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What's Inside About the Item In this magnificent collection of the most spectacular jewels of the twentieth century, fine jewelry historian
Vivienne Becker selects the quintessential bijoux that represent the milestones of jewelry design of the last one hundred years. From Art Nouveau to the brink of the new millennium, Becker’s selections range from the Wiener Werkstätte and Tiffany Studios, Egyptian-inspired Art Deco masterpieces by Cartier and midcentury designs by Verdura for Chanel, exquisite creations by DeBeers, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Graff, to modern designs from a new generation of innovative artists.A new addition to Assouline’s Ultimate Collection, this beautiful volume is a must-have for fine jewelry collectors and lovers of precious objects. Sparkling with stunning photography, this hand-bound luxury edition features hand-tipped images and is presented in a linen clamshell case. About the Author Vivienne Becker is an award-winning journalist, jewelry historian, and author of several books on the history of jewelry design. Based in London, she is a contributing editor to the Financial Times’s How To Spend It magazine and writes regularly for the Saturday Telegraph magazine and for newspapers and magazines around the world. She organized and wrote the catalog for the first major exhibition of the jewelry of René Lalique, and curated Jewels of Fantasy, a traveling exhibition of twentieth-century costume jewelry. She also lectures and broadcasts regularly on her subject.Video Press designyoutrust.com – "THE IMPOSSIBLE COLLECTION OF JEWELRY BOOK", May 28, 2013Click to read the online article pursuitist.com - "Assouline Book Gathers The Ultimate Jewelry Collection", May 28, 2013 Click to read the online article The Luxe Life - " The Daily Want: The Impossible Collection of Jewelry", May 1, 2013 Click to read the online article The Jewelry Editor- "Assouline Presents: The Impossible Collection of Jewelry by Vivienne Becker", April 17, 2013 Click to read the online article Quest – "Vivienne Becker's Choices glow, and the Impossible Collection of Jewelry takes no time to work its magic on you", May 1, 2013 Click to read the article Harper’s Bazaar Greece –April, 2013 Click to read printed article Luhho –April, 2013 Click to read printed article Woman Magazine (Chile) – Las Joyas del Siglo XX, March, 2013 Click to read printed article WWD (USA) – "Book Smart", March 11, 2013 Click to read printed article Vegas Magazine Online–"The Ultimate Fine Jewelry Book", February 19, 2013 Click to read online article Room 100 –“Hot Rocks”, February 2013 Click to read printed article InStyle.com –“We’re Obsessed”, January 31, 2013 Click to read printed article BHMA Donna –“The Impossible Collection of Jewelry”, February, 2013 Click to read printed article L’Officiel –“100 Limites”, February 2013 Click to read printed article Harper's Bazaar UK, January 21, 2013 Click to read the online article Vogue.fr – “The Impossible Collection of Jewelry”, January 18, 2013 Click to read online article Harper's Bazaar –January 21, 2013 Click here to read the article Tatler–“ Vivienne Becker's The Impossible Collection of Jewelry book launch”, January 18, 2013 Click to read the online article Vogue France – The Impossible Collection of Jewelry, August 2012 Click to view Pursuitist.com – “Assouline Book Gathers the Ultimate Jewelry Collection”, August 2012 Click to read You May Also Like... | Sign up for our Newsletter for special offers and news! |
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