Vintage Jewellery : Collecting and wearing designer classics
SKU: 9781802790962 Supplier: Welbeck Publishing GroupDescription
Author: Caroline Cox
Format: Hardback | 224 pages
Dimensions: 185 x 237 x 20.07mm | 861.83g
Publication date: 12 May 2022
Vintage Jewellery recounts 120 years of history, including Lalique's Art Nouveau enamelling at the turn of the twentieth century, Cartier's gemstones, Christian Dior's mid-century costume pieces and 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, including Elizabeth Taylor's peregrina pearl and Wallis Simpson's Cartier panther bracelet. The book explores the key designers and jewellery houses, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped jewellery design and shows you how to collect and wear vintage pieces.
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