Jewelry Design from Design Books

Paris,: Les Editions Du Mecene , 1999. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket. Completely clean. Text in FRENCH. Fred Samuel, from Argentina, aka Fred, Joaillier de la Rue Royale a la Place Vendome, started making fine jewelry for the stars in the late 1930's. He was influenced by Suzanne Belperron, Jeanne Boivin, and Jeanne Toussaint… Read more about this item

Napoli, Italy: Arte Tipografica,, 1998. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Signed by the author, Basilio Liverino, in ink on the title-page, and inscribed to an American jewelry dealer. Otherwise completely clean. Text in ITALIAN. This is the last edition, the fourth revised and enlarged edition. Illustrated throughout in color.… Read more about this item

Copenhagen: NYT Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck, 1995. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. Text in English and Danish. Fine survey of Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Finnish 20th century jewellery. Illustrated in color + many black & white figures in the text. Biographical sketches of over 60 designers.… Read more about this item

Paris: Christie's, 2007. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's in Paris on December 18, 2007. Sale code: AMAZIGH- 5505. Text in French and English. The sale included an exceptional private collection of Moroccan jewelery assembled by Monsieur Thau starting in the 1940's… Read more about this item

Paris: Assouline, 2000. This is a fine hardcover copy with a ver good dust jacket with a bit of wear at the top of the spine and a few light scuff marks. Completely clean. This monograph tells the story of the rise of the Mughal Empire in India in the fifteenth century and the gems and jewellery the rulers possessed… Read more about this item

New York: Solange Thierry/ Harry N. Abrams, 1989. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. 680 illustrations, including 200 in color, also many black & white vintage photographs of Calder and his work. Chronology. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 399 pages. Large heavy book… Read more about this item

Paris: Christie's, 2015. This is a fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's in Paris on May 20, 2015. Sale code: MARIE-LAURE. Text in French and English. Essay by Patrick Mauries. The sale consisted of the collection of works made by Line Vautrin, that her daughter Marie-Laure… Read more about this item

New York: Christie's, 2006. This is a fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's New York on December 19, 2006. Sale code: FEUILLE-1862. The sale consisted of works in precious metals by Line Vautrin. Essay by Patrick Mauries. 205 lots in the sale. All… Read more about this item

Paris: Sotheby's, 2004. This is a near fine softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby's Paris on December 14, 2004. Sale code: PF4023 "APPETIT". Text in French and English. Line Vautrin (1913- 1997) was one of the most fascinating French jewellery designers of the 20th… Read more about this item

Roma,: L'Erma di Bretschneider, , 1992. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket and fine hardshell slipcase with almost no wear. Completely clean. Text in ITALIAN. Illustrated mostly in color with detailed photographs. Bibliography. Catalogue of works includes 273 pieces described and illustrated. 11" high X 9" wide, 291 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will… Read more about this item

Geneva: Sotheby's, 1996. This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear (a crease) to the rear cover. Completely clean inside and out. No marks to lots or illustrations. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby's Geneva on November 20, 1996. The sale consisted of Lalique jewellery deaccessioned from the Minami Art Museum in… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company Inc., 1921. This is a very good+ hardcover copy of the American issue of the first edition of this classic from Dame Joan Evans. Hardly any wear at all. Bound in maroon cloth stamped in gold. The spine is just slightly lighter than the front cover. Top page-edge gilt. Completely clean, save one small… Read more about this item

Vendome Press, 2014. This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine hardshell illustrated slipcase with a few dings to the edges. Completely clean. This monograph was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Denver Art Museum from November 16, 2014 to March 15, 2015. Essays by Margaret Young-Sanchez, Martin chapman, Michael Hall, Stefano Papi, and Janet Zapata. Bibliography.… Read more about this item

New York: Christie's, 2010. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's New York Rockefeller Plaxa location on April 22, 2010. Sale code: MAXIMILIAN-2306. The sale was memorable because it had the rare Catherine the Great antique Emerald and Diamond Brooch ca.mid 18th… Read more about this item

Athens: Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum , 2001. This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. The jacket has a little wear to the edges and spine. Completely clean inside and very clean outside as well. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Onassis Cultural Center in New York in the winter of… Read more about this item

Geneva: Christie's, 1993. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's Geneva on May 27, 1993. Sale code: CARTIER-1148. There were 233 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color. Essay by Diana Scarisbrick. No prices realized sheets, just… Read more about this item

Vendome Press, 2007. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. This monograph covers costume jewelry from Coco Chanel in the 1920's to Yves Saint Laurent in the 1970's to the skilled artisans of today. Stated first edition, first printing. Hundreds of color illustrations and vintage black & white photographs… Read more about this item

Lisbon: Musee Calouste Gulbenkian , 1999. This is an about fine hardcover copy without dust jacket as issued, with virtually no wear. Completely clean. Text in FRENCH. Illustrated throughout in color. The Musee Calouste Gulbenkian has a room (recently reopened) devoted exclusively to Rene Lalique. René Lalique (1860-1945) and Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (1869-1955) met in the mid-1890s. The museum's collection… Read more about this item

Fribourg, Switzerland: Office Du Livre, 1983. This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket and slipcase still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. As new. Not opened. Text in French. Glossary. Bibliography. 200 illustrations. Many color plates. This is the best work on these two Italian firms specializing in the antique styles of the late classical world. Introduction by… Read more about this item

New York: Harry Abrams, Inc., 1982. This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This survey, edited by David Revere McFadden, the Curator at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design in New York, accompanied the exhibition there in 1982. With articles by McFadden, Ulf Hard Segerstad, Helena Dahlbeck… Read more about this item