Diamonds In the Heart of the Earth, in the Heart of Stars, at the Heart of Power

The Beauty of Jewellery by Joan Frank Crescent Books, 1979 - Jewelry - 93 pages. An appreciation of fine jewelry for the non-expert, with a chapter on the collection at the Victoria ...

High Style Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - Softcover by Jan Glier Reeder. 256 pages 358 illustrations New York Book Show Awards Special Trade, General Award, Winner (2011) Independent Publishers Book Awards, Silver Medal (2011) Costume Society of America Millia Davenport Publication Award, Runner-Up (2011) Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010 - 256 pages Published in conjunction with an exhibition on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 5-Aug. 15, 2010, and at the Brooklyn Museum, May 7-Aug. 1, 2010. High Style is the first comprehensive publication on the Brooklyn Museum's remarkable collection of costumes and accessories. This lavishly illustrated volume presents more than two hundred examples drawn from its nearly twenty-four thousand women's and men's garments, accessories, hats, and shoes. Brooklyn's collection was founded in 1903 to provide inspiration for Americas growing fashion industry. Through its Department of Industrial Design, Design Lab, and Department of Costumes and Textiles, the Brooklyn Museum became one of the most important centers for the study of fashion. As a result, the holdings are rich in clothing by American designers and the great French couturiers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The museum is also fortunate to have assembled what is considered the definitive group of works by the great couturier Charles James. Organized in chapters that represent the collection's strengths, High Style presents Brooklyn's masterworks and provides brief histories of how they were collected. Included are historical costumes from the 1760s to the 1890s; sumptuous gowns by Charles Frederick Worth; custom designs by the important French nineteenth-century couture houses; examples from the early twentieth-century houses, including those of Lanvin, Chanel, and Poiret; iconic Surrealist- based designs by Schiaparelli; the incomparable sculpted ball gowns of James of the 1940s and 1950s; ensembles from postwar phenomenon Dior, his successor, Saint Laurent, and Givenchy. American designers of the 1920s to the 1980s are well represented. Among the women are Valentina, McCardell, Cashin, and Maxwell; among the men, Mainbocher, Norell, Beene, and Halston. Augmenting this survey is a unique selection of regional costumes and historic French fashion...

Paris Haute Couture Auction Catalog 2017 Published by Gros & Delettrez, Haute Couture Mode et Accessoires Paris Auction Catalog 2017 Published by Gros & Delettrez, 2017. Title: Haute Couture Mode et Accessoires Paris Auction Catalog 2017. Binding: Soft cover 439 lots Gros & Delettrez Novembre 2017 Hotel Drouot...

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...

Sotheby's Fine Jewels and Jewels for the Collector, London, 1992. First edition auction catalog. 81pp. with 330 lots illustrated in color, fully described.  

A magnificent tiara fit for a queen, impressively crafted with over 40 carats of high quality brilliant-cut round diamonds mounted in platinum.

Diamond Necklace A diamond necklace with a floral and vine design, set with rose-cut and round-cut diamonds Approximate Length: 15.5 inches Metal Type: 18 karat gold

This lavishly illustrated book includes exclusive photographs, many reproduced in this book for the first time, of a variety of Royal Tiara's together with...