Understanding Jewellery
Bennett, David; Mascetti, Daniela
Language: English
Published by ACC Art Books, 2021
- Hardcover
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- Title
- Understanding Jewellery
- Author
- Bennett, David; Mascetti, Daniela
- Publisher
- ACC Art Books
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1788841360
- ISBN 13
- 9781788841368
- Brings together in one volume identification and dating of jewellery made in the last 200 years
- Almost 1,000 superb colour illustrations to help facilitate identification and understanding
- Written in straightforward, non-technical English
- A standard work of reference
Understanding Jewellery is a comprehensive guide to 19th and 20th Century jewellery. From the methods used to identify and date pieces, to the factors that can affect their value, this volume contains an abundance of expertise relating to precious stones and metals. With almost 1000 magnificent colour illustrations accompanied by straightforward but thorough explanations, this publication offers a richer and more accessible reading experience than traditional text-dominated books.
Including introductions to precious and semi-precious stones, and details of the stylistic developments of jewellery over the last 200 years, this volume is a standard work of reference and an invaluable tool for collectors and dealers alike.
"... a delightful and presentation worthy coffee table book, Understanding Jewellery also, in the truest sense, serves as an inviting educational tool with exhaustive encyclopedic explanations of jewellery starting in the late 18th century to the present." - New York Journal of Books
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About the Author
Daniela Mascetti is one of the jewellery world's most experienced scholars specialising in the history of jewellery. Daniela joined Sotheby’s in 1980, opening the firm’s jewellery department in Milan shortly afterwards. Following a distinguished career of 40 years at Sotheby’s, she was appointed Jewellery Chairman of Europe, a position she retained until 2020. Highlights from Daniela's distinguished career include research for the sales of historic collections such as the Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor (1987), The Princely Collections of Thurn und Taxis (1992), Elton John, Maria Callas and Gina Lollobrigida.
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