Jewelry from nature
Subtitle: amber, coral, horn, ivory, pearls, shell, tortoiseshell, wood, exotica
By: Ruth Peltason
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780500515334
Subjects: Jewelry; Natural products; Jewelers; Art and Design; Sieraden; Natuurproducten; Natur; Bildband; Motiv; Schmuck; Naturmaterial
Description: "Jewelry from Nature explores 200 years of fine jewelry made from natural materials, worn by style icons including the Duchess of Windsor, Coco Chanel and Diana Vreeland. Among the jewelers included are Cartier (whose Art Deco pieces in coral are icons of their era), Van Cleef & Arpels, Boivin, Faberg?, Verdura (whose seashell brooches from the 1940s are collectors? items), Schlumberger, Herm?s, Lalique, Seaman Schepps and Tiffany. The book also features a host of important contemporary designers, notably Patricia von Musulin, Ted Muehling and Liv Bl?varp. This timely and unique study of a key theme in jewelry design will appeal to makers, dealers, curators, collectors and historians."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.