Book of Art Deco Jewelry by Sylvie Raulet

This book follows the changing styles and taste in jewellery after the harsh years of the second world war and the way in which it also followed the trends in haute couture which blo...

French jewellery of the twenties clearly illustrated the new tendency towards the liberated Art Deco style and prestigious artist-jewellers such as Jean Fouquet, Gerard Sandoz and Ra...

Vever’s La Bijouterie Française au XIXem Siècle was first published in France between 1906–08: it has been the bible of all jewelry experts, buyers, sellers, scholars and historians ever since. Only 1,000 copies were originally produced, and it has been out of print for many years, appearing only rarely in the auction houses where it fetches very large sums. This volume – the first ever complete translation into English – includes over 1400 illustrations: photographs, sketches for jewels and prints from fashion magazines. 136 colour photographs of jewels now in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs are new to this edition. All the great and now more obscure jewelers are included in the text and illustrations: Alphonse Fouquet, Boucheron, Falize, Froment-Maurice, Cartier, Chaumet, Georges Fouquet, Gaillard, Vever, Lalique, and many many more. The discussion in the text is not only of the individual jewels and types of jewelry, but also includes many entertaining anecdotes about the jewelers' relations with their customers and with society in general. Being himself a jeweler, Henri Vever...

This a very comprehensive publication which includes an informative text (208 pages) that also includes a lavish selection of photographs which trace the history of American jewelry...

Diamond pin of Art Deco, 20s Fine pin with a small diamond in the middle (0.05 ct) and 2 small diamond roses, in white gold 590 (so-called Edelweiss gold) and platinum on the front. Stamped with 590 and WG. B:7 mm L:55 mm...

An Art Deco Buddha sureté pin by Ghiso, the pin set with a fine green pâte de verre Buddha, resting upon an onyx and rose-cut diamond cluster pedestal, and ...

Diamond pin with pearl of Art Deco, 20's The central element of this needle is a bead of 5 mm diameter with a very noble luster. On both sides 2 diamonds of approx. 0.1 ct are arrang...

Beautiful piece of jewellery from the house of Jakob Bengel, dating to the 1930's. One of the leading manufacturers of Art Deco jewellery, the company produced in the 1920's and 1930...