Product Description

Miller's Costume Jewellery: A Collector's Guide takes a look at the leading styles of costume jewellery of the late 19th and 20th centuries, from the Victorian period through to Art Nouveau, Art Deco and designers such as Trifari, Miriam Heskell and Dior, right up to 1980s Chanel, and even collectables of the future. With the sweeping social changes of the 19th and 20th centuries, the pleasure of wearing jewellery became increasingly available to women of all incomes and classes. Miller's Costume Jewellery: A Collector's Guide provides an essential introduction to this fascinating subject. The items are divided either by period, style or designer, focusing on identifying characteristics and covering a broad range of pieces, with the emphasis on what is most collectable and why. Every item in the guide has a price range and is illustrated in colour, with details of design, materials and condition. Fact Files provide tips for collectors, information on fakes and forgeries and advice on building up and preserving a collection of costume jewellery.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #188329 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-16
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

About the Author
Caroline Behr is a writer and researcher who has worked extensively in art and antiques publishing. From 1993 to 1996 she was editor of Sotheby's Preview magazine; she has written for the Independent and the Sunday Telegraph newspapers. Tracy Tolkien is an American international dealer and author living in the UK. A vintage clothing and accessories expert, Tracy owns a shop, Steinberg & Tolkien, on the King's Road, London. A graduate of the Courtauld Institute, Tracy combines her talent as a writer/consultant with her passion for her subject. She has written Vintage: The Art of Dressing Up and A Collector's Guide to Costume Jewellery.

Customer Reviews

Super little guide, a must for the new collector
This is a lovely book, with fantastic illustrations of the more well known jewellery designers of the last century. This guide is a great inspiration to find more out about a fascinating subject. Excellent index, loads of information.

Good for beginners
A good primer to introduce the range of costume jewellery, but to avoid poor purchases, you'd need to get more detailed information. It's a good read and the pictures are clear and attractive.