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Author: Melinda L. Lewis Publisher: ISBN: 9780974374062 Category : Costume jewelry Languages : en Pages : 1011
Book Description
The Napier Jewelry book is a visual encyclopedia of Napier Costume Jewelry. It tells the heretofore untold and phenomenal story of The Napier Co. inception, development, flowering, and ultimate success. It chronicles the history of its management, manufacturing, marketing, and most importantly, the unparalleled beauty of Napier fashion jewelry. With approximately 4000 pictures of Napier jewelry history and over 250,000 words of text and descriptions, you will be taken step-by-step, decade by decade, through the development of the Napier style. As a collector, you will learn to recognize the findings, materials, and designs to appropriately circa-date the Napier jewelry in which you are investing. As a lover of vintage costume jewelry, you will enjoy the drama and excitement of the trials, tribulations, and breakthroughs at each stage of the Napier journey. In the end, you will have a deep and lasting appreciation of the romantic story infused into the metal, gemstones, crystals, cabochons, and elegance of each piece of Napier jewelry that you own or are considering owning
Author: Melinda L. Lewis Publisher: ISBN: 9780974374062 Category : Costume jewelry Languages : en Pages : 1011
Book Description
The Napier Jewelry book is a visual encyclopedia of Napier Costume Jewelry. It tells the heretofore untold and phenomenal story of The Napier Co. inception, development, flowering, and ultimate success. It chronicles the history of its management, manufacturing, marketing, and most importantly, the unparalleled beauty of Napier fashion jewelry. With approximately 4000 pictures of Napier jewelry history and over 250,000 words of text and descriptions, you will be taken step-by-step, decade by decade, through the development of the Napier style. As a collector, you will learn to recognize the findings, materials, and designs to appropriately circa-date the Napier jewelry in which you are investing. As a lover of vintage costume jewelry, you will enjoy the drama and excitement of the trials, tribulations, and breakthroughs at each stage of the Napier journey. In the end, you will have a deep and lasting appreciation of the romantic story infused into the metal, gemstones, crystals, cabochons, and elegance of each piece of Napier jewelry that you own or are considering owning
Author: Caroline Cox Publisher: ISBN: 9781780977089 Category : Jewelry Languages : en Pages : 224
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Decade by decade, the lavishly illustrated Vintage Jewellery recounts 120 years of history, from Lalique's Art Nouveau enamelling at the turn of the twentieth century to Cartier's gemstones and Christian Dior's mid-century costume pieces to Harry Winston's diamonds. Accompanied by archive images, fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of period pieces, the most collectible and beautiful bracelets, necklaces, rings and brooches are showcased. An invaluable reference as well as a visual delight of times past, the book explores the key designers and jewellery houses, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped jewellery design. Each chapter begins with a historical introduction to the era. The chapter then develops along themes - such as materials, shapes, advances in technology and information about the gemstone industry. Each decade ends with a 'key looks' spread showing an at-a-glance view of the important designs that defined the era.
Author: Jeanenne Bell Publisher: ISBN: 9780873417310 Category : Jewelry Languages : en Pages : 0
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Jewellery styles were influenced by wars, the economy, events like the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, and the growth of industrialisation. Sentiment was reflected in hair jewellery made from a loved one's hair, lockets containing family pictures, and pins bearing names and catch-phrases of importance to their period. This book gives you the historical background, the periods' fashion trends, and detailed descriptions of popular jewels, so you can have an even greater appreciation for the pieces in your collection. The book also includes information about: How jewellery is manufactured; How to determine what kind of metal an item is made from; Determining whether a stone is synthetic; A listing of maker's marks to help you identify and date pieces.
Author: Karen L. Edeen Publisher: ISBN: 9781574322620 Category : Jewelry Languages : en Pages : 0
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Jewelry collectors and lovers will adore this glittery new guide to investment quality jewelry, including costume, Native American, copper and Mexican jewelry. 300 photos.
Author: Caroline Cox Publisher: Welbeck Vintage ISBN: 9781802790962 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 224
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Recounts a century of jewellery history, accompanied by archived images, stunning fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of rare pieces.
Author: Dale Reeves Nicholls Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors ISBN: 9780764319914 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 0
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Here is the first book to focus exclusively on enameled jewelry, an integral, important, and innovative part of world-wide jewelry design at the turn of the 20th century. Enameling techniques and the symbolism found in Victorian, Art Nouveau, and Arts and Crafts jewelry design during the nineteenth century and later are explained and illustrated. Edwardian and Art Deco styles, as well as important jewelry designers are included. Over 450 color photographs illustrate this important reference for jewelry designers, historians, and collectors.
Author: Vivienne Becker Publisher: N. A. G. Press ISBN: 9780719801716 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 356
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Aiming to spotlight areas of collectability—mainly from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries—which are available to enthusiasts today, this is an important study of both well-known and forgotten jewelry fashions and trends. Each chapter—there are 22 in this second edition—concentrates on a specific topic, but there is a comprehensive cross-referencing to other chapters. Almost every item shown has been on the market in recent years. No other jewelry book reflects the antique jewelry market or collectors’ enthusiasms in quite the same way. Among the types of jewelry covered are diamond brooches, coral 19th-century gold work, piqué, silver jewels, cameos and intaglios, mosaics, Edwardian pendants, and unusual materials. "Theme" jewelry is another area described with an amazing variety of representations of animals or flowers, as well as Victorian Scottish jewelry and 19th-century archaeological revival jewels inspired by the goldwork of the Greeks, Etruscans, or ancient Egyptians. The work of individual artist-jewelers, who played such an important part in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements, is documented, along with the glamorous, highly sought after jewels created by the great jewel houses like Cartier, Tiffany, Falize, and Van Cleef & Arpels. Finally the important "movements"—Arts and Crafts; Art Nouveau, including Liberty’s huge output; and Art Deco—are assessed. Newly added is a chapter on Retro Modern—the cocktail jewelry for the 1940s—the best of which has become eminently collectable.
Author: Nicholas D. Snider Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors ISBN: Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 164
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This second book by Nick Snider presents the popular collectible military sweetheart jewelry and collectibles that were so important to the home front during World War I and II. Over 200 color photographs, most of full-page size, display thousands of items of jewelry, banners, pillow covers, paper items and compacts, as well as special sections on the Seabee(Construction Batallion) and WASP(Women's Airforce Service Pilot) items. Experience the human side of warfare through appreciation of the patriotic items displayed herein.
Author: Rosie Nicholson Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing ISBN: 1803816600 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 177
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This book is an all-in-one introduction for the novice who wishes to venture into the world of buying and selling vintage costume jewellery. It's also a source of information about the popular types of jewellery you are likely to come across at auctions and markets today. Do you want to know more about the origins of acrostic jewellery and their secret messages of love? Coral, jade, Queen Elizabeth I's 'Checkers Ring' or the history behind the tiger's clavicle brooch from the days of the Raj in India? You'll find these and other interesting, amusing and informative stories about jewellery in this book. Finally, and most importantly, there's a section on the lives of some silversmiths and jewellers, the unique jewellery they designed for us to love, cherish and wear, adding to our sparkle.
Author: Melinda L. Lewis
Author: Melinda L. Lewis
Author: Caroline Cox
Author: Jeanenne Bell
Author: Carole Tanenbaum
Author: Karen L. Edeen
Author: Caroline Cox
Author: Dale Reeves Nicholls
Author: Vivienne Becker
Author: Nicholas D. Snider
Author: Rosie Nicholson