Based in England, Beatriz Chadour-Sampson is an international jewellery historian, author, and lecturer. She was the curator of the Alice and Louis Koch Collection, today housed in the Swiss National Museum, Zurich, and consultant curator of the William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Sonya Newell-Smith began her career as a photo-journalist and together with her late husband, David, founded Tadema Gallery London in 1978. Today she continues to run the gallery online and follows her passion for street photography, which she shared over decades with David.

"A new book celebrates London dealer Tadema Gallery and the exceptional jewels that have made it a favorite of collectors." - Phyllis Schiller, Rapaport Magazine

• 6 FOREWORDRichard Edgcumbe8 TADEMA GALLERYBeatriz Chadour-SampsonCATALOGUE20 THE NATURAL WORLD24 Bats28 Birds44 Peacocks52 Insects and Spiders60 Butterflies64 Dragonflies68 Mammals and Lizards73 Sea Creatures82 Flowers and Flower Baskets108 Leaves and Trees126 Seeds and Fruit138 Sun, Moon and StarsCONTENTS140 THE HUMAN FIGURE144 The Head156 The Body162 Flora: Goddess of Flowers166 FAITH, MYTHOLOGY AND SYMBOLISM170 Faith188 Angels194 Classical Mythology205 Serpents and Snakes212 Chimeras and Dragons216 Fairies, Satyrs and Putti222 Mermaids and Nautical Motifs230 Expressions of Love244 ART MOVEMENTS AND DESIGN STYLES254 Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Revivals272 Egyptian Revivals284 Japonisme296 Art Nouveau: Sinuous Curves304 Jugendstil: Lines and Symmetry318 Arts and Crafts: Celtic Knots and Entrelacs328 Arts and Crafts: Gemstones in Britain and the United States356 International Art Deco374 Post War ModernismAPPENDIX398 CHECKLIST446 JEWELLER AND ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES490 BIBLIOGRAPHY500 ‘A PETITE AND PERFECT JEWEL BOX’Recollections and Tributes527 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS