20th Century Jewelry & the Icons of Style Hardcover – September 27, 2016

This book has amazing photos (of such notable personalities as the Duchess of Windsor, Barbara Hutton, Mona Bismarck) that are sumptuous on so many levels. The jewels are showcased and photographed beautifully, and the accompanying descriptions are detailed and thorough. A definite investment and keepsake to pour over for years to come...The jewels just come to life!

Did you ever wonder about all the elegant women who were known for their fantastic collection of jewelry? Well, wonder no more, in this book you will see how the women who are part of the book took to "collecting jewelry" the buying, changing with times, style & look, most of all keeping the quality of the stones in tact and making sure that the value goes up and keeps going up with the right provenance. One will read and imagine the life of these women and not all had the greatest of lives but most certainly had the most beautiful jewelry I have set eyes on.

I love making jewelry and this book has amazing photography of high-end pieces from Cartier, Harry Winston, Van Cleef & Arpel, and many other fine jewelry retail that I would probably never be able to shop in. :) Makes the crap worn at the Oscars look like stuff from Claire's, believe me. :)

Bought this for the pictures. Had no idea I’d be so mesmerized by the stories.Definitely worth every cent(And yes, I want a lot of the jewels!!!)

Very interestingBeautiful original picturesNice purchase !

i have a large jewelry book collection and this is a great addition. great addition to my great jewelry collectors

Excellent historical reference and beautiful photos

It is beautiful book. I love jewellery.