Costume Jewelry
Title | Costume Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | Harrice Simons Miller |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Costume jewelry |
ISBN | 9780380770786 |
Popularized by Coco Chanel in Paris during the 1920s, costume jewelry -- from the inexpensive to the extravagant -- has come into its own, creating a skyrocketing market for both investors and collectors. This guide covers it all, from Coro, Eisenberg, and Trifari to Miriam Haskell and Joseff. Complete with the latest prices, descriptions, and fascinating histories of the most famous manufacturers, it provides new and essential information for every collector: Listings for every major designerThe most current prices availableDetailed descriptions and photos for easy identificationTips on buying and sellingHow to spot fakes and forgeriesDetailed bibliographyPredictions about hot trends of the future
The Official Price Guide to Costume Jewelry
Title | The Official Price Guide to Costume Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | Harrice Simons Miller |
Publisher | Three Rivers Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002-02 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780609806685 |
Covering every phase, fad, and style of costume jewelry, this detailed guide also features hundreds of photos and a special section on the why, what, how, and where of collecting. 200 b&w photos. 8-page, full-color insert.
The Best of Costume Jewelry
Title | The Best of Costume Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Schiffer |
Publisher | Schiffer Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008-01-17 |
Genre | Costume jewelry |
ISBN | 9780764328770 |
Some of the most beautiful pieces of costume jewelry made since the 1940s are presented in full color photographs. The visual creations are enriched by an introduction by Lawrence Feldman of Fior in London. A value guide is included along with an index to make this book a useful, beautiful guide for collectors.
American Costume Jewelry
Title | American Costume Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | Roberto & Carla Ginelli Brunialti |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780764329821 |
This encyclopedic study is the fruit of twenty years of collecting, research, and study of the most significant American costume jewelry from 1930-1950. It offers readers a meticulous, reliable instrument to knowing these gems, which are often true and proper little works of art. In the two volumes, over 966 photographs show hundreds of jewelry items in full color, with an additional 729 illustrations of patents, advertisements, and historic photos. Thirty-seven companies are included, with addtional chapters on jelly belly jewelry and patriotic jewelry in the second volume. In-depth research of the companies makes this the best source on the American costume jewelry industry. The first volume, A-M, covers the companies from Accessocraft to Mosell, and includes Boucher, Coro, Eisenberg, Miriam Haskell, Hobe and others. The second volume N-Z, continues with Norma Jewelry Corp., through Rebajes, Réja, Trifari, to Uncas Manufacturing, with chapters on jelly belly jewelry and American patriotic jewelry.
A Competitive Assessment of the U.S. Jewelry Industry, Phase II, Precious Jewelry
Title | A Competitive Assessment of the U.S. Jewelry Industry, Phase II, Precious Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | United States International Trade Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Competition |
ISBN |
A Collector's Guide to Costume Jewelry
Title | A Collector's Guide to Costume Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | Tracy Tolkien |
Publisher | Thames & Hudson |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1997-01-01 |
Genre | Costume jewelery |
ISBN | 9780500280171 |
This text explores the pleasures and the pitfalls of collecting costume jewellery, covering methods, materials and makers from 18th-century paste to the jewels of 20th-century style-setters Schiaparelli, Tiffany and Chanel.
Costume Jewelers
Title | Costume Jewelers PDF eBook |
Author | Joanne Dubbs Ball |
Publisher | Schiffer Publishing |
Pages | 214 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN |
What does the American novel look like in the foundational period of the early American republic? This collection of essays sets out to present the current state of criticism in an area that is at once extremely familiar and just beginning to be studied.