The Master Jewelers - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810936062 ISBN 13: 9780810936065

Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1990

Synopsis

Looks at jewelry created by the world's most famous jewelers, including Faberge, Lalique, Cartier, Fouquet, Tiffany, Boucheron, and Bulgari

About this title

About the Author:

A. Kenneth Snowman is Chairman of the London jewelers, Wartski. His many books include Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Paris and Carl Faberge, Goldsmith to the Imperial Court of Russia.

From Publishers Weekly:

Many of the stunning pieces pictured here would be more at home in a museum than adorning mere mortals. These are consummate creations of 19th- and 20th-century designers who chose gems and metals above oils and canvas as their raw materials. In 15 chapters written by as many connoisseurs and scholars, the book considers the history and productivity of various legendary jewelry firms (e.g., Cartier) and master craftsmen in the decorative and applied arts. Whether drawing their inspiration from ancient Rome, the Renaissance or Asia, these undisputed artists often fashioned the fabulous: bejeweled distaffs and diadems; translucent cloisonne enamels; glittering Faberge eggs; a flexible collar of sapphires and diamonds, courtesy of Tiffany workmen, that was 1800 hours in the making. Snowman, head of the London jewelry house Wartski, presents a serious, glitteringly detailed and seductive look at incredible artifacts.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0810936062
• ISBN 13: 9780810936065
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 262
• Editor: Snowman A. Kenneth