Over the course of her cinematic career, Elizabeth Taylor slowly assembled a massive collection of jewelry. This book provides a tour through that collection, accompanied by anecdotal tales surrounding many of the pieces.
This is the first and only book that explains in non-technical terms how to use pocket, portable and laboratory instruments to identify diamonds and coloured gems and to separate them from imitations and 'look-alikes'. The book's approach is direct and practical, and its style easy to understand. In fact, with this highly accessible guide, anyone ...
This richly illustrated volume is an overview of the versatile design and creations of Louis Comfort Tiffany whose name became synonymous with luxury. - The Tiffany's were one of the most original and influential designers and USA's leading exponent in Art Noveau. Louis Comfort Tiffany was the son of Charles Louis Tiffany, who founded the ...
Making smart sense of today's dynamic world of collectible jewellery is what readers will achieve with this new edition of the jewellery collector's classic must-have, in colour for the first time!Authoritative details, such as maker's marks, outlined in this guide help collectors and dealers identify, date and assess everything from brooches and ...
Hundreds of pieces of jewelry are photographed in beautiful full color and are presented with authoritative descriptions and market values. A most enjoyable value guide full of information and a must for jewelry lovers and collectors. 2005 values.
Purchasing gems and jewellery can be a magical experience, filled with excitement and anticipation. But lack of information, error, or misrepresentation can make the thrill of buying a gem or piece of jewellery confusing, intimidating, overwhelming, and costly. To help you to avoid the pitfalls and keep the magic, two internationally respected ...
This updated identification and value guide covers over 670 costume jewellery items and a broad range of designs and materials, including sterling, enamel, celluloid, glass, plastic and brass.
Tracing the history of costume jewelry from ancient times to the present day, and explaining how changing fashions, social developments, and the discovery of new materials have influenced and inspired designers, DK collector's Guides: Costume Jewelry is exciting, comprehensive, and easy to use. Written by world-renowned antiques expert Judith ...
Adornment - jewellery, beadwork and ceremonial regalia - is a defining element of cultural expression for North American Indians. This study is based on a decade of research and interviews with elders and artists, excerpts from which are presented in the book, and extends in scope from the Arctic Circle to northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to ...
This guide covers a broad spectrum of antique, period, vintage, and collectible jewelry in the easy-to-use, time-tested Warman format. It contains more than 300 black-and-white photos with prices and detailed captions. Time periods covered include Victorian, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, and Art Deco.
Anyone who spends time fashioning copper, brass, silver and gold into jewelry will appreciate the wealth of detail in this guide to jewelry finishes. The Jeweler's Directory of Decorative Finishes covers 15 different techniques for creating various decorative finishes from start to finish. More than 350 step-by-step illustrations and photographs ...
Compact yet comprehensive, "Antique Trader[registered] Jewelry Price Guide" presents information in an authoritative manner jewellery collectors will respect. With millions of pieces to choose from, jewellery is an attractive collecting opportunity for everyone, regardless of income. This extensive and beautifully illustrated guide contains 1,000 ...
This text gives readers 100 years of the most amazing pieces of costume jewelry ever produced, in brilliant and beautiful color. It starts with mass-produced Victorian jewelry, moves through the wonderfully sophisticated lines of art deco geometrics, and parks at the doorstep of 1990s designer and artisan jewelry.
This book meets the rising demand for information about collecting, appraising, buying and selling cameos. The only book of its kind, the book provides a comprehensive reference for anyone interested in cameos, including how to: Build and care for a cameo collection; develop an eye for quality and an appreciation for cameos as 'art'; detect ...
Includes sections on - white metal and rhinestone jewellery; history of rhinestones; cuts and shapes of rhinestones; settings; metals; and collecting jewellery. This title features some 2,000 pieces and over 800 colour photographs.
The best and broadest reference on the origins and uses of beads available to date. Written to encourage collectors, it explores the importance of beads in their native settings in Europe, the Middle East, India, the Far East, Southeast Asia, North and South America and Africa. Beads of organic, stone, and glass materials are individually ...
An expert in the field of costume and rhinestone jewelry has assembled over 1,000 photographs featuring 3,500 pieces of antique and collectible jewelry. Includes easy-to-read charts, tips on buying, and information on dating and storing pieces.
Solving the mysteries that surround the jewellery world, this text provides clues to separate old from new, gold from gold-plate, diamonds from rhinestones, and junk from jewels. The book features comprehensive lists of designers and marks, and information about fine, costume and Mexican jewellery.
Compiled by a leading jewelry authority, this beautiful book features over 400 pieces in color with a comprehensive text. An exciting publication representing over 25 different collections. 2001 values. 8.5 x 11.
The button, both functional and decorative, can be deservingly considered an art form on a small scale. This book is a dazzling color array of outstanding examples. Thousands of buttons are featured in over 300 color plates. Debra Wisniewski, an avid collector, has chosen the most beautiful and fascinating buttons to represent the vast variety ...
A well-illustrated reference for anyone needing to make accurate judgements about gemstones, including sources and grading, settings, cutting and faceting, gemstone groups, appraising, spotting synthetics and fakes and much more.
As good as gold, this book satisfies the tastes of anyone with a curiosity for old white metal and rhinestone jewelry. The award-winning producer of the Hidden Treasures: Antique and Costume Jewelry video series brings you this beautiful book, featuring more than 1,000 pieces of jewelry. Filled with 400 color photographs that bring these ...
From Gloria Swanson to Elizabeth Taylor, Greta Garbo to Audrey Hepburn, Hollywood has decked its stars in the finest jewels that money could buy. This book tells the glittering story of the movies' involvement with precious jewelry and the stars who wore it--both on-screen and off.
For thousands of years, beads have been used by many different societies and cultures in numerous ways - for personal adornment above all, but also for trade, and as talismans, status symbols or religious artefacts. This book embraces 40,000 years of bead history, examining and illustrating many examples drawn from every major culture and region ...
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