Author : New England Jeweler
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,48 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780486402963
Rare catalog features abundant illustrations of late-19th-century taste in diamonds, watches, and all manner of rings, lockets, and charms, scarf and stick pins, earrings, bracelets, and scores of other baubles. Over 2,200 engravings.
Author : John Pierpont Morgan
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,58 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Collection development (Libraries)
ISBN :
Author : Melinda L. Lewis
Publisher :
Page : 1011 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Costume jewelry
ISBN : 9780974374062
The Napier Jewelry book is a visual encyclopedia of Napier Costume Jewelry. It tells the heretofore untold and phenomenal story of The Napier Co. inception, development, flowering, and ultimate success. It chronicles the history of its management, manufacturing, marketing, and most importantly, the unparalleled beauty of Napier fashion jewelry. With approximately 4000 pictures of Napier jewelry history and over 250,000 words of text and descriptions, you will be taken step-by-step, decade by decade, through the development of the Napier style. As a collector, you will learn to recognize the findings, materials, and designs to appropriately circa-date the Napier jewelry in which you are investing. As a lover of vintage costume jewelry, you will enjoy the drama and excitement of the trials, tribulations, and breakthroughs at each stage of the Napier journey. In the end, you will have a deep and lasting appreciation of the romantic story infused into the metal, gemstones, crystals, cabochons, and elegance of each piece of Napier jewelry that you own or are considering owning
Author : Adrian Sassoon
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 15,96 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1588395316
Called "the Fabergé of our time" by Diane von Furstenberg, Joel A. Rosenthal, who works in Paris under the name JAR, is one of the most acclaimed jewellery designers of the past thirty years. JAR is known for his use of precious and semi-precious stones resplendent with myriad shades of vibrant colour and set in organic shapes: one brooch, for instance, features lifelike petals in subtly differentiated hues, made from a thousand pavé sapphires and amethysts. The New York Times has described his jewellery as "belligerent, stubborn, audacious, funny, contradictory", while JAR himself has characterised his work as "somewhere between geometry and a bouquet of flowers". This book, featuring nearly 70 pieces from throughout JAR's career, provides a concise, accessible, elegantly designed retrospective of the best of his jewellery creations, and is the only book of its kind on his work available in English.
Author : Ambrose Lansing
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 23,96 MB
Release : 2015-02-04
Category : History
ISBN :
This picture book features images of Ancient Egyptian Jewelry covering works from Pre-dynastic shell necklaces to intricately designed gold earrings of the Roman period. A brief introductory essay discusses the history of jewelry and the evolution of Ancient Egyptian jewelry craftsmanship.
Author : Navina Najat Haidar
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 38,61 MB
Release : 2014-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0300208871
India's rich heritage of jeweled artistry is expressed in extravagant and opulent creations that range from ornaments for every part of the body to ceremonial court objects such as boxes, daggers, and thrones. Treasures from India presents more than sixty iconic works from the renowned Al-Thani collection, including pieces created for the imperial Mughals in the seventeenth century, others made for the nizams of Hyderabad and the maharajas of the Rajput courts from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, Indian-inspired jewelry fashioned by Cartier and other Western firms, and contemporary designs. The lucid text discusses the significance of these objects within the history of Indian jeweled arts, demonstrating how they stand among the highest expressions of Indian culture.
Author : Clare Phillips
Publisher : Victoria & Albert Museum
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,91 MB
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781851775354
Drawing on the popular jewellery collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 'Jewels & Jewellery' explores every aspect of this fascinating subject within a broad historical framework. Famous pieces are highlighted in special features.
Author : Joseph J. Schroeder
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,13 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Clothing and dress
ISBN :
Author : British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities
Publisher :
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 19,33 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Art objects
ISBN :
Author : Melissa Gabardi
Publisher : Silvana Editoriale
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 44,99 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Jewelry
ISBN : 9788836635078
"Through meticulous research, this book explores the Italian twentieth-century jewelry and goldsmithing landscape. This is the first time the topic is investigated in such a comprehensive manner, having previously only been dealt with limitedly to specific producers or production areas. Following the evolution of an art that is the result of millenary stratifications, this volume contains over three hundred images illustrating jewelry produced between 1900 and 1990. The chapters follow a chronological order and systematically look at the political and economic events influencing the fate of jewelry, as well as the fashion, the role of women, the artistic and architectural experiences, and the tastes of the time. Alongside the most prominent maisons feature less-known jewelers of doubtless creativity and artistic quality. Detailed biographies of each of the jewelers mentioned are included at the end of the volume"--Back cover.
