20th Century Jewelry: The Complete Sourcebook

About this book

Here in more than 1 500 full-color specially drawn illustrations is the most comprehensive and detailed history and sourcebook of twentieth-century jewelry ever published. From the 1900s to the year 2000 John Peacock charts the development of every kind and style of jewelry for both women and men: brooches earrings necklaces pendants bracelets buckles dress clips hair ornaments rings watches cufflinks and more. Both precious jewelry and costume jewelry appear as does novelty jewelry. John Peacock is the doyen of fashion illustration. His many books on mens and womens fashion and accessories form an unparalleled library for students collectors and fashion enthusiasts alike. Many years of research for this book using paintings photographs and the jewelry itself have allowed him to reproduce in meticulous detail a host of representative pieces from every year of the century. Arranged in twenty-year sections the pictures are accompanied by complete descriptions of each piece including details of materials stones designs fastenings mounts and surrounds. These highly detailed drawings allow the reader to see how the styles of the great twentieth-century designers and jewelry houses - among them Lalique Cartier Chaumet Chanel Jensen Verdura Schlumberger Haskell Harry Winston Van Cleef & Arpels and Tiffany & Co.have filtered down to mass-produced and costume jewelry. Every style is represented: Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts pieces of the early twentieth century; Art Deco of the twenties and thirties; cocktail jewelry of the forties and fifties; Pop Art creations of the sixties and seventies; flashy ostentatious jewelry of the eighties; and more delicate retro jewelry of the nineties. The invaluable reference section includes biographies of the centurys leading international jewelers and a concise bibliography. Over 1 500 color illustrations