Popular Jewelry of the '60s, '70s & '80s

Author: Roseann Ettinger
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9780764338069
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Today, attitudes about costume jewelry include respect and enjoyment from the growing number of collectors who search for pieces made by important designers from the sixties, seventies, and eighties. Today's teenagers are wearing vintage Hippie and Mod jewelry. Prices are escalating. Over 615 color photographs and 60 advertising pieces are presented to display the variety in these popular adornments. Fashion and political trends are explained to show that they were reflected in the jewelry designs.

Popular Jewelry

Author: Roseann Ettinger
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
"Collecting antique jewelry can bring you endless hours of enjoyment, for it not only satisfies a love of days gone by but also brings a yearning to learn more about other times and places. The collector shows a desire to be unique in setting, rather than following, fashion trends." Roseann Ettinger's book reads like a treasure hunt. In six chapters, she takes the reader on a tour of antique jewelry from the 1840s to the 1940s, covering the Victorian era through Art Nouveau, Transitional, and Art Deco. Fascinating details on various pieces, their origins, and their makers make the jewelry come alive. Beautifully arranged full-color photographs of cameos, hair combs, hat pins, necklaces, buckles, chokers, lockets, and many other pieces handsomely complement the text. Popular Jewelry aids the reader in identifying period jewelry and the materials used in their manufacture. It also provides invaluable information for the novice collector who cannot always tell a genuine antique from a copy. The effects of history, culture, and materials on jewelry, and the effects of jewelry on culture, are intricately interwoven. An updated price guide and index are included.

The Best of Costume Jewelry

Author: Nancy Schiffer
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764328770
Category : Costume jewelry
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Some of the most beautiful pieces of costume jewelry made since the 1940s are presented in full color photographs. The visual creations are enriched by an introduction by Lawrence Feldman of Fior in London. A value guide is included along with an index to make this book a useful, beautiful guide for collectors.

Estate Jewelry

Author: Diana Sanders Cinamon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764346491
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A thorough reference to antique and period jewelry created over a 200-year period in Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. From the Georgian to Modern periods, the fascinating story of jewelry evolving with women's fashions is told. Great designers' findings, fittings, and maker's marks are fully explained.

Jewelry by Joan Rivers

Author: Joan Rivers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781558598089
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
"Joan Rivers adores jewelry. She loves to shop for it, wear it, and design it. She also loves to talk about it, which is just what she does throughout this glittering volume. Her passion for jewelry - as romantic keepsake, fashion accessory, and personal statement - informs every page of Jewelry by Joan Rivers. She describes the pieces that she has always admired, particularly those that have influenced her own designs. She tells the fascinating stories of her favorite jewelry designers, from the fabulous Faberge to the phenomenal Bulgari brothers. She devotes a chapter to accessorizing with jewelry, offering countless tips on how to turn that plain outfit into a totally chic ensemble by knowing what jewelry to select, and demonstrating the different looks that jewelry can achieve in a series of fashion photographs taken exclusively for this book." "All of Joan River's love and knowledge of jewelry is reflected in the pieces she designs for her own line of costume jewelry - the Joan Rivers Classics Collection - hundreds of which are reproduced here in specially commissioned, full-color photographs. And she takes us behind the scenes to show us how her jewelry is crafted, from initial sketches to finished product."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Forties and Fifties Popular Jewelry

Author: Roseann Ettinger
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN: 9780764318191
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The lively and innovative jewelry of this era is presented in thousands of examples, including costume and semi-precious pieces with identifying text and current market values. Organized by styles and materials to aid collectors and dealers in identifying their items.

ABCs of Costume Jewelry

Author: David Salsbury
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764319136
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description
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.

Signed Beauties of Costume Jewelry

Author: Marcia Sparkles Brown
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781574323672
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
This book will teach any collector to identify the company that produced that enchanting piece of costume jewelry. Arranged alphabetically for the reader's convenience, the book highlights jewelry from 24 companies that is easily found and affordable. Home party plan Emmons, Sarah Ann Coventry, and Judy Lee; door-to-door Avon including Elizabeth Taylor and Kenneth Jay Lane designs; Monet, Napier, BSK, Art, Marvella, Western Germany, Gerry, Park Lane, B. David, Cathe, Dodds; the butterflies of La Roco; the whimsicals from JJ; and Les Bernard, Lisner, and Celebrity are all included in this beautiful book, which presents almost 400 full-color photographs. Tips on field identification and characteristics of the companies are included.

Warman's Jewelry

Author: Kathy Flood
Publisher: Krause Publications
ISBN: 9781440208010
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
The 4th edition of Warman's Jewelry: Fine & Costume Jewelry price guide is for any jewelry lover interested in jadeite, pearls, diamonds, figurals, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, sterling silver, beads, rhinestones, avant-garde, designer, antique Victorian-Edwardian-Georgian, couture, plastics including Bakelite and Lucite, gold, and even more exceptional jewelry categories. The book features a fresh and fun redesign with more than 1,000 all-new images. Scholarly information and helpful hints guide the collector on an amusing journey through costume and fine jewelry from the 18th to 21st centuries. The easy-to-follow format allows collectors to quickly identify their jewelry, plus concise and informative intro shorts tell the readers specifically what to look for within categories. The book is an indispensable addition to any jewelry library. Learn about jewelry without the usual tedium of non-fiction for a read that goes fast from the first word to the closing paragraph. Plus, read short interviews with category specialists. All in all, you'll learn a lot without realizing you've been ... studying.

Miriam Haskell Jewelry

Author: Cathy Gordon
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764320705
Category : Costume jewelry
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Miriam Haskell costume jewelry is highly sought after and the prices keep spiraling up. This gives collectors key information to make intelligent buying decisions. Over 600 color photos. Essential information and breathtaking pictures.