Product Description

A clear, accessible, easy-to-follow guide to developing an appraiser's eye and a connoisseur's knowledge of costume jewelry. "Miller's Costume Jewelry: How to Compare & Value" is organized chronologically, starting with the Victorian era. It includes the Arts & Crafts Movement, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and the 1960s Space Age and continues right through to the 1980s. It features all the popular designers such as Eisenberg, Trifari, Boucher, Joseff, Mazer, Haskell, Schiaparelli, Dior, Chanel, Hobe, and Ken Lane. 54 full-colour 2-page spreads show pairs of related objects, which are analyzed, compared, and evaluated, with the object of answering the question of why one item is more valuable than the other. The factors involved may be age, rarity, intricacy of design, maker, marks, provenance etc, and the author hones in on salient value features. Additional text on history, material, and manufacturers is also included. Also covered are topics such as Understanding the Market and Care and Repair.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #234247 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

Review
"... pages and pages of glamorous, irridescent, beautiful glass from 1900-1989... Luther's guide is as enjoyable to read for pleasure as it is to refer to for facts." Antiques Magazine"

About the Author
Dr Steven Miners runs Cristobal, selling antiques, decorative objects, furniture, and period costume jewelry. He has travelled extensively sourcing exquisite examples of costume jewelry as required by his customers and works with many dealers, and even the designers themselves, from around the world. Costume jewelry is his expertise and his passion. Tracy Tolkien is an a vintage clothing and accessories expert and owns Steinberg & Tolkien, on the King's Road, London.