Antiquarian
Jewelry
Reference
Christie's - New York
Important Jewels
from the The House of Harry Winston
2001
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Antiquarian
Jewelry
Reference |
Christie's - New York Important Jewels from the The House of Harry Winston 2001
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Author/s |
Publisher/City |
Year |
Printer/City |
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Christie's |
Christie's, New York (NY - USA) |
2001 |
Christie's, London (UK - Europe) |
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Pages |
Binding |
Illustrations |
Size (l x w - cm) |
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80 |
heavy stock paper[see Scan - above] | 1 black + white [front cover], 160+ in colour |
26.8 x 21.1 cm |
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Condition |
Language/s |
Shipped Via |
Weight (grams) |
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EXECELLENT+ |
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USA - Priority Foreign - Global Priority |
379 g fits in the USPS Priority Flat Rate mailer without wrapping |
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About This Antiquarian
Book |
This LONG OUT OF PRINT Antiquarian auction catalogue lists and describes 108 Lots, ALL of which appear to be illustrated in sumptuous colour, of a truely remarkable collection of Important Jewels from the House of Harry Winston ! "Founding the Company bearing his name in 1932, Harry Winston delftly handled some of the most extraordinary gems and important jewelry in the 20th Century. With the finest rough diamonds available, as well as numerous historical gems, he imbued his pieces with exceptional style. His intuition and discretion, combined with his prodigious knowledge and love of stones, were legendary. Because Winston had an insightful and visionary eye for how an array of stones might be crafted into a superb piece of jewelry and by introducing a fine, flexible wire setting, he revolutionized jewelry design, emphasizing the sheer beauty of the diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, shorn of excess metal. From this technique some of the most lavish jewel creations ever made were produced." -- from the Introductory remarks The items include -- chains, rings, bracelets, barrettes, sculptures, tie tacks, shirt studs, cufflinks, ear clips, brooches, stick pins - and MORE! WOWSERS! Just about every jewelry aficionado has run across the Winston name at some time or another -- now here is your chance to see a splendid array of some of his vintage creations, all fabulously illustrated in color!
Each item has information about its makeup/precious stones. If you have begun a personal computer interactive relational database of makers//styles/models, you will certainly find many new items to add to it in this really kewl tome. The estimated price for each lot is a useful general guide to their value. A perfect reference for the dealer / collector / insurance adjustor / designer in precious metals and gems / student doing a special project related to the craft of Harry Winston. Biography [Harry Winston], Conversion Chart - Ring Size/Measurements [American, French/Japanese, English, Metric], Colorles Diamond Index, Diamonds - The 4 C's [Cut / Clarity / Colour / Clarity / Carat]. Lavishly illustrated ! Antiquarian Book in EXCELLENT+ Condition!! Return to |
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