Jewels of Fantasy: Costume Jewelry of the 20th Century

by Deanna Farneti Cera (Editor), Melissa Gabardi, Vivienne Becker

A survey of the finest costume jewelry created by American and European designers and manufacturers in this century. Includes photographs of over 600 pieces--earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and more--designed by Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Napier, Trefari, Monet, and others. With technical guide. 643 illustrations, including 500 in full color.

Genres: Jewellery

408 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1992

Reviews

[Nor Finn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it! Huge, Heavy, Glossy, Color photos and illustrations. One inch thick and 10x11" big beautiful coffee table book. Shows examples of high end costume jewelry from designers like Trifari, bergere, boucher, cartier, chanel, coro etc. Includes a section with Manufacturers or Makers Marks or Signatures which is very helpful. Over 400 pages of beautiful, informative jewelry eye candy. Photos include the designer, circa year made, and description of the piece. I think it's a great resource.