Briefly traces the history of the famous jewelry firm, and shows designs for pendants, brooches, rings, tiaras, bracelets, handbags, compacts, reticules, cigarette cases, clocks, and watches.
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Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Black cloth boards with stamped lettering on spine, gray and color-illustrated dust jacket with black lettering. 328 pp. BW and color illustrations. "Since its humble beginnings as a diamond merchant in turn of the century Paris, the house of Van Cleef & Arpels has steadily built a reputation for quality, originality, and luxury in the realm of jewelry, with many branches in the great centers of fashion. With the collaboration of the Arpels family and eminent representatives of the house, Sylvie Raulet has assembled a fascinating account of the firms's spectacular rise, evoking the personalities who contributed to its renown, offering and tantalizing glimpses of its wealthy, famous and eccentric clinetele, and allowing us insight into the jeweler's world. Winner of the Grand Prix at the 1925 Art exposition in Paris, creator of the minaudiere beauty kit mimicked widely by others houses, and inventor of the serti mysterieux, or invisible setting, which revoluntionized jewelry making, the house of Van Cleef & Arpels has always been a precursor in the art of jewelry. With an empire that extends throughout the world, Van Cleef & Arpels tempts women near and far into its famous 'Boutique.'" - dust jacket description. VG-/G+ (book shows light corner andedge wear - dust jacket has some soiling to from and back cover as well as a few small tears at top spine and corners, pronounced crease in front flap, still protective). Seller Inventory # 168175
Seller: Borkert, Schwarz und Zerfaß GbR, Berlin, Germany
Condition: Sehr gut. 328 S. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar. - Portrait d'une dynastie de joailliers -- Paris, New York, Londres, Genève, Monte-Carlo. -- Les épées d'académiciens -- Transactions et acquisitions prestigieuses -- Evolution d'un style -- La Boutique -- Vanity, Minaudières et accessoires -- Montres et pendules. ISBN 2903370281 Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2550 Mit zahlr. auch farb. Abb. Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag. Seller Inventory # 957783
Seller: Pia Vonarburg, Lenzburg, Switzerland
Hardcover. Condition: Wie neu. Dust Jacket Condition: Neu. Schwarzer Leineneinband mit Prägedruck, Sprache Französisch, 4°, Anzahl Seiten 328,zahlreiche farbige Abbildungen,2050 g, Zustand tadellos wie neu. Seller Inventory # 1244 L
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