Collector's Guide to Costume Jewelry : Key Styles and How to Recognize Them

This splendid volume will help you enhance your knowledge & appreciation of classic costume jewelry & fabulous fakes -- from aristocratic 18th-century paste, to Art Deco, & the collectibles of tomorrow. It traces the inspirations & trends, new techniques & materials, to help you collect with confidence. There are designer profiles of the leading trendsetters including Chanel, Schiaparelli, Tiffany, & Butler & Wilson. Identification tips help you recognize 18th-century Strass-style earrings -- genuine jet mourning jewelry -- or a glittering Trifari necklace of the Cocktail Age. The book includes more than 200 stunning photographs, many specially commissioned.Tolkien, Tracy is the author of 'Collector's Guide to Costume Jewelry : Key Styles and How to Recognize Them', published 2002 under ISBN 9780756755836 and ISBN 0756755832.