* JEWELRY * * REFERENCE *

* Fine Jewels * * Timepieces *

Buccellati * Cartier * Costagli * Hammerman * Tiffany * Van Cleef + Arpels * Webb

HARD TO FIND !!

Author/s

Christie's

Publisher/City

Christie's, New York (NY - USA)

Year

2001

Printer/City

Christie's, London (UK - EC)

Pages

164

Binding

heavy stock paper [see SCAN - above]

Illustrations

339+ in colour !!

Size (l x w - cm)

26.8 x 21.2 cm

About

This

Item

This OUT OF PRINT catalogue lists and describes 276 Lots, ALL of which appear to be amply illustrated, of absolutely unbelievable Vintage Jewelry !

Goodies include - necklaces, brooches, ear clips / pendants / studs, wristwatches, bracelets, rings, cufflinks, shirt studs, clocks - jewelry as single items and in suites - and MORE!

Makers/artists include - those in the header AND - Bulgari, Heyman, Nardi, Schlumberger, Starr, Verdura, Winston, among OTHERS!

WOWSERS! The major makers are listed in the three pages of Biographies, adding to the wealth of useful information contained in this magnificently illustrated reference. If you have begun a personal computer database of makers//styles/models, you will certainly find many new items to add to it in this really kewl tome.

Index [of makers], extensive Biographies, Colorless Diamond Index, Diamonds The 4 C's [Cut - Colour - Clarity - Carat], Conversion Chart - Ring Size [American - French/Japanese - English - Metric].

For well over 20 years I have been adding these extremely well illustrated, frequently monographic auction catalogues as reference sources to my personal library, and was always absolutely thrilled to find something dealing with my eclectic interests. As with many of the books in my research library, I frequently, when possible, obtained duplicate copies, as I like to have one to use and another as a back-up. They are really a UNIQUE source for hard-to-find data and for use as identification guides, usually containing information about the size, media, dates, styles, signatures, estimated values, and often data on the artist or maker. Older catalogues on specialized subjects are usually extremely difficult to find because knowledgeable collectors had already acquired them as invaluable reference sources when they first appeared!

Book in EXCELLENT Condition!!