reprint edition. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 112 black and white plates and 17 plates in color. 167pp 3.78lb 11.3x8.8x1.3in View More...
foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, dust jacket spine darkened. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 112 black and white plates and 17 plates in color. 167pp 4.13lb 11.8x9.3x1.2in View More...
reprint edition; dust jacket lightly faded on spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. With a color frontispiece and 65 black and white illustrations. 141pp 1.26lb 10.0x7.4x0.7in View More...
Contents: Recent discoveries of Western Asiatic jewelry -- K. R. Maxwell-Hyslop / Roman double finger rings -- C. S. Lightfoot / The Oxwich brooch -- J. M. Lewis / The girdle-prayerbook or 'tablett': an important class of Renaissance jewelry at the court of Henry VIII -- Hugh Tait / An English gem-engraver's life: Nathaniel Marchant (1739-1816) -- Gertrud Seidmann / The mayoral chain of Flint, North Wales: a rare appearance of the 'archaeological style' in civic regalia -- Judy Rudoe / A mourning-ring of 1690 -- Claude Blair / Reviews: Catherine Johns and Timothy Potter, The Thetford Treasure... View More...
light bumping to upper corner. Contents: Joining techniques in ancient gold jewelry -- A.R. Duval, C. Eluère and L.P.Hurtel / A comparison of recent analyses of British Late Bronze Age goldwork with Irish parallels -- D.R. Hook and S.P. Needham / Romano-British plate brooches: composition and decoration -- Justine Bayley and Sarnia Butcher / The composition and structure of a Byzantine torc -- Marilyn Hockey / The 'Sternsee jewel': is Lady Charlotte Schreiber's 'greatest trouvaille' a fake? -- Hugh Tait / From Oroide to Platinageld: imitation jewelry in the late nineteenth century -- Judy Rud... View More...
reprinted from the third English edition, revised by the author; previous owner's signature on front endpaper. With a color frontispiece and two photographic illustrations. 110pp 0.75lb 7.8x5.4x0.7in View More...
small remainder dot on bottom edge of text block near spine, dust jacket with small wrinkle at bottom of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. With more than 100 full color photographs. 128pp 1.73lb 10.3x10.3x0.6in View More...
Dust jacket in clear protector. Two volume set: Volume I, 1789-1861, has 104 illustrations in color and 231 in black and white; Volume II, 1862-1910, has 110 illustrations in color and 191 in black and white. 863pp 9.22lb 11.0x8.7x3.0in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY View More...
Chopard has been the Official Partner of the Cannes Film Festival since 1998. Each year Chopard sets itself the extraordinary challenge of offering the number of jewels equivalent to the number of Festival editions to date. Thus, the 69th iteration of the event is honored with 69 creations inspired by women and their magnificent aura. Profusely illustrated in color with several die-cut pages. Leather bound with gilt decoration to the covers and gilt edges, this is an exceptionally luxurious publication. 2.87lb 13.1x10.3x0.7in View More...
tiny remainder mark on bottom edge of text block, dust jacket with wear to head and foot of spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. Profusely illustrated in color. 156pp 2.24lb 9.3x10.6x0.7in View More...
reprinted 2002. The catalogues of the Paris Salons from the turn of the century provide a unique archive of illustrations of the decorative arts at a pivotal time in their development. These volumes contain over 5,500 illustrations of items of jewelry by leading designers such as Boucheron, Chaumet and Lalique. The pictures have been sourced and re-photographed from the original and often rare catalogues. They have been rearranged alphabetically by artist-designer thus providing an indispensable and practical reference for this seminal twenty year period. They are a unique source for iden... View More...
1st US edition; light foxing to top edge of text block, name on front pastedown behind dust jacket flap, dust jacket price-clipped, lightly rubbed at extremities. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 129 black and white plates and 21 figures in the text. 285pp 1.89lb 9.4x6.4x1.1in View More...
signed by both authors and inscribed by Munn to Gwendolyn Werth Luttrell who authored several publications on precious and base metals. Dust jacket in clear protector. This richly illustrated book covers one of the most fascinating yet poorly documented periods of jewelry design. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of young, rebellious artists whose work reflected their deeply romantic private lives. This remarkable and carefully researched book traces the stories behind jewels designed by these artists, often right back to the original drawings. Many new discoveries are featured. A... View More...
dust jacket faded on spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. The catalogue describes 328 objects in the collection, organized according to form: Animals; Easter Eggs; Flowers; Frames; Handles; Icons; Jewelry; and Miscellaneous. Illustrated with 31 black and white figures. 87pp 1.03lb 10.4x7.2x0.6in View More...
Dust jacket in clear protector. This comprehensive publication offers an informative text and an abundance of color images which trace the history of American jewelry from its modest beginnings to the present, revealing all its historical and stylistic nuances. With 198 color illustrations and several black and white figures. 208pp 3.55lb 11.3x10.0x1.1in View More...
