Jewelry international: the original annual of the world's finest jewelry
by Childers, Caroline
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG clean bookplate from previous owner
- ISBN 10
- 0847831299
- ISBN 13
- 9780847831296
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Tourbillon International, 2008. Hardcover. VG/VG clean bookplate from previous owner. Black cloth with gilt title-embossed cover and spine. Color pictorial glossy dustjacket. 446 pp., more glossy color plates than you can shake a stick at. The premier volume of this luscious publication. In the modern world, a few elite designers have combined an intimate knowledge of jewels with a highly refined artistic sense to make jewelry that will stand the test of time. Alexandre Reza, Boucheron, Bulgari, Cartier, Chanel, Chopard, De Beers, de Grisogono, David Yurman, Doris Panos, Guy Ellia, Jacob & Co., Leviev, Mauboussin, Piaget, Waskoll - all names that immediately bring to mind the world's finest jewelry, made with the world's rarest, most precious materials. Their genius is captured here in extensive company profiles and gorgeous full-color images of the designer's signature pieces and the accomplished women who wear them." "A must-have reference for all lovers of jewelry, this book includes informative illustrated introductory chapters on diamonds and pearls, the king and queen of gems, as well as interviews with industry leaders and histories of the most elite Haute Jewelry houses."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160759
- Title
- Jewelry international: the original annual of the world's finest jewelry
- Author
- Childers, Caroline
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG clean bookplate from previous owner
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0847831299
- ISBN 13
- 9780847831296
- Publisher
- Tourbillon International
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- American Decorative Arts ; Jewelry ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- VG/VG
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