Warman's Costume Jewelry Figurals
Title | Warman's Costume Jewelry Figurals PDF eBook |
Author | Kathy Flood |
Publisher | Krause Publications |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2007-09-26 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780896895621 |
Figural jewelry, a fashion forward choice, and popular item featured at top auction houses, represents about 75% of the costume jewelry market.
Warman's Jewelry
Title | Warman's Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | Kathy Flood |
Publisher | Krause Publications |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2010-07-09 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9781440208010 |
The 4th edition of Warman's Jewelry: Fine & Costume Jewelry price guide is for any jewelry lover interested in jadeite, pearls, diamonds, figurals, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, sterling silver, beads, rhinestones, avant-garde, designer, antique Victorian-Edwardian-Georgian, couture, plastics including Bakelite and Lucite, gold, and even more exceptional jewelry categories. The book features a fresh and fun redesign with more than 1,000 all-new images. Scholarly information and helpful hints guide the collector on an amusing journey through costume and fine jewelry from the 18th to 21st centuries. The easy-to-follow format allows collectors to quickly identify their jewelry, plus concise and informative intro shorts tell the readers specifically what to look for within categories. The book is an indispensable addition to any jewelry library. Learn about jewelry without the usual tedium of non-fiction for a read that goes fast from the first word to the closing paragraph. Plus, read short interviews with category specialists. All in all, you'll learn a lot without realizing you've been ... studying.
Warman's Costume Jewelry
Title | Warman's Costume Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Y. Wiggins |
Publisher | Krause Publications |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2014-07-14 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9781440239441 |
Provides descriptions and prices for more than seven hundred-fifty pieces of costume jewelry, including background information, dating tips, and manufacturer facts.
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
Warman's Jewelry
Title | Warman's Jewelry PDF eBook |
Author | Kathy Flood |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 681 |
Release | 2010-06-11 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 1440215391 |
The 4th edition of Warman's Jewelry: Fine & Costume Jewelry price guide is for any jewelry lover interested in jadeite, pearls, diamonds, figurals, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, sterling silver, beads, rhinestones, avant-garde, designer, antique Victorian-Edwardian-Georgian, couture, plastics including Bakelite and Lucite, gold, and even more exceptional jewelry categories. The book features a fresh and fun redesign with more than 1,000 all-new images. Scholarly information and helpful hints guide the collector on an amusing journey through costume and fine jewelry from the 18th to 21st centuries. The easy-to-follow format allows collectors to quickly identify their jewelry, plus concise and informative intro shorts tell the readers specifically what to look for within categories. The book is an indispensable addition to any jewelry library. Learn about jewelry without the usual tedium of non-fiction for a read that goes fast from the first word to the closing paragraph. Plus, read short interviews with category specialists. All in all, you'll learn a lot without realizing you've been ... studying.
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.
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.