An extensive international overview of the present diversity of a unique genre of jewelry design - the chatelaine. The exhibition includes works by over seventy artists from Europe, North and South America, Australia and Japan. The invited artists were free to decide on the type of chatelaine they wished to take and to whom it was to be dedicated. The role models could be famous authors, artists, politicians or philosophers just as well the artist’s friends or relatives not previously known to the public. To accompany the work, the artists have prepared brief texts explaining their choices. All the chatelaines were made specifically for this exhibition from 2002 to 2006. Interesting well crafted avant-garde jewelry, not always very decorative often quite industrial looking.

Language: English
Pages: 199
Illustrations: 164 Color Illustrations. 62 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8”x 7”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Metal - Silver/Gold/Precious Stones/Wrought Iron/Enamel Survey
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Weight: 1.50
ISBN: 9529878516
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Location of Exhibition: Exh. Cat.: Designmuseo, Helsinki, Finland, 2006-20
Miscellaneous: Cat. of exh. Index. Bios.


Code: 5948
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

Price: $120.00

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When the artist began her jewelry career there was virtually no tradition of handicrafted jewelry within which to work and few of today’s supporting and nurturing elements for the arts were present. Within this milieu, Margaret De Patta is further distinguished by being one of the few American jewelers whose work and ideas were allied to the then currently evolving ideas presented in the modern art movement. Her strong motivation to establish jewelry as an informed and personal expression of the highest order led her to become one of the leading spokespersons for the dignity of the mealworkers craft as it developed during the relatively arid environment of the thirties in this country.

Language: English
Pages: 72
Illustrations: 4 Color Illustrations. 28 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 6”x 8”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Metal - Silver/Gold/Precious Stones/Enamel Monographs
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Weight: 0.50
ISBN:
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Location of Exhibition: Exh. Cat.: Oakland Museum, 1976
Miscellaneous: Bio. Cat. of exh.


Code: 5830
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

Price: $39.50

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This volume is the first in a planned series of three, describing the museum’s extensive collections. The Swedish Kings of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries were, most of them, doughty warriors and mighty hunters, and their weapons were kept in the Royal Armoury. Some of them were also firearms collectors, and in their armouries are some of the finest firearms in existence. During parts of this period Sweden was a Great Power, and magnificent firearms were often included in the diplomatic gifts to the Swedish Monarch. This first volume give the history of each firearm and the inventory texts and other sources of information, together with photos, information on gunmarks, other craftsmen and donors.

Language: English
Pages: 371
Illustrations: 39 Color Illustrations. 682 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9”sq
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: Metal - Silver/Gold/Precious Stones/Wrought Iron/Enamel Survey
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Weight: 2.75
ISBN: 9187594072
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bibl. Index.


Code: 5847
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

Price: $140.00

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The House of Georg Jensen has produced outstanding designs for over a century, inspiring and encouraging an atmosphere of individual talent, often unfettered by commercial restrictions and frequently way ahead of its time. The designs are often referred to as “sculptural” and sometimes as the closest possible métier to three-dimensional art. That those same designs should remain so compelling and unique today is surely a testament to their endurance. This book offers good documentation of gold jewelry done by Georg Jensen through a variety of detailed photographs.

Language: English
Pages: 40
Illustrations: 52 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 10”x 8”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Metal - Silver/Gold/Precious Stones/Enamel Monographs
Edition:
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: No ISBN #
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bios. Cat. of exh.


Code: 6193
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

Price: $62.50

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Matsilver contains a collection of the Zorn family cutlery. Included are detailed descriptions of crown spoons from the 1700’s, cherub spoons from the renaissance, and the Zorn family’s set of cutlery. The detailed designs on the Norwegian spoons from the 1600 is remarkable. Makers and dates of individual pieces included.

Language: Swedish
Pages: 100
Illustrations: 14 Color Illustrations. 31 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 7” x 10”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: Metal - Silver/Gold/Precious Stones/Wrought Iron/Enamel Survey
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Weight: 0.25
ISBN: 9197251941
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bibl. Cat. of exh.


Code: 6030
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

Price: $19.50

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The Silver Cabinet collection at the Zorn Museum has over 400 of the finest pieces in Sweden. Most of the items in this collection were purchased from the Zorn family in Sweden. This is a wonderful book with detailed descriptions on nattvardskalkar, brocksilver, Svenska dryckeskannor, dalasilver, and a collection of Emma Zorns jewelery and brosch’s.

Language: Swedish
Pages: 72
Illustrations: 30 Color Illustrations. 1 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9” x 8 1/2”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Metal - Silver/Gold/Precious Stones/Wrought Iron/Enamel Survey
Edition:
Weight: 0.25
ISBN: 9197432911
ISSN:
Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bibl. Cat. of exh.


Code: 6035
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

Price: $19.50

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