CC Costume Jewelry 2ed: Identification and Price Guide
Popularized by Coco Chanel in Paris during the 1920s, costume jewelry -- from the inexpensive to the extravagant -- has come into its own, creating a skyrocketing market for both investors and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0380770784
ISBN13:9780380770786
Release Date:January 1994
Publisher:Avon Books
Length:376 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A Must Have for Serious Collectors
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I sell vintage costume jewelry for a living so, as you can probably imagine, I have a lot of books on the subject. This is definitely one of the best. It's filled with fantastic background information on the making of costume jewelry, the top name designers and popular styles. The photos (b & w and color) provide good illustrations and are often of rarer, less-frequently-seen styles. I also like the fact that it's a smaller paperback book (as opposed to a large format hardcover). It's easier to take to antique/jewelry shows and thumb through when necesary.
Worth buying!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Quite a good reference book on costume jewelry! It is divided into chapters by eras, i.e. - 20's, 30's, etc.... Not only does this book show jewelry and give prices, but it also gives info on what was going on in the jewelry industry during that era, which gives you help in identifying the age of pieces not found in the book. The pictures are mostly in B & W, but are very crisp and well photographed. The few color pictures are stunning. One note of caution to newbies - many of the book values in here are quite high - do not expect to get anywhere near that amount when you sell a piece, unless you sell in a very large city, and even then expect to "discount" a little. In all, however, this book has a ton of info and resources (even a dealer's directory!), and is well worth buying.
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