Jeweled Menagerie: The World of Animals in Gems - Brossura

Tennenbaum, Suzanne

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0500286736 ISBN 13: 9780500286739

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2007

Riassunto

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 & 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.

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This sumptuous volume, now available in paperback, examines the phenomenon of animal jewelry over the last century. Great imagination and technical skill have gone into the fashioning of these precious objects, which exhibit not only meticulous craftsmanship but grace and humour and refinement. All lovers of jewelry will be intrigued by these gorgeous pieces, and the book will also appeal to today's designers and all dealers in fine jewelry.

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0500286736
• ISBN 13: 9780500286739
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 216