the present time more interest in Germany than has hitherto been shown in this branch of art, one of whose chief exponents is Professor Rudolph Mayer, of Karlsruhe. The artist is a native of Austria, and his technical knowledge of metal-work was gained in the Art-Handicraft School (" Kunstgewerbeschule ") in Vienna. He won his first laurels at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873, and as a result was invited to Stuttgart as teacher ...
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MAYER, RUDOLPH (Austr.). " The revival of the Medal is arousing at the present time more interest in Germany than has hitherto been shown in this branch of art, one of whose chief exponents is Professor Rudolph Mayer, of Karlsruhe. The artist is a native of Austria, and his technical knowledge of metal-work was gained in the Art-Handicraft School (" Kunstgewerbeschule ") in Vienna. He won his first laurels at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873, and as a result was invited to Stuttgart as teacher ...
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