Paper Collectible Jewelry

The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths by John Adair. 1962, University of Oklahoma Press. Hardcover with dust jacket. Probably no Native American handicraft are more widely admired than Navajo weaving and Navajo and Pueblo silver work. This book contains the most important and complete account of Indian jewelry fashioned by the Navajo, the Zuni, the Hopi, and other Pueblo peoples. The author has told the story of his several years' investigation of jewelry making among the Southwestern Indians. With the use of decorative plates the narrative is has a very visual experience. John Adair is a trained ethnologist who has lived and worked among these Indians. He has done an exhaustive examination of the principal museum collections of Navajo and Pueblo silver work, both early and modem, in Santa Fe, Colorado Springs, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia. He visited trading posts in the Indian country and examined and photographed silver on the pawn racks and in important private collections. He lived for a time among the Navajo, watched them make their jewelry, and actually learned to work silver himself under one of the leading artisans, Tom Burnsides. Many of the photographs he made at the time are used as illustrations in this book. As field worker for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, he studied the economics of Navajo and Pueblo silversmithing; and still later he became manager of the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild, a tribal enterprise. The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths provides a full history of the craft and the actual names and localities of the pioneer craftsmen who introduced the art of the silversmith to them. Despite its present high stage of development, with its many subtle and often exquisite designs, the art of working silver is not an ancient one among the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. There are men still living today who remember the very first silversmiths. Mr. Adair gives full details of the methods and techniques of a primitive forge with homemade tools. He tells both of the fine pieces made for trade among the Indians themselves and of the newer, cheaper types of jewelry produced for sale to tourists. He discusses standards and qualities of Indian silver and describes the work of the Indian schools in helping preserve traditional design in the fine silver of today. His excellent photographs of some of the most notable pieces, old and new, provide examples for evaluation. This book will serve the layman, the ethnologist, and the dealer alike as a guide to establish proper values in Indian silver jewelry...

This is a beautiful and scarce hardback book. In the last decade of the 19th century King Chulalongkorn of Thailand made a number of overseas trips to make contact and diplomatic relations with European nations and the west, one of the key countries on these visits was Russia, where he was warmly received at the Imperial court of the Emperor Nicholas and with whose family he forged close ties and from that sprang many fabulous gifts made by the house of Faberge and from whom the Thai royal...

The Jewellery Of Rene Lalique: Goldsmith's Company Exhibition, 28 May To 24 July 1987 By Vivienne Becker. Publisher Goldsmith's Company, London, 1987...

"Tiffany in Fashion" Book by John Loring. "Tiffany in Fashion is a variable visual feast, with 250 glamorous images tracing the simultaneous growt...

Pat BooneAmerica: 50 Years Pat Boone. B&H Publishing Group, Nashville, TN, 2006. Hardcover. First edition. First printing [stated]. Glued binding. Paper over boards. [4], 156 p. Illustrations (most in color). Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, actor, and writer. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top 40 hits and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood movies. According to Billboard, Boone was the second biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley but ahead of Ricky Nelson and The Platters, and was ranked at No. 9 behind The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney but ahead of artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beach Boys in its listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955 1995. Boone still holds the Billboard record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with one or more songs each week. At the age of twenty-three, he began hosting a half-hour ABC variety television series, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, which aired for 115 episodes (1957 1960). Many musical performers, including Edie Adams, Andy Williams, Pearl Bailey...

Art of Tibet – November 1, 1990 by Pratapaditya Pal. Publisher: Harry N Abrams; Expanded Ed edition (November 1, 1990) Language: : English Hardcover: 343 pages Art of Tibet: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection. Soft cover Intense colors and fanciful depictions of the Buddhist deities distinguish the art of Tibet. This catalogue raisonne of Tibetan art outside its native land provides an accessible introduction to the subject. The history of Tibetan thanka...

The Bigger Picture: 30 Years of Portraits Book by Diana H. Walker. As a Time magazine photographer covering the White House through four presidential administrations, Diana Walker...

The preeminent master of unabashed wealth and opulence, Paris based Alberto Pinto is one of the world's most acclaimed interior designers. Alberto Pinto: Moderns offers us an intimat...

89 Annual of Ad Productions in Japan - Advertising Design in Japan Vol. 23 Published by Rikuyo-Sha, Tokyo (1988) Japanese and English text. Excellent overview of Japanese advertisi...

“The Way We Wore: Styles of the 1930s and '40s and Our World Since Then” Book by Marsha Hunt. Marsha Hunt, once voted the best dressed actress at MGM...

Palazzi of Sicily by Angheli Zalapi Hardcover This book is the first to trace the evolution in style of the fabulous homes that have been built on the island of Sicily, from feudal ...

Art Deco by Judith H. Miller, Graham Rae (Photographer), Nicholas M. Dawes. Art déco, nouvelle édition (L'oeil du chineur) (French Edition) (French) Hardcover – October 18, 2012 Showcasing over 1,000 individually priced items and with up-to-date tips and advice from bestselling expert Judith Miller, this glorious guide will show you all you need to know about Art Deco. Contains affordable collectables and classic pieces Showcases popular Art Deco collecting...