For a long time, Louis Comfort Tiffany was known almost solely as an extremely gifted designer of spectacular lamps, favrile glass vases and stained glass windows in a very individual Art Nouveau style. Recently his considerable accomplishments in other areas of the decorative arts have become more widely known and admired. Jewellery design played only a minor part in Tiffany's activities until 1907, five years after he had joined the firm of his father, Charles Tiffany, as artistic director and vice-president. It was for Tiffany and Co. that he produced some of his finest pieces, combining gemstones, enamelling and metalwork in highly original designs of unusual refinement; as well as objects made of enamel on copper, such as vases, bowls and boxes. These were acclaimed at all the international expositions of the period. Tiffany's motifs were largely taken from nature: animals, birds and insects, as well as plant forms. But his work also shows the fruitful influence of oriental and Middle Eastern historical decorative examples.

JEWELLERY & ENAMELS OF LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY /ANGLAIS

Zapata, Janet

Arts & Photography

Thames&Hudson

A showcase of the most spectacular examples of animal motifs in jewelry by master jewelers from America and Europe. The depiction of animals in art goes back to prehistoric cave paintings; and the early history of jewelry, from ancient Egyptian scarabs to Renaissance pendants, shows abundant examples of animal imagery. In the nineteenth century a new group of designers, seeking to satisfy the growing middle class's appetite for jewels, revived the Egyptian and Etruscan styles. Animals of all sorts were incorporated: birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, and fish. Prominent houses such as Fouquet, Fontenay, Falize, Fabergé, and Tiffany all produced a spectacular array of animal jewels that are much prized today. Design developments throughout the twentieth century―Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and those that followed―contributed impressive animal jewelry, from Lalique's intricate insects to Cartier's panthers, from Boucheron and Van Cleef &amp; Arpels to the sophisticated imagery of Verdura. This book examines in detail the denizens of this jeweled menagerie. Great imagination and technical skill have gone into the fashioning of these precious objects, which exhibit not only meticulous craftsmanship but also grace, humor, and refinement. Over 300 photographs in full color

The Jeweled Menagerie: The World of Animals in Gems

Tennenbaum, Suzanne

Health, Fitness & Dieting

The Jeweled Menagerie: A World of Animals in Gems

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

With 142 illustrations, including 84 plates in full color.

The Jewelry and Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany

History

Harry N.Abrams, Inc.

The natural world has been a muse for artists throughout the ages, and jewelry designers have always shared that inspiration, their fascination with flora and fauna coming through in their work. Now, Jeweled Garden traces the evolution of garden-inspired jewelry from the 19th century to the present day in beautiful photographs and an absorbing text. From Louis Comfort Tiffany’s delicate realist creations of the Victorian Age to Cartier’s 2006 Caresse d’orchides necklace encrusted with precious stones, the tradition’s most beautiful pieces by master jewelers are represented. Featuring pieces from turn-of-the-last-century Art Nouveau, 1920s Art Deco, 1950s and 60s jet-set, and 1970s individualism, from Fabergé, Lalique, Tiffany, Cartier, Van Cleef &amp; Arpels, Bulgari, and even from fashion houses such as Chanel and Christian Dior, this gorgeous volume will delight jewelry aficionados and gardening enthusiasts alike. The natural world has been a muse for artists throughout the ages, and jewelry designers have always shared that inspiration, their fascination with flora and fauna coming through in their work. Now, Jeweled Garden traces the evolution of garden-inspired jewelry from the 19th century to the present day in beautiful photographs and an absorbing text. From Louis Comfort Tiffany’s delicate realist creations of the Victorian Age to Cartier’s 2006 Caresse d’orchides necklace encrusted with precious stones, the tradition’s most beautiful pieces by master jewelers are represented. Featuring pieces from turn-of-the-last-century Art Nouveau, 1920s Art Deco, 1950s and 60s jet-set, and 1970s individualism, from Fabergé, Lalique, Tiffany, Cartier, Van Cleef &amp; Arpels, Bulgari, and even from fashion houses such as Chanel and Christian Dior, this gorgeous volume will delight jewelry aficionados and gardening enthusiasts alike.

Jeweled Garden: A Colorful History of Gems, Jewels, and Nature

Vendome Press

larger hardcover with black dust jacket

The Art of Zadora: America's Faberge

Zadora-Gerlof, Andreas Von

Behl, David

Crafts & Hobbies

Vendome Pr

Dazzling and celebrity-filled, this survey of the life, times, and works of Seaman Schepps (1881-1972), one of New York's greatest jewelers, is being published to accompany an important exhibition of his stunning designs. A true original, Schepps created eye-popping jewels that fused exotic materials with a sexy style and captured the imagination of trend-setting American women. An immigrant's son from New York's Lower East Side, Schepps rose to prominence by creating designs that defied all previous ideas of what jewelry should look like. Witty-even outrageous-and wildly flattering, Schepps's jewelry stood for style more than wealth. Featured on the covers of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Look, and other magazines, it appealed to an enormous range of clients, from the duchess of Windsor to Andy Warhol. Today, more than 20 years after his death, his work has inspired a legion of new collectors, who seek out vintage rings, bracelets, earrings, compacts, and lipstick cases, and the firm continues to produce splendid pieces based on the original designs. This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, promise to bring Schepps's extraordinary jewelry to a new generation. AUTHOR BIO: Amanda Vaill, the granddaughter of Seaman Schepps, is the author of Everybody Was So Young, a biography of Gerald and Sara Murphy that was a finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award. Janet Zapata is a historian and curator of decorative arts and jewelry and the author of numerous books and articles. David Behl is a leading photographer of jewelry whose many books include Abrams' Bejeweled.

Seaman Schepps: A Century of New York Jewelry Design

Vaill, Amanda

Book by Zapata, Janet, Vaill, Amanda

Inspired by Chinese art and lore, Western art and music, and the natural world, Anna Hu’s one-of-a-kind pieces have catapulted her to the top of the jewelry firmament in a few short years. This volume celebrates the completion of her first 100 works, or “Opus 1,” as she calls the collection. Exploring the relationship between her jewelry and fashion as well as the remarkable gems that inspired her work, this large-format book focuses on the pieces themselves, exquisitely photographed by master jewelry photographer David Behl. Some are as intricate as Chinese embroidery, others as ethereal as butterflies, and still others are jeweled reinterpretations of timeless works of music and art, from Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and Puccini’s Turandot to Monet’s Water Lilies. Praise for Symphony of Jewels: "This book details [Hu's] first 99 works—many inspired by classical pieces—in exquisite detail." —Cleveland Plain Dealer

Symphony of Jewels: Anna Hu Opus 1: Anna Hu Opus 1

Woolton, Carol

Warren, David

Graphic Design

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JEWELLERY & ENAMELS OF LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY /ANGLAIS

The Jeweled Menagerie: The World of Animals in Gems

The Jeweled Menagerie: A World of Animals in Gems

The Jewelry and Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany

Jeweled Garden: A Colorful History of Gems, Jewels, and Nature

The Art of Zadora: America's Faberge

Seaman Schepps: A Century of New York Jewelry Design

Seaman Schepps: A Century of New York Jewelry Design

Symphony of Jewels: Anna Hu Opus 1: Anna Hu Opus 1