The Beauty of Jewellery by Joan Frank Hardcover Book 1979

The Story of Jewelry 1973 by J. Anderson. Introduction by Edward Lucie-Smith Black Hardcover Book. Translate from Italian. J. Anderson Black - Storia dei gioielli English text. Documents jewelry's history from the primitive ornaments of prehistoric times to the abstract simplicity of modern design. This book offers a unique way of exploring the world of vintage jewelry for experts, newcomers, and anyone with an interest in the topic. Every piece of jewelry tells a story. Each chapter is centered around a particular piece of jewelry and the way in which it is emblematic: a previous owner, an exemplary design or dominant material. From an array of historic pieces...

Maharaja's Jewels Table Book by Katherine Prior, Assouline. The stories of Indian princes and their jewelry and precious stones are brought together in this illustrated narrative tracing the rise and fall of India's leading royal houses through the dramatic fortunes of their crown jewels. Traditionally, precious metals and jewels have been, for Indians rich and poor, a repository of wealth and a status symbol. For the reigning families, jewels also had symbolic and religious significance. Also here are the original drawings by great European jewelers of the pieces they designed for their exotic and demanding clients. The text is both lively and scholarly, drawing from descriptions of such travelers as Marco Polo and Tavernier as well as Sanskrit dramatists extolling the riches of India. The core of this lavishly photographed book is the encounter between Indian princely magnificence and the best of European Jewellery designers in the 20th century when many of the Maharaja's travelled to Europe with trunks filled with traditional Indian jewels and unset stones...

Alexandre Reza: Dreams of Yesterday Realities of To-day is a book about the life and work of Alexandre Reza, a Paris-based jeweler known for his diverse and rare collection of precio...

The Art of Cartier 1988 Geneva Auction Hardcover Book Catalog. The Art of Cartier Habsburg Feldman auction hardcover. 135 page catalog June 28, 1988, 216 fabulous lots. Hardcover with dustcover. Dimensions: 11 in x 8 in. From the legendary French jeweler Cartier was founded in Paris in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier, although it was his three grandsons--Jacques, Louis and Pierre--who were responsible for launching the brand name worldwide. Indeed, so successful were they that we can read across from the story of Cartier to the wider history of the twentieth century: a Panther clip brooch bought by Wallis Simpson in 1949; the now-infamous Ruby Suite...

Kimono as Art The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota by Dale Carolyn Gluckman, Hollis. The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota. Edited by Dale Carolyn Gluckman, Hollis Goodall. 160 pages, Hardcov...

Hermes Chanel Vuitton Selection Luxe & Collector Auction Catalog 2021 by Gros & Delettrez Paris. Paris Auction Catalog 2021 Published by Gros & Delettrez, Hermes Chanel Vuitton Selection Luxe & Collector Auction Catalog 2021 Paris Auction Catalog. Title: Hermes Chanel Vuitton Selection Luxe & Collector Auction Catalog 2021. Binding: Soft cover 115 lots Gros & Delettrez Novembre 2017 Hotel Drouot...

Couture The great designers hardcover book by Caoline Rennolds Millbank c 1985 The 415 page hardcover begins in the 1840s with Charles Frederick Worth...

President & Jacqueline Kennedy's Sotheby's family homes estate catalog c 2005 The 369 page catalog is comprised of the contents from their various homes in...

Resonances de Cartier: High Jewelry & Precious Objects hardcover book c 2017 A wonderful archive featuring an array of exquisite Cartier's precious jewelry designs The hardcover boo...

Sotheby's The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor Geneva c 1987 A wonderful archive of the vast collection of Wallace Simpson's exquisite jewels she acquired over her lifetime The h...

BVLGARI 130 tears of masterpieces hardcover jewelry book The hardcover book is illustrated with 175 pages of beautiful jewelry designs and text Featuring an array of celebrities photographed...

Tiffany Diamonds hardcover sealed new book in Tiffany presentation box by John Loring c 2005 Nothing sparkles quite like a diamond like one in a Tiffany setting. This lush volume celebrates the glittering world of Tiffany diamonds through its captivating history and sumptuous jewelry John Loring recounts how Charles Lewis Tiffany was crowned the "King of diamonds" in 1848, how the firm purchased the French crown jewels...