Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #76075 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-16
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Synopsis
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.

Customer Reviews

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.

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.