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| Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures | 
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| Authors: Ginny Redington Dawes, Corinne Davidov
Creator: Tom Dawes
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Category: Book
List Price: $27.50
Buy New: $16.08
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 128901
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 156
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0789208687
Dewey Decimal Number: 739.2709034
EAN: 9780789208682
ASIN: 0789208687
Publication Date: November 30, 2005
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 Beautiful Book! June 11, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is a must for anyone that collects or deals in Victorian Jewelry! Good information with exquisite photos of the finest examples of Victorian Jewelry.
Victorian well done August 22, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Victorian jewelry is one of my passions and I both collect and sell it. This book has fabulous illustrations, great information, and a bit of a different slant than other books on Victorian jewelry. I am so glad I did not miss this one, and bought copies for both my home and shop libraries. Worth twice the price!
Opened my eyes to a vast array of jewelry styles that I wasn't familiar with July 6, 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This quite a different take on jewelry than most books, and accordingly very worthwhile. I got this book out of the library, read it cover-to-cover, and I am still buying a copy. The pictures are absolutely gorgeous and wonderfully detailed.
These are the common, cheaper, but still beautiful pieces that are normally overlooked. I think that people who like Art Nouveau, which concentrated more on design than the expense of the materials, would find them particularly interesting. In addition, Dawes take us through the various fads of the time period. The text explains many of the peculiarities behind the rise of such styles (e.g.: aluminum was once rare; aristocrats wore iron jewelry to show that they had supposedly patriotically donated their real jewels to the government, etc.)
A very worthwhile addition to a jewelry book collection.
Secondary Victorian treasure pieces March 18, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
During her nearly sixty-four-year reign Queen Victoria produced a cultural and fashion following particularly notable in the jewelry world, where English and European Jewelers produced less expensive pieces mimicking the queen's, which were worn by the middle class of her times. These pieces were long ignored because of their low value and cheap materials - but today are prized for their workmanship, which VICTORIAN JEWELRY: UNEXPLORED TREASURES reveals in chapters of history following designs, materials, and lovely secondary pieces. Styles presented here have been selected from collections around the world and are displayed through specially commissioned color photos just for this book.
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