Product Description

This comprehensive, illustrated guide includes photographs of a variety of Royal tiaras together with those of French and Russian Imperial provenances. Geoffrey Munn has been granted special access to the photographic archives of many famous jewellers, including Cartier, Boucheron and Faberge, for his research. Other makers include Garrards, Castellani, Giuliano, Lalique, Fouquet and Tiffany. Many of the stunning tiaras featured also have great historical significance and their provenance is explained fully by the author, who is a specialist in jewellery and metalwork.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #261050 in Books
• Published on: 1999-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 432 pages

Review
"...lavish and beautifully illustrated new study...[Geoffrey Munn's] text is perfectly balanced between sober art and historical chops (as when discussing three tiaras designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria) and giddy appreciation (discussing a tiara made for drag comedienne Dame Edna Everage" Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher
The majority of photographs and related material are illustrated here for the first time and gathered from private collections over three decades.

About the Author
Geoffrey Munn is the Managing Director of Wartski Ltd, a firm of antique dealers in London specialising in European precious metalwork. He is co-author of Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts Jewellery and author of both Castellani and Giuliano - Revivalist Jewellers of the 19th Century and The Triumph of Love - Jewellery 1530-1930. He is also the jewellery specialist on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow.

Customer Reviews

Ab Fab
What a beautiful book this is! For all who are interested in jewellery it will be an absolutely must. For those who are interested in royal families you will find a large section on the royal tiaras. The history royal tiaras will help you to trace family links. The book is extremely well written, with a lot of inside and understanding for the beauty of tiaras and jewellery in general. It is so nice to browse through the pages and enjoy the beauty of it. I will give it a place of honour on my coffee table!

Highly readable, not too technical very informative
An excellent book for anyone interested in tiaras and their history. No previous knowledge needed. Also the book displays numerous colour plates to illustrate the jewels. Well worth reading!

Fantastic book
I have always loved reading about and seeing pictures of Jewels, and this book is all that I could ever have wished for in a book. Wonderfull colour pictures and informative text.