Physical description; 192p : ill(some col.), ports ; 28cm. Notes; Bibliography: p191. Subjects; Lalique, René 1860-1945. Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths History. Jewelry Exhibitions Great Britain

The Jewellery of Rene Lalique

Becker, Vivienne

Goldsmith"s Company

nice book, excellent illustrations, in very good condition

Fabulous Fakes: The History of Fantasy and Fashion Jewellery

Arts & Photography

Decorative Arts & Design

Grafton Books

Spectacular colored gems and expressive forms redefine high jewelry in an inspiring blend of East and West. 
Jeweler Michelle Ong’s multi-hued creations crystallize natural forms with invisible mastery. The hovering translucency of dragonfly wings, the succulence of ripe fruits, and the whisper-light touch of a feather: each jewel is a miniature sculptural work of art.
Michelle Ong established Carnet, her Hong Kong-based boutique jewelry house, over 25 years ago, and her unique one-off creations draw on Chinese motifs and her love of European culture and craftsmanship. She transforms jade, China’s imperial gemstone, into an Art Deco-style cocktail ring and her Chinese dragon, a fierce, yet benign creature, writhes in blackened gold and pave´-set emeralds, breathing a stream of fiery rubies.
Michelle Ong’s work is acknowledged to be among the greatest in high jewelry, renowned for its sublime designs, idiosyncratic color combinations and deft craftsmanship. This volume will be required reading for serious collectors and aficionados, and a source of deep delight for all those seeking inspiration from the finest of contemporary jewelry creators. 300 illustrations in color

Carnet by Michelle Ong

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Thames&Hudson

Jewelry was one of the most successful expressions of Art Nouveau style. This book provides an account of the movement that spread through Europe and the US. Biographies of over 300 designers are included, with a guide to identification, from the elegance of the French masters - Vever, Lalique and Fouquet - to the linear, geometric designs of the Viennese - Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser. Jewelry was one of the purest, and most successful, expressions of the Art Nouveau movement. It captured the atmosphere and the passion of the fin de siAcle, as well as the moral and artistic freedom that characterized the period. Fresh designs and motifs were created with an intense excitement that was shared by artists all over the world. Sensuous animal and plant forms surged with new life; the female form struggled toward a new freedom, suggesting a long-hidden eroticism; and sunsets and changing seasons reflected the symbolic view of art in nature borrowed from the Japanese. This book deals with major jewelers in France--their inspirations, techniques, and themes--and then follows the parallel modern movement that spread through Europe and the United States. With a detailed reference section and a collection of dramatic photographs, this treasury will appeal to collectors and jewelry lovers alike.

Art Nouveau Jewelry

Reference

Aiming to spotlight areas of collectabilitymainly from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centurieswhich are available to enthusiasts today, this is an important study of both well-known and forgotten jewelry fashions and trends. Each chapterthere are 22 in this second editionconcentrates 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 &amp; Arpels. Finally the important "movements"Arts and Crafts; Art Nouveau, including Liberty’s huge output; and Art Decoare assessed. Newly added is a chapter on Retro Modernthe cocktail jewelry for the 1940sthe best of which has become eminently collectable.

Antique and Twentieth Century Jewellery: A Guide for Collectors

Robert_Hale

Swarovski is a family-owned company that produces crystal stones for use in fashion, jewelry, lighting, textiles and interior design. This book outlines the history of the company from its founding in 1845, through its entry into Paris couture in the 1920s and 1930s, to the present.

Swarovski: The Magic of Crystal

History & Criticism

Harry N.Abrams, Inc.

Forty years of the legendary artist and sculptor Daniel Brush's sublime work with jewels. A unique figure in the world of contemporary art, Daniel Brush is in equal measure artist and craftsman. Over the course of forty years, Brush has created an unparalleled body of work, whose scope ranges from large-scale abstract drawings to sculptures in steel, aluminum, and gold. Collected here are more than 150 objects that bring to the fore Brush's astonishing work with jewels. Far from the products of the world of commercial jewelry, these are jewel-encrusted objects of virtue and fantasy that reflect not just the artist's rigorous personal aesthetic and mastery of technique, but his lifelong fascinations with philosophy and Asian thought, and his exhaustive knowledge of the history of precious stones. With photography made of the objects in situ inside Brush's studio in New York City, this book presents not only a catalog of his jewel work to date, but also an ethereal portrait of the artist himself. Housed in a slipcase, with photographs by Takaaki Matsumoto and an illuminating text by Vivienne Becker, this is an intimate study of the work of a master artist and a beautiful object in itself.

Daniel Brush: Jewels Sculpture

Individual Artists

Rizzoli Electa

This gorgeous book is a delight for all who are interested in fine craftsmanship, beautiful jewelry, and the role of fashion in an ever-changing world. Costume jewelry is an intimate reflection of its age. Shaped by the attitudes and fashion of the women who wear it, this jewelry reveals their temperaments, their fantasies, and the spirit of their times. This lushly illustrated book is a comprehensive retrospective of commercial costume jewelry, from 18th century Georgian, Neo Classic, and Romantic pieces to 20th century Edwardian, Art Deco, Cocktail, and modern "Glam Rock" jewelry. It discusses in great depth the roots of jewelry movements, the cultural trends that influenced jewelry designers-industrialism, wartime, the growth of Hollywood, technological breakthroughs, and the women's movement-and the effects jewelry had on women's fashions.

Fabulous Costume Jewelry: History of Fantasy and Fashion in Jewels

Schiffer Pub. Ltd

From Art Nouveau to the brink of the new millennium, fine jewelry historian Vivienne Becker selects the 100 bijoux that represent the milestones of jewelry design of the last century. This exclusive hand-bound volume dazzles with stunning images of the quintessence of Cartier, Van Cleef, David Webb, and Boivin, among other sparkling names. Presented in a linen clamshell case.

The Impossible Collection of Jewelry (Ultimate) - Assouline Coffee Table Book

Assouline Publishing

A native of Istanbul, Sevan Bicakci is a luminary in jewelry design, fusing elements of Byzantine and Ottoman history, storytelling, and architecture into his award- winning creations. Bicakci is best known for his majestic rings crafted with his signature reverse-intaglio technique, in which monuments, mythological figures, animals, birds, and flowers are carved into precious stones with intricate detail. His awe-inspiring creations, filled with storytelling artistry, are avidly sought by the world’s most discerning and sophisticated collectors.

Sevan Bicakci

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