Sven Boltenstern: Austrian Goldsmith and Sculptor (Book)

This beautiful book was published to accompany an exhibition held in the Grand Palais in 2013. A very large number of the pieces on display and photographed in the book were loaned by the Cartier Collection and are not generally available to view others were loaned by such as Queen Elizabeth ll. The book traces the history of this great Parisian jewellery house through the second half of the 19th century and the Belle Epoch, through the 20th century when they supplied many European Royal Houses, into the 1920's and 1930's when the Indian Maharaja's were having many of their traditional jewels reset in modern designs, into the 1940's and beyond when very wealthy socialites, great collectors and actresses such as Daisy Fellowes...

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...

Austrian rhinestone necklace and earring set in pale blues, amythests and smoke. Large center medallion with unusual marbleized glass cabochons. Cli...

Art deco jardiniere pendant brooch. Marvelous colorful piece with great eye appeal, created during the art-deco period, back in the 1920. This beautiful jardiniere style pendant and...