Famous Jewelry Collectors - Softcover

Stefano Papi; Alexandra Rhodes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500285128 ISBN 13: 9780500285121

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2005

Synopsis

A tour of the famous gem and jewelry collections of some of history's wealthiest or most famous people shares the stories behind the pieces owned by such figures as the Duchess of Windsor, Barbara Hutton, and Ava Gardner. Reprint.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The Duchess of Windsor, Ava Gardner, Joan Crawford, socialite Barbara Hutton, and the German Princes von Thurn und Taxis, as this gorgeously illustrated book shows, all amassed spectacular collections of jewelry. Here, for the first time, is a public viewing of fabulous bracelets, necklaces, rings, brooches, and earrings owned by the rich and famous-along with a peek into the glamorous lives behind these glittering collections. Two international jewelry experts who have handled countless auctions of fine jewelry from private estates tell how the collections of Mary Pickford, Merle Oberon, King Umberto II of Italy, and Helena Rubenstein, among others, came into being, and which jewelers these collectors favored. This is a book for everyone interested in society, collecting, and the finest of jewelry. 250 illustrations, 120 in full color, 877/8 x 1177/8 " Subsidiary Rights: Selected by Book-of-the-Month Club Stefano Papi, a director of Sotheby's, heads the firm's jewelry department in Rome. Alexandra Rhodes is a senior director of Sotheby's and head of the auction house's European jewelry department in London.

About the Author:

Stefano Papi is a Director of Sotheby's and head of the firm's Jewelry Department in Rome.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0500285128
• ISBN 13: 9780500285121
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208