Miller's Costume Jewellery by Caroline Behr
Miller's Costume Jewellery: A Collector's Guide takes a look at the leading styles of costume jewellery of the late 19th and 20th centuries, from the Victorian period through to Art Nouveau, Art Deco and designers such as Trifari, Miriam Heskell and Dior, right up to 1980s Chanel, and even collectables of the future. With the sweeping social changes of the 19th and 20th centuries, the pleasure of wearing jewellery became increasingly available to women of all incomes and classes. Miller's Costume Jewellery: A Collector's Guide provides an essential introduction to this fascinating subject. 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 collectable and why. Every item in the guide has a price range and is illustrated in colour, with details of design, materials and condition. Fact Files provide tips for collectors, information on fakes and forgeries and advice on building up and preserving a collection of costume jewellery.
Caroline Behr is a writer and researcher who has worked extensively in art and antiques publishing. From 1993 to 1996 she was editor of Sotheby's Preview magazine; she has written for the Independent and the Sunday Telegraph newspapers. Tracy Tolkien is an American international dealer and author living in the UK. A vintage clothing and accessories expert, Tracy owns a shop, Steinberg & Tolkien, on the King's Road, London. A graduate of the Courtauld Institute, Tracy combines her talent as a writer/consultant with her passion for her subject. She has written Vintage: The Art of Dressing Up and A Collector's Guide to Costume Jewellery.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781840003734 |
| ISBN 10 | 1840003731 |
| Title | Miller's Costume Jewellery |
| Author | Caroline Behr |
| Series | Miller's Collector's Guide |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2001-08-16 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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