 | Collect Contemporary:Jewellery | How does one identify the antiques of tomorrow in the contemporary jewelry market those pieces that appeal to modern taste but also have the stamp of timeless collectible? Joanna Hardys selection of truly imaginative makers and pieces includes works to suit all tastes, from the more traditional to the adventurous, providing authoritative answers and expert direction in this hugely exciting and fast-developing market... | $25.95 | |
 | FROM PICASSO TO JEFF KOONS
THE ARTIST AS JEWELER | Numerous leading artists of the 20th-century showed an interest in jewellery, often through love of a woman, or for their daughters. Despite the opening of art from the 1910s onwards to the abstract and conceptual, they happily bridged the gap that seemed to be deepening between art and craftsmanship... | $89.95 | |
 | Tony Duquette Jewellery
| The jewellery designed by Tony Duquette is spectacular and eccentric. Today, his extravagant one-of-a-kind pieces, which are relatively few in number, are rare and highly desirable collector's items. The tradition of 'more is more' is carried on by Hutton Wilkinson, who designs a luxury line of one-of-a-kind jewellery sold exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue | $70.00 | |
 | The Mastery of Time
A History of Timekeeping from the Sundial to the Wristwatch
| This book recounts the history of telling time from the dawn of civilization to the present. More than a simple chronology, it explores the technical resources used to measure time whether solar, hydraulic, mechanical, or electrical just as it explains the key factors behind the major breakthroughs in the science of horology... | $130.00 | |
 | Jewels of the Romanovs
Family and Court
Stefano Papi | This book surveys one of the worlds most important collections of jewelry, that of the Imperial Romanov family, rulers of Russia for more than three centuries. Through his work at Sothebys and Christies and his own extensive research, the author Stefano Papi has spent years unravelling the mysteries of the Russian imperial jewels... | $84.00 | |
 | Royal Faberge
Caroline de Guitaut | Faberges exquisite miniature models and hardstone carvings embellished with rubies, diamonds and gold were exchanged between the royal families of Europe and beyond for birthdays and anniversaries, as well as Christmas gifts. This new publication looks at 100 examples of Faberges masterpieces across six generations... | $26.95 | |
 | The Crown Jewels
Anna Keay | This sumptuous book captures the magnificence of a collection of symbolic objects steeped in English history like no other: the Crown Jewels. From the 12th-century spoon used for the anointing at the coronation to the platinum crown created for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1937, their story is that of the English monarchy itself... | $29.95 | |
 | Portraitts of Contemporary Jewellery
Unexpected Thoughts | NOOVO is an asthetic arbiter and a cultural mediator in the fields of fashion, photography and jewellery: a platform to show the highest level of creativity from around the world. Jewellery has been a prominent means of artistic and cultural expression in every civilisation, and like all contemporary art, it has undergone a significant evolution... | $42.95 | |
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