Hot Sale Georgian Jewellery 1714-1830

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Hot Sale Georgian Jewellery 1714-1830

Georgian Jewellery 1714-1830




Hot Sale Georgian Jewellery 1714-1830



Hot Sale Georgian Jewellery 1714-1830

Specifications

  • Sales Rank: 420425 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-10-22
  • Original language:English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .94" h x9.75" w x12.15" l,3.20 pounds
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 200 pages


Hot Sale Georgian Jewellery 1714-1830


Georgian Jewellery is a celebration of the quality and style of the eighteenth century and of the endless ingenuity in design and workmanship that produced such a wealth of fabulous and wearable pieces of jewellery. Heavy academic tomes have already been written about the period, so this book illuminates the subject in a more colourful and accessible way. Much disparate information about the jewellery has been gathered together and the period is brought alive by portraits and character sketches of famous Georgians in their finery, fashion tips, gossip, and some rather outrageous cartoons of the time, as well as interesting newly discovered facts. Some might think that Georgian jewellery is the stuff of museums or safe-deposit boxes, but since many of the pieces pictured here have been on the market in the last few years, it is hoped this book will encourage people to realise this lovely jewellery is as beautiful an adornment today as it was over two hundred years ago. Information is given on how t




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