Antique French Jewelry: 1800-1950

Name: Antique French Jewelry: 1800-1950
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SKU: 9782080433312
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By Geoffray Riondet

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This comprehensive overview, organised by material and period, allows the reader to distinguish, appraise, and date French jewellery from 1800-1950. This highly accessible guide offers a detailed panorama charting the evolution of French jewellery created between the Consulate period in the 1800s through to the 1950s.... Read More

Format: Hardback

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Description

This comprehensive overview, organised by material and period, allows the reader to distinguish, appraise, and date French jewellery from 1800-1950.

This highly accessible guide offers a detailed panorama charting the evolution of French jewellery created between the Consulate period in the 1800s through to the 1950s. Iconic examples include Onyx cameos, "dormeuses" earrings in rose gold, an Art Deco solitaire, a sapphire "you and me" ring, a diamond "shaker" brooch, and an emerald "negligee" necklace.

Entries are organised by period and include primary sources of inspiration and characteristics, designers, materials, gemstones, and types of jewellery. Completed with an overview of the key design houses and artists who have left their mark on the jewellery industry since 1800, along with detailed advice for buying and maintaining pieces, this practical reference — richly illustrated with photographs and archival documents — provides everything you need to know to appreciate antique jewellery in all its facets.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9782080433312

Publisher: Editions Flammarion

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 April 2024

Country: France

Imprint: Flammarion

Illustration: 88 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Foreword by Victoire de Castellane
Contributions by Valérie Goupil
Contributions by Anne Laurent
Contributions by Loïc Lescuyer
Contributions by Gérard Panczer
Contributions by Brigitte Serre-Bourt

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 224.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 128

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About the Author

Victoire de Castellane is artistic director of Dior Jewelry.

Geoffray Riondet runs the Riondet house, and is an antique jewelry specialist, legal expert, and gemologist.

Riondet drew upon the expertise of Valérie Goupil, Anne Laurent, Loïc Lescuyer, Gérard Panczer, and Brigitte Serre-Bourt, professors at the French National Institute of Gemology (ING, Paris-Lyon). of Gemology (ING, Paris-Lyon).