Book Description
Remarkable pieces of French jewelry that mirror America's transformation from frontier nation to industrial power
Author : Judith Price
Publisher : Running Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,62 MB
Release : 2006-10-03
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780762426720
Remarkable pieces of French jewelry that mirror America's transformation from frontier nation to industrial power
Author : Judith Price
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 30,8 MB
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781635610369
From the president of the National Jewelry Institute comes the largest collection of ancient jeweled objects ever assembled. Worn for much more than just personal adornment, jewelry has played an important role in culture and civilization since the earliest times. Travel back through more than 6,000 years of history as you explore artifacts originating from Mesopotamia, Persia, Levant, the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Middle East, from 4000 B.C.E. through 700 C.E. Culled from the Louvre, the Berlin Museum, the Islamic collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Princeton Museum, and the Israel Museum, these treasures include jeweled armor, weapons, jewelry, household objects and more.Complete with photographs on every page, Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry details the collection¿s rich history through informative captions and interviews with major scholars and curators from around the world.
Author : Judith Price
Publisher :
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 2019-02-25
Category :
ISBN : 9781635618358
Featuring more than 80 stunning photographs, Masterpieces of French Jewelry offers a fascinating look at the twentieth century jewelry that became a symbol of status in a changing nation. With a focus on pieces acquired by notable Americans, this book explores French jewelry of the Victorian Era, up through the 1960s and more contemporary styles.
Author : Henri Vever
Publisher :
Page : 1312 pages
File Size : 45,31 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780500237847
La Bijouterie Française au XIXe Siècle by Henri Vever is an indispensable survey of the jewelry produced in Paris from the Empire to the Art Nouveau period. Since it was first published in three volumes nearly one hundred years ago, it has become the definitive source of information for the jewelry profession as well as for those who simply revel in the intricate beauty of fabulous jewels. Now, for the first time, the entire text is available in English in a single volume. Vever, himself a highly accomplished jeweler, compiled a study that charts the histories of both the humblest and the most famous of his colleagues, including Bapst, Boucheron, Falize, Fontenay, Pouquet, Froment-Meurice, Gaillard, Lalique, Mellerio, and Wièse. This vivid contemporary account is full of data gathered directly from the jewelers themselves or from their descendants. It contains fascinating anecdotes concerning Imperial and Royal commissions together with entertaining tales of workshop practices. In crediting the designers, chasers, engravers, and enamelers who collaborated with the famous jewelry houses, Vever acknowledged the talents of technicians who often worked anonymously. In identifying unrecorded craftsmen, he made his book a unique document. Political, economic, and industrial developments are discussed, as are their repercussions on society and fashion. With his intimate knowledge of techniques, Vever was able to analyze changes that were continually taking place in manufacturing processes. He also recorded the changing styles in jewelry and their sources of inspiration, ranging from the Antique to the Orient.
Author : Judith Price
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 12,5 MB
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781635610338
Throughout history humans have decorated themselves with wearable art that speaks of their rich culture and history. In Masterpieces of American Jewelry, leading jewelry expert Judith Price showcases the finest wearable art that has adorned Americans for the past 150 years--treasures.by Charles Louis Tiffany, the Cartier brothers, and others--and relates the fascinating stories behind them. Price made her mark in the world of fine art through her involvement with the Museum of Modern Art in New York, on the boards of several art-related foundations, and as founder of the National Jewelry. Through these efforts and others, Price has established herself as the foremost authority on fine American jewelry. It is with this expertise that she has selected pieces that represent not only exquisite craftsmanship and artistic skill, but also encapsulate a moment in time in America. The unique collection brought together by Price, photographed here in detail exhibiting the intricacies and sophistication which only great craftsmen can create, captures in metal and stone the elegance and aspirations unique to America.
Author : Judith Price
Publisher : Running Press Book Publishers
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 22,48 MB
Release : 2008-09-23
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
From the president of the National Jewelry Institute comes the largest collection of the oldest jeweled objects ever assembled. With sparkling photography and history throughout, the book will be supported by a major exhibit of the collection. These gorgeous artifacts—the oldest jeweled armor, weapons, jewelry, household objects, and more, with informative captions and stunning photography on every page—originated in Mesopotamia, Persia, Levant, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic world, from 4000 B.C.E. through 700 C.E. Artifacts appearing in the book are being lent to the exhibit by almost every major permanent collection of ancient objects in the world: jeweled treasures from the Louvre, the Berlin Museum, the Islamic collection at the Metropolitan, the Princeton Museum, and the Israeli Museum are shown together for the first time. Also included are interviews with major scholars and curators from around the world, speaking on ancient civilizations and the remaining artifacts that reveal their truly stunning cultures.
Author : Judith Price
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 33,8 MB
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781635610352
In Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry, author Judith Price showcases the largest collection of ancient jeweled objects ever assembled. Stunning photography and captions on every page reveal the history behind jeweled armor, weapons, jewelry, household objects and more, and the ancient Near East civilizations where they originated.
Author : Geoffray Riondet
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,54 MB
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 2080433318
This comprehensive overview, organized by material and period, allows the reader to distinguish, appraise, and date French jewelry from 1800‒1950. This highly accessible guide offers a detailed panorama charting the evolution of French jewelry created between the Consulate period in the 1800s through to the 1950s. Iconic examples include Onyx cameos, “dormeuses” earrings in rose gold, an Art Deco solitaire, a sapphire “you and me” ring, a diamond “shaker” brooch, and an emerald “negligee” necklace. Entries are organized by period, and include primary sources of inspiration and characteristics, designers, materials, gemstones, and types of jewelry. Completed with an overview of the key design houses and artists who have left their mark on the jewelry industry since 1800, along with detailed advice for buying and maintaining pieces, this practical reference—richly illustrated with photographs and archival documents—provides everything you need to know to appreciate antique jewelry in all its facets.
Author : Henri Vever
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 41,81 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Jewelry
ISBN : 9782940019298
Author : Kaari Meng
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 26,16 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781600590962
Offers instructions for creating fifty French-inspired jewelry projects using vintage beads and other notions.