Christie's, New York (NY - USA)

Christie's, London (UK - EC)

heavy stock paper [see SCAN - above]

1 black + white [front cover], 160+ in colour

This OUT OF PRINT catalogue lists and describes 108 Lots, ALL of which appear to be illustrated in sumptuous colour, of a truely remarkable collection of Important Jewels from the House of Harry Winston !

"Founding the Company bearing his name in 1932, Harry Winston delftly handled some of the most extraordinary gems and important jewelry in the 20th Century. With the finest rough diamonds available, as well as numerous historical gems, he imbued his pieces with exceptional style. His intuition and discretion, combined with his prodigious knowledge and love of stones, were legendary. Because Winston had an insightful and visionary eye for how an array of stones might be crafted into a superb piece of jewelry and by introducing a fine, flexible wire setting, he revolutionized jewelry design, emphasizing the sheer beauty of the diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, shorn of excess metal. From this technique some of the most lavish jewel creations ever made were produced."

The items include - chains, rings, bracelets, barrettes, sculptures, tie tacks, shirt studs, cufflinks, ear clips, brooches, stick pins - and MORE!

WOWSERS! Just about every jewelry aficionado has run across the Winston name at some time or another - now here is your chance to see a splendid array of some of his vintage creations, all fabulously illustrated in color!

Each item has information about its makeup/precious stones. 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. The estimated price for each lot is a useful gneral guide to their value.

Biography [Harry Winston], Conversion Chart - Ring Size/Measurements [American, French/Japanese, English, Metric], Colorles Diamond Index, Diamonds - The 4 C's [Cut / Clarity / Colour / Clarity / Carat].

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!!