JEWELS OF FANTASY, COSTUME JEWELRY OF THE 20TH CENTURY, 1991, ABRAMS

                        JEWELS OF FANTASY, COSTUME JEWELRY OF THE 20TH CENTURY, 1991, ABRAMS

     THIS IS THE MOST CHERISHED AND SOUGHT AFTER  BOOK ON COSTUME JEWELRY EVER PUBLISHED.  IT WAS PRINTED AND BOUND IN ITALY. IT WAS PUBLISHED BY HARRY ABRAMS IN 1991. THIS BOOK AND THE CORRESPONDING FOUR YEAR EXHIBITION WAS MEANT TO RETRACE THE STYLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF COSTUME JEWELRY OVER THE 20TH CENTURY IN EUROPE AND AMERICA.  THERE ARE 633 ILLUSTRATIONS, INCUDING 55 COLOR PLATES: INCLUDING BROOTHES, EARRINGS, HAT PINS, HAIR COMBS, CUFFS, BANGLES, BRACELETS, AND NECKLACES.THERE ARE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS THT ACCOMPANY EACH PIECE, INLUDING THE DESIGNER'S MARK. A HELPFUL GLOSSARY AND TECHNICAL SECTION, INCLUDING DIAGRAMS OF STONE CUTS, COMPLETE THIS BEAUTIFUL BOOK.

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THERE IS NO OTHER BOOK ON COSTUME JEWELRY THAT CAN TOP THIS GORGEOUS COFFETABLE BOOK.  EVERY PAGE BRINGS OUT A "WOW, LOOK AT THAT" EXCLAMATION. 

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