Vintage jewellery : collecting and wearing twentieth-century designs / Jewelry
Cox, Caroline,
Vintage jewellery : collecting and wearing twentieth-century designs / Caroline Cox ; [foreword by Gerda Flöckinger]. - 224 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Originally published: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Christian Dior's mid-century costume pieces to Harry Winston's diamonds. Accompanied by images, fashion photography and photographs of period pieces, the most collectible and beautiful pieces of jewellery are showcased. An invaluable reference as well as a visual delight of times past, Vintage Jewellery explores key designers and jewellery houses, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped jewellery design.
9781780977089 (paperback)
Jewelry--History--20th century.
Jewelry--Collectors and collecting.
739.270904
Vintage jewellery : collecting and wearing twentieth-century designs / Caroline Cox ; [foreword by Gerda Flöckinger]. - 224 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Originally published: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Christian Dior's mid-century costume pieces to Harry Winston's diamonds. Accompanied by images, fashion photography and photographs of period pieces, the most collectible and beautiful pieces of jewellery are showcased. An invaluable reference as well as a visual delight of times past, Vintage Jewellery explores key designers and jewellery houses, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped jewellery design.
9781780977089 (paperback)
Jewelry--History--20th century.
Jewelry--Collectors and collecting.
739.270904