Download or read book Secrets to Collecting Jewelry written by Leigh Leshner and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book teaches you veteran collector Leigh Leshner's methods of identifying a piece of jewelry's period, style, material and findings. You will learn tips for buying at auctions and estate sales, as well as good bargaining etiquette for making purchases at antiques stores and flea markets. Once you know how to properly identify and evaluate jewelry, you will be able to buy more quality pieces for less of a financial investment by understanding the principles of value. Book jacket.
Download or read book A Passion for Jewelry written by Laura Fronty and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2010-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhanced by full-color photographs throughout, a lively celebration of the beauty of collectible and antique jewelry traces the history of jewelry and the materials from which it is created, explaining how to identify different jewels and estimate their value, where to find great jewelry, how to start a collection, and how to clean, preserve, store, and display one's jewelry.
Download or read book Secrets of Aromatic Jewelry written by Annette Green and published by Flammarion-Pere Castor. This book was released on 1998 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This colorfully illustrated book explores the many types of jewelry and objects designed throughout time to carry perfume while chronicling the history of this trend and reviewing its popularity in the present day.
Download or read book Multistrand Jewelry written by and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multistrand pieces can be confusing and difficult pieces to create at times…in comes Multistrand Jewelry. From the pages of Bead Style magazine, this book answers questions from readers about multistrand pieces and its challenges. We provide 26 projects with in-depth instruction, clearly detailing the steps for successfully creating multistrand bracelets and necklaces, using a wide range of materials. In addition, each project features a “Secret of Success” from the designer or editor for multistrand techniques.
Download or read book 200 Tips for Jewelry Making written by Xuella Arnold and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable compendium of essential knowledge and troubleshooting tips.
Download or read book Collecting Costume Jewelry 101 written by Julia C. Carroll and published by . This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning and experienced collectors and even dealers sometimes have difficulty distinguishing a valuable piece of costume jewelry from less valuable jewelry. Two brooches, both signed by the same designer, can have vastly different values. This book provides beginning collectors with friendly one-on-one advice on how to begin a collection and how to recognize good quality costume jewelry. Background information for almost 130 different manufacturers, including the author s recommendations on which pieces from each designer are the most collectible, are provided. Over 200 new photos have been added to this edition, bringing the total to around 900 full-color photographs. A new section on miscellaneous makers is featured, and additional, up-to-date information about selling jewelry on eBay is provided. Once again, tips on how to upgrade a collection by selling to dealers and trading with friends; tips on how to catalog a collection; and tips on repairing, storing, and cleaning jewelry are included. A glossary of jewelry terms, complete bibliography, and an index of patent design numbers round out the book. 2008 values.
Download or read book Collecting Costume Jewelry 202 written by Julia C. Carroll and published by . This book was released on 2006-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The much anticipated sequel to Collecting Costume Jewelry 101 takes students through another phase of jewelry collecting--the basics of dating jewelry from 1935-1980. (Antiques & Collectibles)
Download or read book How to be a Jewelry Detective written by Jeanenne Bell and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solving the mysteries that surround the jewellery world, this text provides clues to separate old from new, gold from gold-plate, diamonds from rhinestones, and junk from jewels. The book features comprehensive lists of designers and marks, and information about fine, costume and Mexican jewellery.
Download or read book A Collector s Guide to Costume Jewelry written by Tracy Tolkien and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores the pleasures and the pitfalls of collecting costume jewellery, covering methods, materials and makers from 18th-century paste to the jewels of 20th-century style-setters Schiaparelli, Tiffany and Chanel.
Download or read book Georgian Jewellery 1714 1830 written by Ginny Redington Dawes and published by Acc Art Books. This book was released on 2018 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georgian Jewellery is a celebration of the style and excellence of the eighteenth century, and of the ingenuity that produced such a wealth of fabulous jewellery. Heavy academic tomes have already been written about the period, but this book examines it in a more colourful and accessible way. The book aims to show that Georgian jewellery is not only the stuff of museums and safe boxes, but that it can be worn as elegantly and fashionably today as it was 200 years ago. Much disparate information about the jewellery has been gathered together and the period is brought alive by portraits and character sketches of famous Georgians in their finery, fashion tips, gossip, and some rather outrageous cartoons of the time, as well as fascinating recently discovered facts. With information on how to identify, buy and repair pieces, this sumptuously illustrated volume contains the largest single catalogue of 18th Century jewellery. AUTHORS: Ginny Redington Dawes, a life-long collector of antique jewellery, has written two previous books on the subject - The Bakelite Jewellery Book and Victorian Jewellery. Staff writer for MGM Screengems Music, she is also a successful composer; she wrote the book, music and lyrics for the off-Broadway show The Talk of the Town and has won a CLEO award for music for advertising. Olivia Collings became fascinated by the seventeenth century alchemist and jeweller Christopher Pinchbeck at an early age and bought her first piece of antique jewellery aged seven. She trained in an exclusive Bond Street antique jewellery shop before starting her own business in 1975 and has continued learning about and dealing in Georgian jewellery ever since. She is now an independent jewellery consultant. SELLING POINTS: * A thoroughly researched look at the jewellery of the time, offering good basic knowledge for the beginner and new facts for the expert * New and/or little-known facts about the techniques, styles and materials of the age * The only book solely on the Georgian period, and the largest ever catalogue of the diverse range of eighteenth century jewellery * Interesting portraits of characters of the period and their influence on the jewels of the time, with some contemporary gossip, outrageous cartoons and period fashion tips * Emphasis on jewellery that has been on the open market in recent years, rather than just unobtainable museum pieces 295 colour, 7 b/w images
Download or read book Answers To Questions About Old Jewelry written by C. Jeanenne Bell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make smart sense of today's dynamic world of collectible jewelry when you rely on the answers to key questions about vintage jewelry covered in this new full-color edition of the jewelry collector's classic must-have. Authoritative details, such as maker's marks, outlined in this guide help collectors and dealers identify, date and assess everything from brooches and pins and pendants, rings and lockets of the mid-1800s through the 1950s. This new color edition also includes coverage of Modernist jewelry; as well as an expanded section devoted to Mexican jewelry, a market where many pieces are selling for thousands of dollars each.
Download or read book Brilliance written by Cindy Edelstein and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sensational design book showcases America’s most gorgeous and inventive art jewelry! For over a decade, the elite invitation-only American Jewelry Design Council (AJDC) has sponsored an annual project: every member creates an original piece based on a given theme. With imagination and skill, jewelers have tackled such concepts as the Mona Lisa, Wheel, Key, Puzzle, Water, Flight, Peekaboo, Sphere, Pyramid, and Secret Treasure. Each of these topics now becomes a dramatically photographed chapter, complete with illuminating introductions by renowned jewelry writers Cindy Edelstein and Frank Stankus. In addition to background information on the AJDC, and the story of the annual design event, artists’ commentaries enhance specific images. A final members’ section includes a biography, headshot, and additional jewelry images for each talented individual.
Download or read book A Collector s Guide to Costume Jewelry written by Tracy Tolkien and published by . This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This splendid volume will help you enhance your knowledge and appreciation of classic costume jewelry and fabulous fakes -- from aristocratic 18th-century paste, to Art Deco, and the collectibles of tomorrow. It traces the inspirations and trends, new techniques and materials, to help you collect with confidence. There are designer profiles of the leading trendsetters including Chanel, Schiaparelli, Tiffany, and Butler and Wilson. Identification tips help you recognize 18th-century Strass-style earrings -- genuine jet mourning jewelry -- or a glittering Trifari necklace of the Cocktail Age. The book includes more than 200 stunning photographs, many specially commissioned.
Download or read book Silver Treasures from the Land of Sheba written by Marjorie Ransom and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silver Treasures from the Land of Sheba documents a disappearing artistic and cultural tradition with over three hundred photographs showing individual pieces, rare images of women wearing their jewelry with traditional dress, and the various regions in Yemen where the author did her field research. Amulet cases, hair ornaments, bridal headdresses, earrings, necklaces, ankle and wrist bracelets are all beautifully photographed in intricate detail. A chapter on the history of silversmithing in Yemen tells the surprising story of the famed Jewish Yemeni silversmiths, many of whom left Yemen in the late 1940s.
Download or read book Inside the Jewelry Box Volume 3 written by Ann Mitchell Pitman and published by . This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Mitchell Pitman returns once again with her special brand of Southern humor and gorgeous vintage costume jewelry. This book features jewelry completely different from her previous two books, with no repeats. Featured chapters include Forbidden Fruit, Juliana, and Schreiner, among others. Once again there are nearly 1,000 full-color photographs of jewelry by companies such as Joseff, Coro, Miriam Haskell, Schiaparelli, Boucher, Hattie Carnegie, Weiss, Eisenberg, Mazer and Jomaz, Hobé, and Coppola e Toppo. Victorian Renaissance and Art Deco make appearances, as does more of the California ceramic jewelry of Ruby Z and Parrot Pearls. The histories behind the companies Calvaire and Ann-Vien are revealed, and of course Bakelite and other artful plastics are once again presented, along with vintage ads and websites devoted to selling vintage costume jewelry.
Download or read book The Secret Teachings of Gemcutting written by Justin Prim and published by . This book was released on 2021-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret Teachings of Gemcutting is a collection of classic gemstone designs spanning 500 years. The designs are presented with full color photos, historical information, cutting advice, and design information. These are industry standard designs for the gem and jewelry trade for all the major gemstone cutting centers around the world. This collection marks the first time the designs have been compiled for public consumption. This volume will prove useful to both gemcutters who want to cut these essential designs and to jewelers who would like a visual aid to present different gemstone styles to their customers. Aside from the designs, the introductory chapters of the book contain invaluable information about gemstone design, optics, gem physics, modifying designs, pairing rough gems with an appropriate design, and more.
Download or read book Collecting Victorian Jewelry written by Jeanenne Bell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-12-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Victoria of Great Britain made a tremendous impact on the world, so much so that the era of her reign was given her name. Items from the Victorian period have a reputation for beauty and elegance, which is why they are such popular collectibles. This one-of-a-kind reference covers the beautiful jewelry of the Victorian Age, from 1837 to 1901. Gemologist C. Jeanenne Bell offers collectors this fascinating all-color exploration of the illustrious age and the elegant jewelry that is produced. Decade by decade, Bell reveals how the fashion of the time influenced the style of jewelry, and how innovations in manufacturing affected jewelry production. Jewelry listings provide current marketplace values, and also cover American and French jewelry styles from the time. Over 1,000 color pictures and illustrations convey the true beauty of Victorian era jewelry it produced.
