Download or read book Kovels Buyers Guide to Costume Jewelry Part Two written by Terry Kovel and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kovels Buyers Guide to 20th Century Costume Jewelry written by Ralph M. Kovel and published by . This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inside the Jewelry written by Ann M. Pitman and published by . This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Mitchell Pitman brings a touch of Southern humor to the vintage costume jewelry collecting field with her Inside the Jewelry Box, Volume 2. Her second volume features nearly 1,000 full-color photographs and websites devoted to selling vintage costume jewelry, and details companies previously given little or no coverage in other reference books. More vintage magazine ads are featured, along with the California ceramic jewelry companies like Ruby Z, Parrot Pearls, and Flying Colors. Specific information is given on selling jewelry on eBay. Designers such as Miriam Haskell, Chanel, Stanley Hagler, Schiaparelli, Joseff, Hattie Carnegie, Hobe, Mazer Bros., Trifari, Ian St. Gielar, Eisenberg, and Coro are represented. Forbidden Fruit, Deco, Fruit Salad, Bakelite, and Lucite jewelry are also presented, making this a wonderful all-around reference for vintage costume jewelry collectors and dealers. 2007 values.
Download or read book Making Costume Jewelry An Easy Complete Step by Step Guide written by Janet Evans and published by Speedy Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2013-05-11 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first thing you need to consider before you begin the process of learning how to make costume jewelry is what type you wish to make. The best way of determining what style of jewelry you want to make is to look through various magazines and see what's on offer in stores locally. It's also a good idea to gain inspiration for your costume jewelry designs by visiting museums or art galleries. You may even gain inspiration for your designs when out for a walk.
Download or read book ABCs of Costume Jewelry written by David Salsbury and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has basic information all collectors and dealers should know with over 500 color photographs of costume jewelry by nearly 100 designers. After reading this book, if you make just one knowledgeable purchase, or avoid a bad one, you will more than cover the cost of your investment.
Download or read book The Official Price Guide to Costume Jewelry written by Harrice Simons Miller and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering every phase, fad, and style of costume jewelry, this detailed guide also features hundreds of photos and a special section on the why, what, how, and where of collecting. 200 b&w photos. 8-page, full-color insert.
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 Collectible Costume Jewelry written by S. Sylvia Henzel and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether building a new ensemble, selling a long-time collection, or determining values of cherished pieces, this updated identification and value guide for collectible costume jewelry is an indispensable resource. Over 670 desirable, collectible costume jewelry items that can still be found at antique stores, shows, estate sales, and auctions are pictured in full-page color illustrations for quick and easy identification.This fourth edition contains updated values for more than 670 brooches, cameos, and pins; earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and rings; lockets, beads, charms, buckles, and more. Also features a broad range of designs and materials, including sterling, enamel, celluloid, glass, plastic, and brass. Quickly reference the individual pieces in any collection with the complete index.- Updated values for more than 670 collectible items- Features full-color photographs for quick and easy identification- Includes an assortment of jewelry designs and materials
Download or read book Costume Jewelry written by Leigh Leshner and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Costume jewelry truly is an art form and imaginative designers have crafted various materials and stones into expressions of both the culture and customs of their time. Collectors will learn how to identitfy pieces and styles through the inforamtive text and treasure trove of jewelry from various periods.
Download or read book Costume Jewelry Variations written by Marion Cohen and published by Krause Publications Incorporated. This book was released on 2003 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title focuses on costume and multi-purpose jewellery, clips, motion jewellery and figural jewellery. There are hundreds of listings and photographs, and information on caring for collectible pieces and identifying reproductions.
Download or read book Costume Jewelry written by Harrice Simons Miller and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popularized by Coco Chanel in Paris during the 1920s, costume jewelry -- from the inexpensive to the extravagant -- has come into its own, creating a skyrocketing market for both investors and collectors. This guide covers it all, from Coro, Eisenberg, and Trifari to Miriam Haskell and Joseff. Complete with the latest prices, descriptions, and fascinating histories of the most famous manufacturers, it provides new and essential information for every collector: Listings for every major designerThe most current prices availableDetailed descriptions and photos for easy identificationTips on buying and sellingHow to spot fakes and forgeriesDetailed bibliographyPredictions about hot trends of the future
Download or read book Costume Jewelry written by Fred Rezazadeh and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Costume Jewellery written by Caroline Behr and published by Miller/Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2001 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents an introduction to costume jewellery. The items are divided either by period, style, or designer, focusing on identifying characteristics and covering a broad range of pieces, with the emphasis on what is most collectible and why.
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 Costume Jewelry written by Nancy Schiffer and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001-02-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The delight in owning colored and large-stone costume jewelry has grown over the last ten years among an international group of enthusiasts. This popular field of collecting is imaginatively conveyed through appealing photographs and thoroughly researched text in this expanded new edition. Both the famous and the little-known designers of costume jewelry are represented by carefully chosen examples, as well as the majority of pieces which bear no signature at all. Here one can see hundreds of necklaces, complete and partial sets, bracelets, rings, earrings and hair ornaments made with a wide variety of colored and opaque glass stones, metals, and plastics. The price guide relects the current market. Collectors, dealers, and fashion historians will enjoy the many beautiful examples shown here.
Download or read book Pictorial Guide to Costume Jewelry written by Ariel Bloom and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a concise history of jewelry and some interesting insights on the possible origins of costume jewelry in particular, Pictorial Guide to Costume Jewelry informs without being preachy. It includes some practical tips and informative facts, as well as a few comments on present day costume jewelry. Illustrated with 700 full-color photographs displaying jewelry from the quietly attractive to the visually stunning, with clear and informative descriptions and a price guide, this book is a pictorial treasure trove bound to appeal to all jewelry lovers. The photo gallery consists of sections of jewelry parures and sets, necklaces and pendants, groupings, bracelets, brooches and pins, earrings, rings, charms, and miscellaneous and contemporary jewelry. A helpful glossary rounds out the book. 2008 values.
Download or read book Costume Jewelry Mini written by Judith Miller and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book that tells you everything you need to know about costume jewelry. Dazzling, stunning, coveted and often decadent, costume jewelry has brought sparkle and elegance to the world of fashion for centuries. Whether you are just starting out, an established collector, or simply interested in vintage fashion, this book tells you everything you need to know. Who are the big name designers? Who are the rising stars? Where are the new collecting areas? What should you look for when buying? This stunning guide includes a comprehensive introduction to costume jewelry - through Ancient Egypt to 19th-century America - and provides the most authoritative information on 20th-century jewelry by iconic names such as Trifari, Coro, Chanel and Dior. Exploring subjects including Art Deco jewelry, costume jewelry in Hollywood films, Bakelite and unsigned pieces, this book also looks at the lives of the designers and their inspirations, as well as showing hundreds of beautiful designs and the most sought-after makers' marks.
