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<p>[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 4273268, member: 22"]<b>V. Mayer's Sons</b> was a jewelery company in <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wien?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wien?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Vienna</a> and a former <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">purveyor to the Imperial</a> and <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Royal Court</a> . It was one of the most important order <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liste_der_%C3%B6sterreichischen_Orden_und_Ehrenzeichen?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liste_der_%C3%B6sterreichischen_Orden_und_Ehrenzeichen?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">jewelers</a> in Vienna in the 19th and 20th centuries. The address was <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Stock-im-Eisen_(Wien)?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Stock-im-Eisen_(Wien)?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Stock-im-Eisen</a> -Platz 7 in the 1st district of <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Innere_Stadt_(Wien)?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Innere_Stadt_(Wien)?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Innere Stadt</a> . <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b> history</b></font></p><p>The <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Juwelier?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Juwelier?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">jewelry company</a> was founded in 1810. There is no reliable data on the beginnings of the company. After the death of Vincenz Mayer, his three sons Joseph, Vincenz and Franz Mayer took over from 1865 and successfully continued the business and eventually belonged to the first and most famous houses of the monarchy. In addition to jewelry and silverware, <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orden_und_Ehrenzeichen?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orden_und_Ehrenzeichen?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">medals and</a> decorations such as the <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orden_der_Eisernen_Krone_(%C3%96sterreich)?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orden_der_Eisernen_Krone_(%C3%96sterreich)?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Order of the Iron Crown </a><a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2] were made</a> for the state, and their achievements in the field of precious metal arts and crafts were significant. In addition to the company <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/C._F._Rothe_%26_Neffe?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/C._F._Rothe_%26_Neffe?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">CF Rothe & Neffe</a>Vincenz Mayer's Sons was one of the few Austrian companies in this field. Due to the quality of their products and their services, the owners were successively appointed <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">kuk court jewelers</a> and later even chamber <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">jewelers of</a> the emperor and empress.</p><p><br /></p><p>Around 1900 the company owners were <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pretiose?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pretiose?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">treasures</a> - <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sch%C3%A4tzmeister?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sch%C3%A4tzmeister?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">appraisers of</a> the Colonel Court Marshal's Office of the Emperor and suppliers of the chancellery of the Imperial Austrian <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Franz-Joseph-Orden?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Franz-Joseph-Orden?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Order of Franz Joseph</a> . Vincenz Mayer's sons were producers of all classes of this order, especially in gold. <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-3" rel="nofollow">[3]</a> Foreign sovereigns and the most distinguished Viennese social circles were among the customers. The company supplied the courts of <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Serbien?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Serbien?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Serbia</a> , <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Montenegro?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Montenegro?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Montenegro</a> , <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bulgarien?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bulgarien?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Bulgaria</a> , the <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Heiliger_Stuhl?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Heiliger_Stuhl?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Vatican</a> , <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Iran?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Iran?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Persia</a> , the <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Osmanisches_Reich?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Osmanisches_Reich?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Ottoman Empire</a>and many others. In the shop on Stock-im-Eisen-Platz there was a permanent exhibition of art and consumer goods.</p><p><br /></p><p>The outbreak of <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Erster_Weltkrieg?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Erster_Weltkrieg?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">World War I</a> and the collapse of the monarchy brought difficult times for the company. Due to the economic crisis in the post-war years, the company had to close in 1922. <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-4" rel="nofollow">[4]</a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b> Products</b></font></p><p><a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Datei:V-Mayers_Soehne_001.JPG?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Datei:V-Mayers_Soehne_001.JPG?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow"> <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/V-Mayers_Soehne_001.JPG/220px-V-Mayers_Soehne_001.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>Smaller Franz Joseph order chain</p><p>The products from V. Mayer's Söhne almost always have a signature with the initials "VMS" stamped on the bottom, often framed. Vincenz Mayer's Sons' products are still highly traded at <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Auktion?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Auktion?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">auctions</a> today . A small golden gift <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Brosche?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Brosche?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">brooch</a> from Empress <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Elisabeth_von_%C3%96sterreich-Ungarn?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Elisabeth_von_%C3%96sterreich-Ungarn?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Elisabeth of Austria</a> was estimated at an auction in October 2009 in Vienna's <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dorotheum?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dorotheum?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se" rel="nofollow">Dorotheum</a> for a price of € 600–900. The brooch achieved a price of € 2,750, three to four times more than the estimated price. <a href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-5" rel="nofollow">[5]</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 4273268, member: 22"][B]V. Mayer's Sons[/B] was a jewelery company in [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wien?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Vienna[/URL] and a former [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']purveyor to the Imperial[/URL] and [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Royal Court[/URL] . It was one of the most important order [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liste_der_%C3%B6sterreichischen_Orden_und_Ehrenzeichen?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']jewelers[/URL] in Vienna in the 19th and 20th centuries. The address was [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Stock-im-Eisen_(Wien)?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Stock-im-Eisen[/URL] -Platz 7 in the 1st district of [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Innere_Stadt_(Wien)?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Innere Stadt[/URL] . [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] [SIZE=5][B] history[/B][/SIZE] The [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Juwelier?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']jewelry company[/URL] was founded in 1810. There is no reliable data on the beginnings of the company. After the death of Vincenz Mayer, his three sons Joseph, Vincenz and Franz Mayer took over from 1865 and successfully continued the business and eventually belonged to the first and most famous houses of the monarchy. In addition to jewelry and silverware, [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orden_und_Ehrenzeichen?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']medals and[/URL] decorations such as the [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orden_der_Eisernen_Krone_(%C3%96sterreich)?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Order of the Iron Crown [/URL][URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-2'][2] were made[/URL] for the state, and their achievements in the field of precious metal arts and crafts were significant. In addition to the company [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/C._F._Rothe_%26_Neffe?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']CF Rothe & Neffe[/URL]Vincenz Mayer's Sons was one of the few Austrian companies in this field. Due to the quality of their products and their services, the owners were successively appointed [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']kuk court jewelers[/URL] and later even chamber [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/K.u.k._Hoflieferant?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']jewelers of[/URL] the emperor and empress. Around 1900 the company owners were [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pretiose?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']treasures[/URL] - [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sch%C3%A4tzmeister?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']appraisers of[/URL] the Colonel Court Marshal's Office of the Emperor and suppliers of the chancellery of the Imperial Austrian [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Franz-Joseph-Orden?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Order of Franz Joseph[/URL] . Vincenz Mayer's sons were producers of all classes of this order, especially in gold. [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-3'][3][/URL] Foreign sovereigns and the most distinguished Viennese social circles were among the customers. The company supplied the courts of [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Serbien?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Serbia[/URL] , [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Montenegro?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Montenegro[/URL] , [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bulgarien?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Bulgaria[/URL] , the [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Heiliger_Stuhl?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Vatican[/URL] , [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Iran?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Persia[/URL] , the [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Osmanisches_Reich?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Ottoman Empire[/URL]and many others. In the shop on Stock-im-Eisen-Platz there was a permanent exhibition of art and consumer goods. The outbreak of [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Erster_Weltkrieg?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']World War I[/URL] and the collapse of the monarchy brought difficult times for the company. Due to the economic crisis in the post-war years, the company had to close in 1922. [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-4'][4][/URL] [SIZE=5][B] Products[/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Datei:V-Mayers_Soehne_001.JPG?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se'] [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/V-Mayers_Soehne_001.JPG/220px-V-Mayers_Soehne_001.JPG[/IMG][/URL] Smaller Franz Joseph order chain The products from V. Mayer's Söhne almost always have a signature with the initials "VMS" stamped on the bottom, often framed. Vincenz Mayer's Sons' products are still highly traded at [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Auktion?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']auctions[/URL] today . A small golden gift [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Brosche?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']brooch[/URL] from Empress [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Elisabeth_von_%C3%96sterreich-Ungarn?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Elisabeth of Austria[/URL] was estimated at an auction in October 2009 in Vienna's [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dorotheum?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se']Dorotheum[/URL] for a price of € 600–900. The brooch achieved a price of € 2,750, three to four times more than the estimated price. [URL='https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/V._Mayer%E2%80%99s_S%C3%B6hne?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,sc,elem,se#cite_note-5'][5][/URL][/QUOTE]
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