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Fun Jewelry. Revised 2nd Edition. Nancy N. Schiffer.
Whimsical and playful, this Jewelry portrays animals, people, flowers, birds, fish,
insects, ingenious tremblers and duets, and totally imaginary beasts in a style that all
can only be described as "fun." Over 400 color photos illustrate over 1 000
pieces drawn from many styles and times. Each is carefully described and marked pieces are
identified.
Size: 8
1/2" x 11" N 400+ color photos Revised Price Guide 160 pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-0002-4 soft cover $29.95 SALE PRICE $26.95
The Best of Costume Jewelry. Revised 2nd Edition. Nancy
Schiffer. Some of the most beautiful pieces of costume jewelry made since the 1940s are
presented in over 250 color photographs. The visual creations are enriched by an
introduction by Lawrence Feldman of Flor in London. A value guide is included along with
an index to make this book a useful, beautiful guide for collectors.
Size: 8 1/2" x 11 " 900 color photos
Price Guide/Index 160 pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-0001-6
soft cover $29.95 SALE
PRICE $26.95
Popular Jewelry, 1840-1940. 2nd Edition. Roseann Ettinger. A
visual tour of antique jewelry from the 1840’s to the 1940s, covering the Victorian
era through Art Nouveau, Transitional, and Art Deco. Fascinating details of the creations,
their origins, and their makers are included along with full-color photos of cameos, hair
combs, hat pins, necklaces, and more. A current price guide and index complete this
beautiful book.
Size: 8 1/2" x 11 " 500 color photos Revised Price Guide/Index m 176 pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-0133-0 soft cover
$29.95 SALE
PRICE $26.95
Copper Art Jewelry: A Different Luster. Matthew L. Burkholz and
Linda Lichtenberg Kaplan. The premier reference for twentieth century designs in copper
jewelry, this beautiful book has been praised by collectors, appraisers, and art dealers
alike. Over 300 color photos show hundreds of examples of the jewelry. Original artwork,
advertising, identifying marks and anecdotes round out this exhaustive study.
Size: 8 1/2" x 11" 300 color photos Price Guide 176 pp
ISBN: 0-88740-419-7 hard cover $49.95 SALE PRICE $44.95
Fabulous Costume Jewelry: History of Fantasy and Fashion in Jewels.Vivienne Becker.
A lavishly illustrated and comprehensive retrospective of commercial costume jewelry from
the 18th to the 20th century. In addition to hundreds of color illustrated pieces, 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 has had
on women’s fashions. For collectors a price guide is included.
Size: 8 1/2" x 11 " 210 photos Price Guide 232 pp.
ISBN: 0-88740-531-2 hard cover $39.95 SALE PRICE $35.95
Costume Jewelers: The Golden Age of Design. Second Edition. Joanne Dubbs
Ball. The art of costume jewelry is explored in hundreds of color photos and personal
glimpses of the elite core of artists responsible for them. The costume jewelry industry
in the United States is celebrated, included the expertise in design and manufacturing of
such masters as Chanel, Dior, Joseff, Haskell, Boucher, Lane, Trifari, and many more.
Size: 8 1/2" x 11" 150 color photos Price Guide 208 pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-0212-4 hard cover $39.95
SALE
PRICE $35.95
Jewelry of the Stars. Joanne Dubbs Ball. Joseff of Hollywood, provided the
extraordinary designs for the 90% of the jewelry that appeared in the movies of
Hollywood’s golden years. In wonderful color photos, his jeweled masterpieces are
revisited and given the recognition they deserve. These new photos appear with
black-and-white stills showing the stars, men and women alike, wearing the jewelry. A
value guide is included for the collector.
Size: 8 1/2" x 1 1 " 280 + photos Price Guide 208 pp.
ISBN: 0-88740-294-1 hard cover $49.95
SALE
PRICE $44.95
Theodore Fahrner Jewelry: Between Avant-garde and Tradition. Ulrike Von
Hase-Schmundt, Christianne Weber, and Ingeborg Becker. Stunning Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and
modern jewelry by the firm of Theodor Fahrner is displayed in this detailed chronological
study. Hundreds of pieces of jewelry are illustrated along with advertisements, original
design sketches, all known marks, and pictures of the important people.
Size: 8 1/2" x 1 1 " 0 639 photos m Price Guide 288 pp
ISBN: 0-88740-326-3 hard cover $69.95
SALE
PRICE $62.95
Jewelry and Metalwork in the Arts and Crafts Tradition. Elyse Zorn Karlin. The best
study of Arts and Crafts style jewelry and metalwork to date. Hundreds of beautiful pieces
of jewelry are illustrated, along with their history, characteristics, materials, motifs,
influences, and makers marks are traced. Biographical sketches are provided for the most
influential British designers/jewelers/metalworkers.
Size: 8 1/2" x 11 " 713 color photos Price Guide 288 pp.
ISBN:0-88740-453-7 hard cover $69.95
SALE PRICE $62.95
Cameos:Classical to Costume. Monica Lynn Clements, Patricia Rosser Clements. Over
1400 examples of cameo jewelry are depicted, ranging from the 1700s to the present. These
miniature works of sculpture include mythological motifs of classical gods and goddesses,
religious subjects and the ever-present anonymous woman. A history of the cameo is
provided, and chapters covering each of the materials used to make cameos. Over 500 color
photos capture the timeless beauty of the art.
Size- 8 1/2" x 11" 526 color photos Price Guide/Index 224 pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0426-7 hard cover $59.95
SALE PRICE $53.95
Mexican Silver: 20th Century Handwrought Jewelry and Metalwork. Penny Chittim
Morrilland CaroleA.Berk.The powerful story of the silver renaissance in Mexico from the
l920s to the present.Over 4OO color photos show case jewelry, tableware and art works in
silver. Extensive research sheds new light on the life and art of William Spratling,Margot
van Voorhies, Fred Davis, and Hubert Harmon, and artisans who worked for them, making this
book the definitive study of Mexican silver jewelry and decorative objects.
Size: 8 1/2" x 11" 440 photos Values Reference 272 pp.
ISBN:0-88740-610-6 hard cover $59.95
SALE PRICE $53.95
Silver Masters of Mexico: Hector Aguilar and the Taller Borda. Penny C.
Morrill. This magnificent presentation introduces master designers and silversmiths with
particular focus on one of the principal designers, Hector Aguilar, and the personnel at
this workshop. Valentin Vidaurreta, Los Castillo, William Spratling, Antonio Pineda,
Hubert Harmon, Enrique Ledesma, and many more craftsmen are included. Beautifully
illustrated with hundreds of examples of their artistry, including a guide to current
market values.
Size: 8 1/2" x 11" 484 color photos Price Guide/Index 224 pp.
ISBN- 0-88740-961 -X hard cover $49.95
SALE PRICE $44.95
Silver Jewelry Designs: Evaluating quality Good * Better * Best. Nancy N.
Schiffer. Beginning at the end of the Victorian period, this books takes the reader
through the designs and relationships of Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mexican,
Native American, Mid-century Realistic, and Modern Abstract styles right up to the 1990s.
Over 700 beautiful color photographs show the details, makers marks, and fine workmanship
of each piece.
Size- 8 1/2" x 11" 720 color photos Price Reference/Index 304 pp.
ISBN- 0-7643-0052-0 0 hard cover $59.95
SALE PRICE $53.95
Georg Jensen: A Tradition of Splendid Silver. Janet Drucker. An expansive study of
the designs of Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) and company covering Jewelry,
hollowware, and flatware designed and produced from 1904 to the present. Jensen’s
life and the company he founded are thoroughly researched and interpretation of the marks
used on Jensen silver provided. Lavishly illustrated with price guide and index.
Size: 9" x 12" 0 737 color & b/w photos s Price Guide/ Index 312 pp.
ISBN:0-88740-978-4 hard cover $79.95
SALE PRICE $71.95
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