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This work charts the careers of both the humblest and most famous French Jewellers of the 19th century, including Fouquet, Boucheron, Falize, and Lalique. It contains photographs of specific pieces, the jewels being worn, design sketches, and prints from contemporary fashion magazines.

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'This is a book that should be on the bookshelf of any serious collector or dealer . . . of these 1300 pages, there is not one without some interesting fact, anecdote or illustration' - Art Review
'Thames & Hudson have done Vever and Purcell proud . . . Now with an extremely readable translation the book has been opened to an even wider audience . . . wholeheartedly recommended' - Decorative Arts Society Newsletter

Henri Vever French Jewelry of the Nineteenth

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    A Hardback by Henri Vever, Katherine Purcell

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: 02/07/2001
      ISBN13: 9780500237847, 978-0500237847
      ISBN10: 0500237840
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This work charts the careers of both the humblest and most famous French Jewellers of the 19th century, including Fouquet, Boucheron, Falize, and Lalique. It contains photographs of specific pieces, the jewels being worn, design sketches, and prints from contemporary fashion magazines.

      Trade Review
      'This is a book that should be on the bookshelf of any serious collector or dealer . . . of these 1300 pages, there is not one without some interesting fact, anecdote or illustration' - Art Review
      'Thames & Hudson have done Vever and Purcell proud . . . Now with an extremely readable translation the book has been opened to an even wider audience . . . wholeheartedly recommended' - Decorative Arts Society Newsletter

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