Chelsea and Synthetic Emerald Testers Made Easy (The "RIGHT-WAY" Series to Using Gem Identification Tools)
by Antoinette Matlins
With a fascinating variety of American Indian rings from the southwestern United States shown in more than 350 color photos, this book provides a design history of these rings, beginning with pre-contact artifacts and continuing through to contemporary artistic innovations. The text surveys key developments in Native American ring design; materials and methods of construction; definitions for historical and vintage rings; master innovators; and the transition from craft to wearable art since 198...
Pink Pearl: A National Treasure of th
by Hubert Bari and David Federman
Pamela Love began making jewelry in 2007 in a closet studio space in New York City's garment district. She quickly won a CFDA award and her collection was soon stocked by the chicest boutiques around the world. Love's creations are deeply spiritual and intuitive, influenced by astrology, alchemy, botany, and the materials and textures of the American Southwest. Her inspirations are steeped in folklore and she incorporates traditional tribal artisan patterns from North Africa, Mexican folk art, a...
The firm of Tiffany & Co. has long been regarded as America's premier maker and retailer of fine luxury goods. This is especially true in the case of jewelry, an area in which the company emerged as an arbiter of taste and style by the mid-19th century. Charles Lewis Tiffany, one of the founders of the firm, was astutely aware of the desire of newly emerged elites for high-style jewels that would rival those owned by European aristocrats. A savy entrepreneur, Tiffany would eventually purchase pa...
A superb collection of Moroccan Berber jewelry is showcased here alongside historical and artistic context for the beautiful objects The Berbers, also known as Amazigh, are an ethnic group indigenous to North and West Africa. For hundreds of years, Berber tribes of Morocco have created intricate jewelry to adorn the bodies of Berber women not merely to aesthetic ends, but to convey information about the positions of women within their tribal worlds, including messages about fertility, wealth,...
Ultraviolet Lamps Made Easy (The "RIGHT-WAY" Series to Using Gem Identification Tools)
by Antoinette Matlins
Peter Carl Faberge, born in St Petersburg in 1846, has been called the greatest craftsman in the age of craftsman and is unanimously regarded as the owner of the largest jewelry ever to have operated anywhere on earth! This book is an extraordinary collection of work."
1995 The astonishing three-decade renaissance of this art form.
Metal Patination Techniques for Jewelers and Metalsmiths
by Matthew Runfola
Written by a leading authority on the subject of patination, this book is an inspirational resource, a how-to guide, and a book that jewelers have long been waiting for. It is neatly organized by metal for ease of access and then arranged by colour and other variables such as application method. All recipes are illustrated so you can clearly see the effect you’re going to get, and step-by-step sequences walk the beginner through the processes. There are scores of possible effects and many variab...
One Hundred Years of Collectable Jewellery, 1850-1950
by Lillian Baker