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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Papi, Stefano.     Subjects     Jewelry -- History -- 20th century.     Jewelry -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.     Jewelry -- Collectors and collecting.     Jewelry -- Private collections.     Socialites -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Papi, Stefano.       by title:      20th century jewelry...       by call number:      739 P215t     Search the Web     Papi, Stefano.     Jewelry -- History -- 20th century.     Jewelry -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.     Jewelry -- Collectors and collecting.     Jewelry -- Private collections.     Socialites -- Biography.       MARC Display

20th century jewelry & the icons of style / Stefano Papi & Alexandra Rhodes. by Papi, Stefano. Thames & Hudson, 2013. Call #: 739 P215t Subjects Jewelry -- History -- 20th century.   Jewelry -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.   Jewelry -- Collectors and collecting.   Jewelry -- Private collections.   Socialites -- Biography. ISBN:  9780500516874 (hc.) 0500516871 (hc.) Alternate title:  Twentieth century jewelry and the icons of style Description:  272 p. : col. ill. ; 33 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (page 266) and index. Contents:  Marjorie Merriweather Post -- Lydia, Lady Deterding -- The Duchess of Windsor -- Daisy Fellowes -- Countess Mona Bismarck -- Barbara Hutton -- Merle Oberon -- The Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda -- Maria Callas -- HH The Begum Aga Khan III -- Nina Dyer. Summary:  "For centuries the collecting of precious gems and the jewelry fashioned from them was the exclusive prerogative of kings and queens, emperors, popes, and maharajahs. In the aftermath of World War I an extraordinary group of women emerged who had the means to deck themselves in glittering bracelets, rings, necklaces, earrings, tiaras, and brooches. This book presents eleven profiles of glamorous women who assembled these astonishing collections in the mid-twentieth century. The fall of European monarchies meant royal jewels passed into the hands of a new social elite that included figures from show business and the worlds of industry and commerce. The women of the era cut their hair, wore looser-fitting clothes, and had greater freedom than before the war. The change in fashion led to a new style of jewelry--the historic gemstones were reset and new collections created ... The book brings to life the worlds in which these women moved--elegant yachts, extravagant parties--and describes the details of the jewels and the jewelers (Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Harry Winston) that created the exquisite settings."--From publisher. Other authors:  Rhodes, Alexandra. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 739 P215t Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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