MEUER, GEORG (Germ.). Mint-engraver at Breslau, 1586, and 1598-1604.
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
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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MAYER, WILHELM & FRANTZ WILHELM
MAYER, WILHELM & FRANTZ WILHELM or THE STUTTGARTER METALLWAREN FABRIK (Germ.). A Die-sinking Establishment founded in 1860 by Wilhelm Mayer, Sculptor and Engraver, and directed, since 1876, by him and his brother-in-law, Frantz Wilhelm. The name of the old firm, WILHELM MAYER METALLWAREN FABRIK, was changed into its present form in 1896. Wilhelm Mayer was born at Lauffen-on-the-Neckar in 1840 and studied at the Stuttgart School of Art sculpture and engraving. Frantz Wilhelm was born at Hanau...
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MAYER, WILHELM & FRANTZ WILHELM or THE STUTTGARTER METALLWAREN FABRIK (Germ.). A Die-sinking Establishment founded in 1860 by Wilhelm Mayer, Sculptor and Engraver, and directed, since 1876, by him and his brother-in-law, Frantz Wilhelm. The name of the old firm, WILHELM MAYER METALLWAREN FABRIK, was changed into its present form in 1896. Wilhelm Mayer was born at Lauffen-on-the-Neckar in 1840 and studied at the Stuttgart School of Art sculpture and engraving. Frantz Wilhelm was born at Hanau...
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