An unparalleled collection of rings dating from the 3rd to the 19th century, presented not chronologically but rather grouped into timeless themes - birth, love, betrothal, marriage, mourning and death - thereby achieving greater insight about the beliefs , sentiments, status, and practices of their former owners.Since his first purchase in 1970, Benjamin Zucker has assembled one of the largest collections of Jewish marriage rings in private hands and a collection of diamond jewelry that is unrivaled, even by De Beers. With each ring selected for its exceptional quality of stones, rarity, and level of artistry, the collection features many fine examples of signet rings ranging from the 3rd to the 17th century; ancient Roman friendship and engagement rings; medieval posy rings; Renaissance and Baroque wedding rings; Jewish marriage rings, and memorial and death’s head memento mori rings from the 17th to the 19th century. They include a significant grouping of precious diamond-set rings. Many boast provenances dating back generations to Europe’s most prominent collecting families, including the de Clercqs and the Rothschilds. In this remarkable book, these rings are newly studied by experts, including an essay by Zucker himself.Ultimately, these exquisite jewels – many of which have been the subject of national and international museum exhibitions, loans, and publications – form a remarkable testament to the discerning eye of Benjamin Zucker.

Cycles of Life: Rings From The Benjamin Zucker Family Collection (Les Enluminures)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Chadour-Sampson, Beatriz

HINDMAN, Sandra

OGDEN, Jack

Hadjadj, Reine

Antiques & Collectibles

Paul Holberton Publishing

For millennia pearls have been associated with royalty, glamour, and status, and treasured for their exquisite beauty. Pearls traces the history of these coveted gems over the centuries and across cultures from East to West, from the Roman Empire right up to the present day. Historical portraits and contextual material explain the social and cultural significance of pearls, exploring the changing fashions in how pearls were worn, whether as signs of luxury and status or as attributes of the Virgin Mary, representing purity and chastity. Pearls brings together an impressive range of jewelry, from Renaissance-era pearl necklaces that made history with their intricate stories and intrigues, to the pearl drop worn by England’s Charles I when he went to the scaffold and a brooch given by Prince Albert to Queen Victoria on their third wedding anniversary. From the late 19th century, luxury brands such as Chaumet, Garrard, Cartier, Tiffany, and Bulgari came to the fore, and with the introduction of cultured pearls in the early 20th century, pearls, formerly a symbol of privilege, became a more popular and affordable adornment.

Pearls

Arts & Photography

BARI, HUBERT

Graphic Design

Victoria & Albert Museum

<ul>
<li>Tracing the history of Electrum Gallery, a pre-eminent platform devoted to art jewelry and a major creative force for the understanding of new work</li>
<li>The book looks also at the extraordinary life of Barbara Cartlidge - artist, gallery director, curator and author - a prime mover in the field of art jewelry for nearly fifty years</li>
<li>The story is told through the words and images of 70 internationally renowned artist jewelers; including previously unpublished historical photographs</li>
</ul>The extraordinary life of Barbara Cartlidge (b. 1922 in Berlin) - influential gallerist, curator, jewelry artist and author - together with the history of her legendary Electrum Gallery, which she founded in 1971 with Ralph Turner in London, are documented for the first time in a single publication. Pioneers and colleagues as well as around seventy internationally renowned artists of the gallery all have their say and, in anecdotes and recollections, countless illustrations and hitherto unpublished images, tell of a strong and resolute woman and the significance of her gallery as a promoter and platform for the understanding of contemporary art jewelry. Particular attention is paid to the life of Barbara Cartlidge, who fled from Germany in 1938. For over fifty years she was a driving force in what she described as the 'the brotherhood of jewelers who make modern and thought-provoking jewelry all over the world'. Beatriz Chadour-Sampson is an international and established jewelry historian, scholarly author and lecturer. Her extensive publications range from Antiquity to the present day. These include her doctoral thesis on the Italian goldsmith Antonio Gentili da Faenza (1980); the jewelry collection of the Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne (1985), the gold treasure from the Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion (1991) and 2000 Finger Rings from the Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Switzerland (1994). She continues to be curator of this ring collection and consultant to the Swiss National Museum, Zurich, where it is on loan. Her publications reflect a particular interest in contemporary jewelry including a retrospective of the artist in jewelry David Watkins. She was the consultant curator in the re-designing of the William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery at the Victoria &amp; Albert Museum, London and also guest curator of the Pearl exhibition (2013/14). Associate member of the Goldsmiths' Company, London. Janice Hosegoodis a passionate authority in contemporary jewelry. She worked with Barbara Cartlidge as her Manager at Electrum Gallery from 1987 to 2009. Involved with the very best of British and international jewelry designers, she built up her expertise in curating exhibitions, managing special commissions and overseeing one of the most important platforms for showcasing talented craftsmen and women. Since 2007, Janice has developed her own consultancy and applied her experience to many varied projects. She has made significant contributions to various companies and organisations including The Goldsmiths' Company, Crafts Council, Victoria and Albert Museum and Ruthin Crafts Centre. She has taught at The Royal College of Art, City Lit and been a guest speaker for Jerwood and Hidden Art Cornwall.

Barbara Cartlidge and Electrum Gallery: A Passion for Jewellery

Hosegood, Janice

Arnoldsche Art Publishers

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<li>Six hundred rings by international artist jewelers give an insight into the contemporary jewelry scene</li>
<li>Author Beatriz Chadour-Sampson examines how the decorative item became a miniature work of art</li>
<li>Sorted by country, the publication documents international trends of the last sixty years in artist jewelry</li>
</ul>The Alice and Louis Koch Collection of finger rings was originally collated by a jeweler from Frankfurt am Main, once described as the German 'Cartier and Fabergé'. By 1909 the collection comprised 1,722 rings from Antiquity to 1900. Rene Lalique, a contemporary of the time, was included, undoubtedly as a modernizer of the ring form. In the past twenty-five years the fourth generation of the family continued where Louis Koch and his wife Alice left off and expanded the collection to include rings from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This publication will present the complete collection of contemporary rings, now kept in the Swiss National Museum, Zurich. Nearly 600 rings by artist jewelers from around the world document how these miniature works of art have become modern sculptures showcasing new materials and techniques, daring designs and current themes. Text in English and German

Rings of the 20th and 21st Centuries: The Alice and Louis Koch Collection

History & Criticism

Tadema Gallery London is an inexhaustible source of beauty and elegance for all Art Nouveau and Art Deco lovers. The large-format book brings a unique jewelry era to life - it shines in gold, silver and all facets of precious stones. The Gallery was founded in 1978 by Sonya and David Newell-Smith in London's famed Camden Passage in Islington. They were successful photojournalists who ventured into the field of twentieth-century abstract art and the decorative arts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. By 1982 they had discovered a passion for artist-designed jewellery and showed in the gallery an eclectic choice of jewels from significant designers of the Revivalist, Art Nouveau, Arts & Crafts, Jugendstil, Art Deco, and Modernist movements. With over 500 unique jewellery pieces from the 1860s to 1960s, the book reflects the forty-year history of the gallery and the superb eye of its inspirational founders. With over 500 unique jewelry pieces from the 1860s to 1960s, the book reflects the forty-year history of the Tadema Gallery and the superb eye of its inspirational founders.

Tadema Gallery London: Jewellery from the 1860s to 1960s

Newell-Smith, Sonya

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