Jewelry

Traditional Indian Jewellery: The Golden Smile of India explores the rich heritage of Indian jewellery and its significance in past and present Indian society. Jewellery plays an important part in the everyday lives, important moments, festivals and...

Breitling. One watch has made this name famous worldwide, the Navitimer. In 1952 this watch was a real sensation, the chronograph along with the calculator made it possible for the pilot to carry out all necessary calculations during the flight. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782370742353Author Evelyne PosséméFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Editions Skira ParisPublisher Editions Skira ParisWeight(grams) 1420g

The first illustrated study of ethnic silver jewelry in Yemen, by an expert researcher and collector, new in paperbackSilver Treasures from the Land of Sheba documents a disappearing artistic and cultural tradition with over three hundred photographs...

Miriam Haskell began selling beautiful costume jewelry in 1926, and her company continues to the present. The jewelry that bears her name is highly sought after and the prices keep spiraling up. Claims abound that "this is a Miriam Haskell,"...

This is the third book in a series devoted to the splendid jewelry collection of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. Following on from Flora and Fauna, the theme this time is the human figure, perhaps the most intimate and involving of subjects...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990415220Author Antoinette MatlinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Gemstone PressPublisher Gemstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593235294Author Marcel Rosa-SalasFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Simple, illustrated and step-by-step techniques for creating jewellery from recycled materials. This handbook considers the importance of using recycled and reused materials to minimise the environmental impact of your craft and increase its...

This travel guide is for anyone considering a trip to the beautiful country of Sri Lanka in search of a special memory to treasure forever. Written by Kim Rix, a gemmologist (GIA) and professional photographer who has travelled to more than 50 countries,...

Movie stars first wore them, then retail pieces were made for sale to the public, and now collectors avidly search for the special jewelry of Joseff. Jewelry of the Stars takes you on a journey through and beyond the career of Joseff of Hollywood, whose...

Michelle Ong established Carnet, her Hong Kong-based boutique jewelry house, over twenty-five years ago, and her unique one-off creations draw on Chinese motifs and her love of European culture and craftsmanship. Her multi-hued jewels crystallize natural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588344779Author Lois Sherr DubanFormat HardbackPage Count 252Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian Books

Newly Updated and Expanded Critical and up-to-the-minute information for the novice, advanced collector, jewelry dealer, curator and appraiser-for all who buy and sell cameos, or who are ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635618112Author Hutton WilkinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 146Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780943763736Author Antoinette MatlinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Gemstone PressPublisher Gemstone PressWeight(grams) 386g

Today, attitudes about costume jewelry include respect and enjoyment from the growing number of collectors who search for pieces made by important designers from the sixties, seventies, and eighties. Today's teenagers are wearing vintage Hippie and Mod...

More than 125 vivid color photographs display Indian-made wrought silver, turquoise, shell and coral jewelry brought together from the American Southwest's bright deserts, red canyon and timeless pueblos. The authors explore the diversity of this...

With 240 color photos and engaging text, this is the first book devoted to collecting rosaries. Hundreds of examples and informative text enables antique lovers, historians, and collectors of religious artifacts to identify variations of rosaries, and...

Jewelry and decorative manufactured goods in Egyptian Revival style capitalized on public fascination resulting from the rediscovery of Egyptian monuments and artifacts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Museum exhibitions, movies, and political...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922346186Author Dale HansenFormat HardbackPage Count 62Imprint Cascade PublishingPublisher Cascade PublishingWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This book provides the best study of Art and Crafts style jewelry and metalwork to date. Devised late in the 19th century as a reaction to industrialized manufacturing, the Arts and Crafts movement stressed naturalistic materials, designs and techniques...

Pamela Love began making jewelry in 2007 in a closet studio space in New York City's garment district. She quickly won a CFDA award and her collection was soon stocked by the chicest boutiques around the world. Love's creations are deeply spiritual and...

Traditional Indian Jewellery: Beautiful People is a vast and detailed publication covering the importance of ritual adornment, and the popular design motifs featured in traditional Indian jewellery. Jewellery plays an important part in the everyday...

"When I am working with colours, I feel like a painter. When I am working with metal, I feel like a constructor. And when I am working with toys, I feel like a child." (Felieke van der Leest). The work of Dutch jewellery and object artist Felieke van...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780943763545Author Antoinette MatlinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Gemstone PressPublisher Gemstone PressWeight(grams) 363g

Prepare to be dazzled by this shining and sumptuous visual guide to the world's greatest treasures.Feast your eyes on glittering gemstones, kaleidoscopic minerals, and famous trinkets in this comprehensive exploration of Earth's finest jewels.Following a...

Munnu: Vision & Passion traces the creativity and vivacity of the late Munnu Kasliwal. Kasliwal's magical designs put The Gem Palace, his family's jewellery house, and India on the fashion map of the jewellery world. The book follows the design...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647582289Author HowexpertFormat HardbackPage Count 234Imprint HowexpertPublisher HowexpertWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 18mm

The glamour and excitement of the world of Haute Jewelry is beautifully explored in the fourth edition of Jewelry International. The series brings together the world's most famous jewel;ers, presenting their most luscious pieces for your delectation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788861305328Author Alba CappellieriFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint SkiraPublisher Skira

The Padua School originated from the Istituto Pietro Selvatico in Padua. The distinctive features of this jewelry are the use of gold reminiscent of the goldsmith's art in antiquity and a modern and abstract formal expression within the group. Mario...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780943763422Author Anna M. MillerFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Gemstone PressPublisher Gemstone PressWeight(grams) 839gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 215mm *...

'The Engagement Ring' is the only fully comprehensive guide, written by a top diamond jewellery expert. With over 25 years of experience hand making jewellery, Lewis takes you behind the scenes and exposes trade secrets that will help you get the...

More than 1,000 exciting pieces accompany the story of plastic jewelry from the 1920s to the present in this revised and expanded 5th edition. Colorful and lightweight, examples include natural tortoiseshell and horn, synthetic celluloid, Bakelite, and...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783897904637Author Ellen Maurer ZilioliFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint ArnoldschePublisher Arnoldsche

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635610369Author Judith PriceFormat HardbackPage Count 146Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

More than 530 beautifully photographed examples of jewelry and art-enamel work glow from the pages of this first comprehensive study of the work and aesthetic vision of the American Arts & Crafts movement. The lives and art of the era's top craftsmen-84...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990415244Author Antoinette MatlinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Gemstone PressPublisher Gemstone Press