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Product Description: Jewelry was one of the most successful expressions of Art Nouveau style. This book provides an account of the movement that spread through Europe and the US. Biographies of over 300 designers are included, with a guide to identification, from the elegance of the French masters - Vever, Lalique and Fouquet - to the linear, geometric designs of the Viennese - Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser...read more

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9780525243458 | E P Dutton, October 1, 1985, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: A new edition of the title previously published in 1985, exploring the design movement that spread through Europe and the United States for collectors.

Paperback:

9780500280782 | Thames & Hudson, October 1, 1998, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Jewelry was one of the most successful expressions of Art Nouveau style.

Surveys the history of jewelry from ancient Egypt to the present and discusses important movements and designers

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9780442238285 | Chapman & Hall, July 1, 1989, cover price $63.95 | About this edition: Surveys the history of jewelry from ancient Egypt to the present and discusses important movements and designers
9780027249705, titled "My Little Pig" | Simon & Schuster, March 1, 1987, cover price $2.95 | also contains My Little Pig

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Product Description: nice book, excellent illustrations, in very good condition

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9780246131003 | Grafton Books, May 1, 1990, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: nice book, excellent illustrations, in very good condition

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Shows highlights from the costume jewelry created by Nicky Butler and Simon Wilson, traces their rise from antiques dealers to internationally famous designers, and describes the influences on their work

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9780847813148 | Rizzoli Intl Pubns, April 1, 1991, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Shows highlights from the costume jewelry created by Nicky Butler and Simon Wilson, traces their rise from antiques dealers to internationally famous designers, and describes the influences on their work

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By Vivienne Becker and John Bigelow Taylor (photographer)

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9780810944541 | Harry N Abrams Inc, April 1, 1995, cover price $39.95

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Product Description: o The first comprehensive monograph on the firm Henkel & Grosse with numerous illustrations of the jewelry and its exciting history, against the backdrop of the then current fashion created by the great couture designers of the twentieth century The jewelry firm Suddeutsche Gold und Haar-Bijourterie, founded in 1907 by Heinrich Henkel and Florentin Grosse, experienced after World War I its first successes with costume jewelry made of bronze, aluminium, wood, bakelite and galalite...read more

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9783897903357, titled "100 Jahre Leidenschaft fur / 100 Years of Passion For Grosse + Bijoux Christian Dior: Henkel & Grosse Jewellery" | Arnoldsche, December 16, 2010, cover price $85.00 | About this edition: o The first comprehensive monograph on the firm Henkel & Grosse with numerous illustrations of the jewelry and its exciting history, against the backdrop of the then current fashion created by the great couture designers of the twentieth century The jewelry firm Suddeutsche Gold und Haar-Bijourterie, founded in 1907 by Heinrich Henkel and Florentin Grosse, experienced after World War I its first successes with costume jewelry made of bronze, aluminium, wood, bakelite and galalite.

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Product Description: A vivid look into the famous jeweler. De Beers is one of the world's most famous luxury jeweler, its design are renowned for the beauty of their craftsmanship as well as the classic and elegant style. This book retraces the most beautiful jewels created by the famous house.

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9782759405107 | Slp edition (Editions Assouline, March 29, 2011), cover price $160.00 | About this edition: A vivid look into the famous jeweler.

By Vivienne Becker (editor)

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9783869302683 | Steidl / Edition7L, October 15, 2011, cover price $78.00

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Product Description: For the past five decades, gemologist Alexandre Reza has been one of Paris's—and indeed, the world's—most exclusive jewelers, a master artisan and exporter based in Place Vendôme, the heart of fashion and luxury. To experience his ornaments is to discover history reborn: The diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, and rubies of his collections have seen the most extravagant centuries and epochs, from French monarchies to Persian dynasties to the Italian Renaissance...read more

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9782759404643 | Box edition (Editions Assouline, September 11, 2012), cover price $950.00 | About this edition: For the past five decades, gemologist Alexandre Reza has been one of Paris's—and indeed, the world's—most exclusive jewelers, a master artisan and exporter based in Place Vendôme, the heart of fashion and luxury.

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Product Description: From Art Nouveau to the brink of the new millennium, fine jewelry historian Vivienne Becker selects the 100 bijoux that represent the milestones of jewelry design of the last century. This exclusive hand-bound volume dazzles with stunning images of the quintessence of Cartier, Van Cleef, David Webb, and Boivin, among other sparkling names...read more

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9781614280583, titled "The Impossible Collection of Jewelry: The 100 Most Important Jewels of the Twentieth Century" | Box edition (Editions Assouline, March 5, 2013), cover price $845.00 | About this edition: From Art Nouveau to the brink of the new millennium, fine jewelry historian Vivienne Becker selects the 100 bijoux that represent the milestones of jewelry design of the last century.

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Product Description: A native of Istanbul, Sevan Bicakci is a luminary in jewelry design, fusing elements of Byzantine and Ottoman history, storytelling, and architecture into his award- winning creations. Bicakci is best known for his majestic rings crafted with his signature reverse-intaglio technique, in which monuments, mythological figures, animals, birds, and flowers are carved into precious stones with intricate detail...read more

Hardcover:

9781614281924 | Slp edition (Editions Assouline, October 21, 2014), cover price $165.00 | About this edition: A native of Istanbul, Sevan Bicakci is a luminary in jewelry design, fusing elements of Byzantine and Ottoman history, storytelling, and architecture into his award- winning creations.

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Hardcover:

9781614284284 | Slp edition (Editions Assouline, June 9, 2015), cover price $195.00

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Product Description: SWAROVSKI: CELEBRATING A HISTORY OF COLLABORATIONS IN FASHION, JEWELRY, PERFORMANCE, AND DESIGN is the history of the world-renowned crystal brand. For over 120 years, Swarovski crystals have had a multifaceted significance, used as a creative ingredient by coveted brands around the world...read more
By Vivienne Becker, Deborah Landis, Suzy Menkes (foreword by), Alice Rawsthorn (introduced by) and Nadja Swarovski (foreword by)

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9780847844180 | Rizzoli Intl Pubns, September 29, 2015, cover price $85.00 | About this edition: SWAROVSKI: CELEBRATING A HISTORY OF COLLABORATIONS IN FASHION, JEWELRY, PERFORMANCE, AND DESIGN is the history of the world-renowned crystal brand.

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Hardcover:

9780847844814 | Slp har/ch edition (Rizzoli Intl Pubns, October 27, 2015), cover price $95.00

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Hardcover:

9781614285274 | Editions Assouline, April 26, 2016, cover price $25.00

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