Australian Jewellery: 19th and Early 20th Century by Schofield, Anne and Kevin Fahy - 1990

Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK: Antique Collectors' Club, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 11.3x10.3x1.4in. reprint edition 1991; scratches to front panel and rubbing to back panel of dust jacket. Dust jacket in clear protector. This book documents the styles and fashions from European settlement through the colonial era and goldrush periods and provides detailed information about the jewelers, the designers and the makers and their marks. It examines the influence of immigrant jewelers during the second half of the 19th century, their increasing use of locally found gold, silver and gemstones and the incorporation of Australian flowers, plants, birds and animals as decorative motifs. Novelty and souvenir jewelry are discussed as well as the emergence of jewelers working in the Arts and Crafts tradition. There is a description of gemstones and other materials used in Australian jewelry - precious and semi-precious stones, metals, shells and a variety of other unusual substances - as well as a glossary of… Read More