Meyle & Mayer 1900 Art Nouveau Guilloche Enamel Stick Pin In 18Kt

An art nouveau enamel pin by Meyle Mayer.  Fabulous antique piece created in the city of Pforzheim in Germany by the Meyle Mayer company during the art nouveau period, in the end of the 19th century. This beautiful stick pin has been crafted with classic motifs in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. Embellished with the portrait of a mythological muse facing to the right with applications of multicolor hot glass enamel. Partially decorated with engine turned guilloche patterns Weight: 3.50 Grams, (2.24 Dwt). Measurements: 65 mm by 12 mm (2.56 x 0.47 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the the maker's mark associated to Meyle Mayer and the German export mark for the assay of the .750 gold inside a rectangle cartouche. Meyle Mayer The company was founded in 1887 in Pforzheim, Germany by Gustave Meyle and Julius Mayer. They were two of the greatest Jugendstil / Art Nouveau masters in Germany, who produced rich and astounding jewelery. The Meyle Mayer manufacture was destroyed during WW2 (in 1945) and never operated again. Art Nouveau History  Or so called the new art jewelry was created in Europe between about 1895 and 1915, coming on the heels of the “overwrought” designs of the Victorian era (which ended with Queen Victoria's death in 1901) and creating a striking contrast to the mainstream Edwardian designs of that time. While jewelry with a similar aesthetic was being made in other countries during the same time period--for example