20th Century Jewellery. Christie's South Kensington: March 21, 2000. Short but select selection. Softcover. 8"x10.5",22 pages, 118 lots, color and black & white illustrations. Light wear.

Inventory #: 34501 Price: $ 20.00

Aldred, Cyril. Jewels of the Pharaohs. Egyptian Jewelry of the Dynastic Period. New York Praeger Publishers: 1971. One of the loveliest books on ancient Egyptian jewelry, with many color plates. Aldred has separate chapters on the recovery of ancient jewels materials craftsmen and their tools techniques and forms. One could wax enthusiastic at length over these jewels, but better to let them speak for themselves and simply say that if you are looking for a good book about them, this is it. Hardcover. 7.5"x10", 256 pages, 100 color and 56 black & white plates, with 37 text illustrations, dj. Light wear.

Inventory #: 34585 Price: $ 45.00

Becker, Vivienne. Antique and Twentieth Century Jewellery. A Guide for Collectors. London NAG Press: 1997. 2nd ed. A perennial favorite, this superb survey covers a wide variety of styles and materials, including Victorian revivalist pieces, Art Nouveau and design-house jewelry, Arts & Crafts, Liberty, Edwardian and Deco, and Cocktail jewelry of the 1940s. Hardcover. 7"x9.5", 319 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. Fine.

Inventory #: 90267 Price: $ 69.50

Catalogue of Important 18th Century Gold Snuff Boxes... also Carnets de bal, Etuis and Needle Cases and Fine Watches...property of Sir A. Chester Beatty. London Sotheby & Co.: December 3rd, 1962 & June 17th, 1963. Parts 1 & 2. The auction sale of a magnificent collection of 18th century gold snuff boxes, almost all of them elaborately enameled and decorated. The watches and other small items were also highly-decorated, rare 18th century pieces. The entire collection would probably fit inside a suitcase, but keep that suitcase gripped firmly - the prices realized for Part One totaled almost $350,000 for 170 items, back in 1962! 2 volumes. Softcover. 7.5"x10", 63 + 63 pages, 341 lots, filled with full-page b/w and several color plates light wear.

Inventory #: 34189 Price: $ 125.00

Daniel, S. Collection Complete de Chiffres Doubles Compose & Dediee aux Artistes Industriels par S. Daniel, Graveur et Dessinateur. Paris Printed by Kaeppelin 17 Quai Voltaire. No date, but c.1860. A lovely French designer's selection of fancy double-initial letters for the use of engravers on silver, jewelry and like pieces. Hardcover. 6"x9", title page plus 34 lithographed plates with initials printed in blue. Covers with moderate wear, some soil, front hinge cracked but tight, endpapers soiled, title page lightly spotted, but plates clean.

Inventory #: 33074 Price: $ 150.00

Dawes, Ginny Redington & Olivia Collings. Georgian Jewellery, 1714-1830. Woodbridge Antique Collectors' Club: 2007. A colorful explosion of a book, packed with color photos of wonderful Georgian jewelry of all types and descriptions. The publisher says that this is not an "academic" book, but there is still plenty of information here, even though it is presented in a less scholarly format than readers may be used to. Interesting anecdotes and information fill the text between the dazzling photographs. If you like Georgian-era jewelry, this book is a "must have". Hardcover. 10"x12", 191 pages, packed with color illustrations. Dust jacket. New.

Inventory #: 90281 Price: $ 85.00

Dent, Herbert C. Pique: A Beautiful Minor Art. London The Connoisseur:1923. Pique was a French invention of the early 18th century thin strips of gold or silver were carefully inlaid onto boxes of tortoiseshell or other similar substances, often combined with mother-of-pearl. The craftsmanship exhibited in these small pieces is of the best quality, and they have been avidly collected since they were first introduced. Picque work continued in France and England into the early 19th century, when the increasing cost of hand-labor doomed this complicated and time-intensive art. A scarce monograph. 8.5"x11", 25 pages of text plus 36 b&w plates light rubbing to the spine.

Inventory #: 20889 Price: $ 350.00

Depper-Lippitz, Barbara. Ancient Gold Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas Museum of Art: 1996. "Prized for its beauty, its workability, and its resistance to corrosion or decay, gold in the ancient world was, as Pindar put it, "Zeus's child. Nothing erodes or consumes it. It conquers the mind of man and is the most powerful of possessions." Indeed, this lack of erosion means the 105 art objects shown in color photoraphs in this catalog are little changed from when they were created some two millennia ago. The Dallas Museum of Art acquired the Moretti collection of Mediterranean gold jewelry in the 1990s-one of the last significant collections in private hands. Among the superbly crafted gold and jeweled ornaments here are 4th-century BC Greek ear pendants with delicate figures of Eros dangling, Etruscan filigreed bracelets from the 7th century BC, and a pair of abstracted twist bracelets from 1st-century AD Rome that look contemporary". Softcover. 8"x10", 150 pages, color illustrations. Fine.

Inventory #: 95142 Price: $ 20.00

[Dyson] The stock-in-trade of John Dyson & Sons, Jewellers. London Sotheby's: May 23, 1990. The stock of jewelry, watches, silver, and other related goods of this generations old firm, "Watchmakers to the Admiralty". Softcover. 8"x10.5", 98 pages, 944 lots, black & white and some color illustrations. Light wear, tips thumbed, some notes and yellow highlighting.

Inventory #: 34222 Price: $ 35.00

[Faberge- Straus] The Robert Strauss Collection of Works of Art by Carl Faberge. London Christie, Manson & Woods: March 9, 1976. A small but distinctive collection which consisted largely of animal sculptures and nine flower and fruit "sprays". Hardcover. 7.25"x10", 60 pages, 58 lots, color and b/w illustrations estimates list glued to endpaper, prices realised sheet glued to pastedown a nice copy.

Inventory #: 9839 Price: $ 50.00

[Faberge] The Winter Egg by Carl Faberge. Geneva Christie's: November 16, 1994. A special catalog completely devoted to lot 3494 of a larger sale- this lot being the magnificent Faberge Easter egg given by Czar Nicholas II to his mother, the Dowager Empress in 1913. The catalog includes much historical detail and many photographs. Softcover. 8.5"x10.5", 33 pages, color and black & white illustrations. Light wear.

Inventory #: 33821 Price: $ 40.00

[Fish Collection] Viennese and Limoges Painted Enamels, Gold and Enamel Watches, Boxes, and other Bibelots, French and Other Continental Silver, French Furniture, Tapestries, Property of Mrs. H. Fish, New York. New York Parke-Bernet Galleries: October 2, 1952. Sale 1360. An auction catalog. Softcover. 6.5"x9.5", 37 pages, 222 lots, b/w illustrations several institutional stamps.

Inventory #: 30361 Price: $ 20.00

Goldenberg, Rose L. Antique Jewelry: A Practical & Passionate Guide. New York Crown Publishers: 1978. 2nd printing. This book remains one of the best, simple and practical guide to knowing the nuts and bolts of collecting antique jewelry. Softcover. 7"x10", 148 pages, b/w and line illustrations and 8 color plates. Moderate wear.

Inventory #: 34163 Price: $ 25.00

Hill, Gerard (ed.). Faberge and the Russian Master Goldsmiths. New York Universe Publishing: 2008. "Peter Carl Faberg‚ (Russian, 1846-1920) is deservedly the most famous creator of the stunning gold, silver, and jewel-studded treasures of imperial Russia. Perhaps because of the popularity of his Easter eggs, Faberg‚'s skilled competitors have been largely overlooked. Faberg‚ and the Russian Master Goldsmiths tells their story and features their masterpieces as well as Faberg‚'s. Today, the creations of the Russian master goldsmiths are dispersed throughout the world. A broad sampling of masterpieces from the great Russian collections, as well as from private and public collections, are depicted here in nearly 300 full color illustrations, a number of which are published here for the first time." Hardcover. 10"x13", 300 pages, 320 color illustrations, dust jacket. Fine.

Inventory #: 90357 Price: $ 40.00

Hougart, Bille. The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks. TBR International: 2006. Revised edition. A new, updated edition of this valuable reference to more than 1,500 hallmarks and trademarks on 20th Century Mexican silver. In addition to marks, brief biographies are supplied for the more prominent and importnat silversmiths. An essential reference book. Softcover. 5.5"x8.5", 288 pages, black & whilte illustrations of marks. New.

Inventory #: 90271 Price: $ 24.95

Important Silver, Gold Boxes and Faberge. London Sotheby's: November 9, 2000. Much fine Georgian & European silver, but the standouts were the Faberge items (lots 78-120), and the really extraordinary 18th century snuff and other gold boxes (lots 11-77). These included a "rare book-shaped pearl-set gold and enamel musical automaton snuff box with watch and vinaigrette", Geneva 1805, and a "rare pearl-set gold and enamel singing bird box", Geneva 1801. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 160 pages, 245 lots, color illustrations. Light wear.

Inventory #: 34494 Price: $ 25.00

[Jewelry - Boisrouvray] The Magnificent Jewels of Luz Mila Patino, Countess of Boisrouvray. New York Sotheby's: October 26, 1989. The auction sale of a truly magnificent collection of jewelry, only a few pieces sold for less than 5-figures. Diamonds and rubies and pearls, oh my. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", about 75 pages, 65 lots, color illustrations and several color plates with overlays, dust jacket. Fine.

Inventory #: 33115 Price: $ 65.00

[Jewelry] Twenty five Renaissance Jewels and Works of Art from the Collection of the late Arturo Lopez-Willshaw. London Sotheby & Co.:June 10th, 1974. The catalog to the auction of a truly remarkable collection of 16th and 17th century jewels and works of art -you've got to love the vibrancy, originality, whimsy and raciness of 16th and 17th century Renaissance artisans. Hardcover. 7.5"x10", 49 pages, 25 lots, all illustrated, most in color, dust jacket. Jacket lightly soiled.

Inventory #: 33106 Price: $ 40.00

Lalique, Marc & Marie-Claude. Lalique par Lalique. Lausanne Societe Lalique/Edipop: 1977. A legendary volume on the art glass bookshelf, an explosive celebration of the glass and jewelry of that most graceful of French designers, Rene Lalique. Hardcover. 9.5"x12", 309 pages, color illustrations, dust jacket. Light wear, a little soil.

Inventory #: 33709 Price: $ 150.00

Liaut, Jean-Noel & Bertrand Pizzin. Cufflinks. New York Assouline: 2002. "Tiny though they may be, cuff links have been used by designers to add an aristocratic touch to otherwise conventional business suits. Here are cufflinks made of such diverse materials as Bakelite, seashells, and amethyst, seen in action on the wrists of Winston Churchill, Marlene Dietrich, Mick Jagger, Jack Nicholson, and Jean Cocteau". Hardcover. 6.5"x8.5", 79 pages, filled with color and black & white illustrations, dust jacket. Fine.

Inventory #: 95130 Price: $ 12.00

Loring, John. Tiffany Flora / Tiffany Fauna. New York Harry N. Abrams: 2003. A colorful, sumptuous survey of the best and most dramatic in Tiffany jewelry in two volumes, one focusing on animals, the other on flowers. "a striking visual survey of the unparalleled craftsmanship of Tiffany & Co. The effect is like peering into an ark of fantastic, bejeweled creatures-winged dragons with fiery eyes clutching beautiful gems a golden parrot in a jaunty diamond cap and blue enameled pantaloons an extravagant wreath of diamond and platinum leaves and flowers a blushingly suggestive enameled orchid and a Tiffany lamp in blues and greens evoking an illuminated wisteria." The pieces illustrated and described range from the 19th century to the present day. A must-have set for the Tiffany & Co. enthusiast. Hardcover. 2 vols. 7.5"x8.5", 128 + 128 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. New. Slipcased. Published at $100.00.

Inventory #: 95051 Price: $ 65.00

Maigne & Robichon. Nouveau Manuel Complet du Marqueteur du Tabletier et de l'Ivoirier. Paris Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret: 1889. A wide-ranging French guide to marquetry and inlay work, covering work in ivory, bone, baleen, mother-of-pearl, amber, horn, tortoiseshell, and celluloid. The text discusses the uses of materials and techniques for decorating furniture, snuff boxes, pipes, combs, jewelry, and other objects. Scarce. Hardcover. 4"x6.25", iv + 428 pages, 43 line illustrations in the text. Bound in new quarter leather with raised bands, gilt title and marbled boards and endpapers. Covers fine, text with some very light scattered foxing and soil.

Inventory #: 31203 Price: $ 400.00

Mirabella, Grace. Tiffany & Co. London Thames & Hudson: 1997. A slim explosion of a book, a pictorial survey of Tiffany & Co. advertising and photography over the last century. Great fun. Hardcover. 6.5"x8.5", 79 pages, color and b/w illustrations, dj. New.

Inventory #: 95085 Price: $ 10.00

Morrill, Penny C. Silver Masters of Mexico. Hector Aguilar and the Taller Borda. Atglen Schiffer Publishing: 1996. A beautifully illustrated study of the work of this important silversmith, formerly a manager for William Spratling. "Here is a magnificent presentation of the Mexican artisans and their creations displayed in 484 beautiful color photographs. The chapters present the master designers and silversmiths whose reputations have grown to international fame with an intimate look at one of the principal designers, H'ctor Aguilar, and the personnel at this workshop. Valentin Vidaurreta, Los Castillo, William Spratling, Antonio Pineda, Hubert Harmon, Enrique Ledesma, and many more craftsmen are represented by their exquisite designs." Hardcover. 9"x12", 224 pages, color illustrations, dj. New.

Inventory #: 90377 Price: $ 49.95

Mussey, Henry R. The "Fake" Instalment Business. New York The University Settlement Society: 1903. "Being an outline of its development, an account of the revival of imprisonment for debt and of the other outrages practiced by dealers under cover of the law, together with suggestions for the destruction of the 'fake' trade". A study of the so-called "fake" trade -a trade which, according to the author, flourished exclusively in New York's East Side Italian immigrant community. Poor immigrants were sold "gewgaws" and jewelry at "outrageously inflated" prices, often 10 to 20 times what the objects were worth, and signed a draconian contract for installment payments. The corrupt dealer then arranged for them to miss a payment and would immediately demand full payment of the balance. If the immigrant could not borrow enough from friends to pay, a corrupt policeman would arrest him, at which point he would either pay up or be sent to what amounted to debtors prison until his friends and family finally settled the bill. The author also includes proposed legislation to correct this scam. This study was reprinted in 1936, and neither printing is common OCLC locates just 3 copies of each. Softcover. 5.5"x9", 45 [1] pages a poor copy, ex-institutional, completely disbound with the pages and front cover all loose, and rear cover missing. In addition the paper is very brittle and the pages and cover are chipping. For all this, a very scarce item in any condition.

Inventory #: 6884 Price: $ 125.00