Georgian Jewellery

1714-1830

AvGinny Redington Dawes,Olivia Collings

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-06-27
Mått:240 x 297 x 19 mm
Vikt:1 450 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:ACC Art Books
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:ACC Art Books
ISBN:9781851499212

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Mer om författaren

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.

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“This is the bible of Georgian jewelry and the only book published solely on the topic. Every time you open this book, you discover a new photo or titbit of information which is a real treat.”--Beth Bernstein, ForbesLife

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements 8Preface 10Chapter 1. Dawn 14Chapter 2. Day 28Chapter 3. Night 68Chapter 4. Love 130Chapter 5. Death 156Chapter 6. Eternity 170Bibliography 188Credits 189Index 190