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	AITKEN, MOLLY EMMA When Gold Blossoms - Indian Jewelry from the Susan L. Beningson Collection - London, England, Philip Wilson. 2004. (ISBN: 0856675997) Cloth-, 27.5 x 22 cms. 144 pages - in English - 154 color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2004 showing at the Asia Society in New York of Indian jewelry, mainly golden, from the Susan L. Beningson collection - Indian art specialist Molly Emma Aitken on the Indian experiences of jewelry - catalogue - glossary and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43 US$ 63.83 \| £UK 38.5 \| JP¥ 5677] Book number: 005969 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ALBANESI, RINALDO Marangoni - l'Atelier Dei Sogni - Gioielli Di Scena Da Maria Callas a Madonna Roma, Italy, Il Cigno. 2002. (ISBN: 8878311278) Wrappers-, 27 x 22 Cms. 88 pages - in Italian - around 70 full-page duotone illustrations - published to coincide withe the 2002 showing in Spoleto, Italy, of fine pieces of jewelry from the Marangoni workshop destined for stars of the stage, from Maria Callas to Madonna - featuring fine photos of stars of opera and ballet, of Josephine Baker, Amanda Lear, Madonna, Nicole Kidman and others - intro. by Rinaldo Albanesi - list of illustrations. New-. CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.28 \| £UK 23.75 \| JP¥ 3493] Book number: 006042 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BALFOUR, IAN Famous Diamonds Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK, Antique Ccllectors' Club. 2009, Fifth Edition. (ISBN: 9781851494798) Hard Cover, 30,5 x 24 cms. 335 pages - in English - over 150 colour illustrations and Asschers' account of the cutting of the Cullinan diamond in 1908 - Fascinating stories of more than 80 famous diamonds, including the Koh-i-noor, the deep blue Hope, the Cullinan and Hollywood romantic, the Taylor-Burton - Map - note on the carat - preface by Robert Mouawad - bibliography - index. New -/New -. CHF 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.25 US$ 117.84 \| £UK 70.75 \| JP¥ 10480] Book number: 009029 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BARNARD, NICK Indian Jewellery London, England, V & A Publications. 2008. (ISBN: 9781851774838) gilt-embossed cloth-, 25.5 x 22 cms. 128 pages - in English - 124 color plates and 4 b/w illustrations - a presentation of the highlights of the collection of Indian court jewelry in the Victoria & Albert Museum which comprises over 4,000 pieces - who wore jewelry and why, precious stones to serpents' bones, genesis of a collection, tale of two museums, Indian jewelry in Victorian Britain, and, the making of the V & A's collection from 1880 to the present day - biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25 US$ 68.74 \| £UK 41.25 \| JP¥ 6113] Book number: 009009 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BAUDOUIN, PIET ET AL Silver in Belgium Brussels, Belgium, Racine. 1998. (ISBN: 2873860758) Cloth-, 27 x 25 cms. 192 pages - in French, Flemish and English - 130 color illustrations - masterpieces in silver created in Belgium between 1500 and 1800 - gold & silver, hallmarking & hallmarks, the silversmith's craft, types of objects, functions & forms, styles and more - illustrations - list of cities in modern-day Belgium having had guild hallmarks, sample of city hallmarks, examples of guild and master hallmarks, principal Belgian public collections and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 006076 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BAXTER, PAULA A. Southwest Silver Jewellery Atglen, PA, USA, Schiffer. 2001. (ISBN: 0764312448) hardcover-, 29 x 23 cms. 208 pages - in English - over 300 mostly color illustrations - a curator and specialist in native American jewellery describes the evolution of jewellery created by Navajo and Pueblo American Indian tribes since 1860 when they became introduced to metalworking to the 1950s and mid-1960s - what collectors need to know - jewellers active before 1970 and considered important to the antique indian arts market - values reference guide - biblio. and index. new-/new-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 005924 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BECKER, VIVIENNE Art Nouveau Jewelry London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2005. (ISBN: 9780500280782) softcover-, 30.5 x 23 Cms. 240 pages - in English - 456 illustrations, incl. 156 in color - 214 makers' marks - a noted expert on jewelry describes the spread of Art Nouveau jewelry from France to Europe and the U.S. - featuring bios. of over 300 designers and over 200 makers' marks and signatures - biblio. index and sources of illustrations. New-. CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.28 \| £UK 23.75 \| JP¥ 3493] Book number: 009127 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BECKER, VIVIENNE Fabulous Costume Jewelry - History of Fantasy and Fashion in Jewels Atglen, PA, USA, Schiffer. 1993. (ISBN: 0887405512) Cloth-, 28 x 23 Cms. includes a price guide - 232 pages - over 250 color illustrations - in English - an historian of jewelry describes the development of costume jewelry from Victorian, Georgian, Romantic, neo-Classic and Edwardian times to the Art Deco years, the cocktail style, the 1960s, glam rock and beyond - biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 005965 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BIRNIE DANZKER, JO-ANNE Art Nouveau Buckles - Jugendstil GÃ¼rtenschliessen Stuttgart, Germany, Arnoldsche. 2001. (ISBN: 389790151X) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 232 pages - in English and German - catalogue of the exhibition held in the Villa Stuck Museum in Munich in 2001 - about 250 colour illustrations of Art Nouveau, Jugendstil and Liberty Styles buckles with symbolistic, floral and geometrical designs - 35 illustrations of marks -the objects come from Austria, Bohemia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great-Britain and the United States - a major section is dedicated to over 40 buckles from Liberty & Co. - of London - other objects include works by Georg Jensen, Tiffany, Lalique and Piel FrÃ¨res - in addition : catalogue - biographies - marks - bibliography - index - providing both layman and specialist with new points of reference. New -/New -. CHF 86.00 [Appr.: EURO 57 US$ 84.45 \| £UK 50.75 \| JP¥ 7510] Book number: 001744 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BLOCH, PETER Acquamanili - Oggetti Medievali Per Uso Sacro e Profano Milan, Italy, Franco Maria Ricci. 1982. (ISBN: 8821603318) Clothbound. gilt-embossed black clothbound with a color pastedown on the front cover - 100 pages - in Italian - 41 color plates and various color and b/w figs. - stunning medieval gold and silver ewers featuring horses and diverse animals and people on horseback. New-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 58.92 \| £UK 35.5 \| JP¥ 5240] Book number: 006077 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BOARDMAN, JOHN Greek Gems and Finger Rings London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2001. (ISBN: 0500237778) cloth-, 31 x 24.5 cms. 480 pages - in English - 1,455 illustrations, incl. 51 color plates - an updated and revised edition of the definitive work on the miniaturist art of gem engraving by a world authority on classical archeology and art - Minoans and Mycenaeans - the geometric and early archaic periods - archaic gems and finger rings - classical gems and finger rings - Greeks and Persians - Hellenistic Greece and Rome - materials and techniques - summaries of gem and ring shapes - indexes: abbreviations, summary gazeteer of collections, gems illustrated and general index. new-/new-. CHF 180.00 [Appr.: EURO 119 US$ 176.76 \| £UK 106 \| JP¥ 15720] Book number: 005920 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BONORA, GIAN LUCA/MARZATICO, FRANCO Ori Dei Cavalieri Delle Steppe - Collezioni Dai Musei dell'Ucraina Milan, Italy, Silvana. 2007. (ISBN: 9788836608850) Wrappers-, 28 x 23 Cms. 384 pages - in Italian - 372 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2007 showing in Trento, Italy, of ancient golden and other objects, from the collection in the Museum of Ukraine, made by people of the Golden Horde, Mongolians and others who roamed vast steppes that stretched from Eastern Europe to China - essays by 20 specialists on 4,00-year-old steppes civilizations, the push from the East, the Amazons, Black Sea civilizations, migration, domination and much more - captions to the illustrations and bibliography. New-. CHF 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43 US$ 63.83 \| £UK 38.5 \| JP¥ 5677] Book number: 007640 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BOREL, FRANCE Schmuck - Kostbarkeiten Aus Afrika, Asien, Ozeanien Und Amerika Oestfildern-Ruit, Germany, Hatje Cantz. 1999. (ISBN: 3775708677) cloth-, 30.5 x 26 cms. 288 pages - in German - 400 color illustrations - photography by John Bigelow Taylor - a comprehensive presentation of the remarkable Ghysels collection of ethnic jewellery from Africa, Asia, Oceania and America - The Art of Collecting, essay - catalogue - The End of the Journey? essay - maps, biblio. and index. new-/new-. CHF 110.00 [Appr.: EURO 72.75 US$ 108.02 \| £UK 65 \| JP¥ 9606] Book number: 005959 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BRUNHAMMER, YVONNE Rene Lalique - Exceptional Jewellery 1890-1912 Milan, Italy, Skira. 2007. (ISBN: 9788861301207) hardcover-, 29 x 25 Cms. 288 pages - in English - 325 mostly color illustrations and various figs. - published to coincide with the MusÃ©e du Luxembourg exhibitionn in Paris of pieces by French master glazier and jeweller RenÃ© Lalique (1860-1945) - various essays - catalogues - chronology, biblio. and showings mentioned in descriptions of works. New-/New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 009302 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BUCCELLATI, MARIA CRISTINA Buccellatti - Art in Gold, Silver and Gems Milan, Italy, Skira. 2000. (ISBN: 8881188244) Hard Cover, 29 x 29 Cm. 143 pages - In English - published to coincide with an exhibition in 2000 at Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, Washington - over 200 colour illustrations - Gianmaria Buccellati, his style - The Prince of Goldsmiths - The evolution of a designer - "Precious Objects" - The Jewels - catalog of objects. New -/New -. CHF 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 59.5 US$ 88.38 \| £UK 53 \| JP¥ 7860] Book number: 005979 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CAILLES, FRANCOISE Merveilleuses Perles - Repertoire Raisonne Des Perles Celebres Luxemburg, Argusvalentines. 2006. (ISBN: 2919769189) Gilt Embossed Cloth, 28 x 22 Cms. 320 pages - in French - around 300 color illustrations - a biography of pearls, incl. a catalogue raisonnÃ© of famous pearls - legends, symbolisms, beliefs, history, the pearl as muse, the art of wearing pearls throughout the ages, harvesting pearls, glossary, maintenance, imitation pearls and much more - list of illustrations, index, main museums featuring jewellery exhibits and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 180.00 [Appr.: EURO 119 US$ 176.76 \| £UK 106 \| JP¥ 15720] Book number: 005190 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CASELLI, LETIZIA Croce Di Chiaravalle e Le Crozi Veneziane in Cristallo Di Rocca Padua, Italy, Il Prato. 2002. Wrappers-, 24 x 17 Cms. 128 pages - in Italian - around 50 duotone and color illustrations - a learned work describing the medieval rock crystal crosses made in the Italian commune of Chiaravalle and in Venice. New-/New-. CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.28 \| £UK 23.75 \| JP¥ 3493] Book number: 006089 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CEDERWALL, SANDRALINE/RINEY, HAL Spratling Silver San Francisco, Ca. USA, Chronicle Books. 2000. (ISBN: 0811829545) Cloth-, 31 x 24 Cms. 176 pages - in English - over 70 duotone plates - a work published on the centennial of the birth of the great American silversmith and designer William Spratling (1900-1967) who went to the Mexican mountain town of Taxco in the 1920s and who wound up employing some 400 local silversmiths to produce remarkable silver designs - over 70 such masterpieces are displayed in this book - essay by Barnaby Conrad - Spratling designs - plates - hallmarks & hallmark chart - epilogue and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 58.92 \| £UK 35.5 \| JP¥ 5240] Book number: 005927 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CHAILLE, FRANCOIS ET AL Cartier- Innovation Through the 20th Century Paris, France, Flammarion. 2007. (ISBN: 9782080300416) Cloth-, 30 x 30 cms. square-. 272 pages - in English - over 200 mostly color illustrations, mostly plates - published to coincide with the 2007 showing at the Moscow Kremlin Museums of masterpieces created by the house of Cartier - featuring 165 key 20th Century pieces reproduced at actual size - also previously unpublished photographs of said pieces worn by famous clients such as various European queens and legendary actresses - intros. by Kremlin Museums curator Elena Gagarina and Cartier International president Bernard Fornas - essays by 6 specialists on the house of Cartier, its evolution and its creations - catalogue: Belle Epoque, watches, the Oriental influence, Art Deco, White Art Deco, yellow gold, Cartier's bestiary, the fantastic jewels of Mexican actress María Félix, Jean Cocteau'sword, drawings from the Cartier archives and more - chronology and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 59.5 US$ 88.38 \| £UK 53 \| JP¥ 7860] Book number: 008750 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CLARKE, JOHN Jewellery of Tibet and the Himalayas London, England, V & A Publications. 2004. (ISBN: 1851774238) Silver-embossed Black Cloth-, 25.5 x 22 cms. 128 pages - in English - 100 color and 5 b/w plates - a description of the history, wearers, symbolism and craftsmen of traditonal jewelry from Tibet, Nepal and the Himalayas, featuring fine examples from the collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum and other collections and museums, described by a curator of the V & A - glossary, biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25 US$ 68.74 \| £UK 41.25 \| JP¥ 6113] Book number: 009010 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CLEMENTE, PIETRO ET AL Gioielli - Storia, Linguaggio, Religiosita Dell'ornamento in Sardegna Nuoro, Italy, Ilisso. 2004. (ISBN: 8889188286) Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 412 pages - in Italian - 839 color illustrations - a handsomely bound and printed book which spotlights the intricate and dazzling world of jewellery from the Italian island of Sardinia - nine specialists describe Sardinian jewellery and popular culture; a brief history of precious ornaments in Sardinia, from the Paleolithic to High Medieval periods; the spread of medieval and modern Sardinian jewellery; outward signs of piety; jewellery and clothes; body jewellery; magic and precious ornaments; jewellery and dress, the 1911 Sardinian Collection; and, tradition and innovation in contemporary jewellery, from designers to artisan/artists - bibliography. New -/New -. CHF 138.00 [Appr.: EURO 91.25 US$ 135.52 \| £UK 81.25 \| JP¥ 12052] Book number: 003507 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	COCKS, ANNA SOMERS ET AL Gold and Silver Treasures from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Milan, Italy, Electa. 1988. Wrappers-, 28 x 21 Cms. 112 pages - in English - 121 color illustrations - published to coincide with the 1987-1988 American showings in Miami, Omaha, Indianapolis, Fort Worth and Memphis of ancient msterpieces of silverware, jewelry and snuff boxes from the legendary Thyssen-Bornemisza collection which was put together over several generations - intro. by Anna Somers Cocks - Elizabeth Nagy on European silver - Maria de Peverelli on Renaissance jewels, gold boxes and objets de vertu - catalogue. New-. CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.28 \| £UK 23.75 \| JP¥ 3493] Book number: 006095 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	COCKS, ANNA SOMERS/TRUMAN, CHARLES Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objets De Vertu - the Thysse-Bornemisza Collection London, England, Philip Wilson. 1995. (ISBN: 085667172X) Gilt Embossed Cloth, 33.5 x 24.5 cms. 384 pages - in English - 139 color plates and over 50 b/w figs. - edited by Simon de Pury - exquisite gold and jewel pieces made by court jewellers from the Renaissance to the Russian imperial court, mainly gold boxes - High Renaissance jewellery, 18th Century gold snuff-boxes, FabergÃ© workshops, techniques, collecting and more - catalogue: jewellery and treasury pieces, gold boxes, French gold boxes, from other European countries, others, objets de vertu from the workshops of Carl FabergÃ© and other Russian goldsmiths - biblio. index of marks and general index. New-/New -. CHF 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 165.25 US$ 245.5 \| £UK 147.25 \| JP¥ 21833] Book number: 006093 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	COGAN, MIROSLAV ET AL Bijoux De Boheme Brussels, Belgium, Piet Jaspaert. 1998. (ISBN: 9074750109) softcover-, 20 x 30 cms. Oblong. 112 pages - in French - 183 color illustrations - published to coincide with the 1998 showings in Brussels, Belgium and Prague, Czech Republic, of ancient Bohemian jewelry - essays by two specialists on gems from the Middle Ages to the present and on 19th and 20th Century precious stones - list of illustrations and bibliography. New-. CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.28 \| £UK 23.75 \| JP¥ 3493] Book number: 006041 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	COLENO, NADINE Amazing Cartier - Jewelry Design Since 1937 Paris, France, Flammarion. 2009. (ISBN: 9782080300980) Cloth-, 31.5 x 26 cms. 252 pages - in English - around 300 mostly color illustrations - a description of the creations since 1937 by the house of Cartier placed in their historical and stylistic contexts - history, figurative jewelry, abstract jewelry, and, color - bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 009485 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.

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	AITKEN, MOLLY EMMA When Gold Blossoms - Indian Jewelry from the Susan L. Beningson Collection - London, England, Philip Wilson. 2004. (ISBN: 0856675997) Cloth-, 27.5 x 22 cms. 144 pages - in English - 154 color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2004 showing at the Asia Society in New York of Indian jewelry, mainly golden, from the Susan L. Beningson collection - Indian art specialist Molly Emma Aitken on the Indian experiences of jewelry - catalogue - glossary and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43 US$ 63.83 \| £UK 38.5 \| JP¥ 5677] Book number: 005969 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ALBANESI, RINALDO Marangoni - l'Atelier Dei Sogni - Gioielli Di Scena Da Maria Callas a Madonna Roma, Italy, Il Cigno. 2002. (ISBN: 8878311278) Wrappers-, 27 x 22 Cms. 88 pages - in Italian - around 70 full-page duotone illustrations - published to coincide withe the 2002 showing in Spoleto, Italy, of fine pieces of jewelry from the Marangoni workshop destined for stars of the stage, from Maria Callas to Madonna - featuring fine photos of stars of opera and ballet, of Josephine Baker, Amanda Lear, Madonna, Nicole Kidman and others - intro. by Rinaldo Albanesi - list of illustrations. New-. CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.28 \| £UK 23.75 \| JP¥ 3493] Book number: 006042 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BALFOUR, IAN Famous Diamonds Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK, Antique Ccllectors' Club. 2009, Fifth Edition. (ISBN: 9781851494798) Hard Cover, 30,5 x 24 cms. 335 pages - in English - over 150 colour illustrations and Asschers' account of the cutting of the Cullinan diamond in 1908 - Fascinating stories of more than 80 famous diamonds, including the Koh-i-noor, the deep blue Hope, the Cullinan and Hollywood romantic, the Taylor-Burton - Map - note on the carat - preface by Robert Mouawad - bibliography - index. New -/New -. CHF 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.25 US$ 117.84 \| £UK 70.75 \| JP¥ 10480] Book number: 009029 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BARNARD, NICK Indian Jewellery London, England, V & A Publications. 2008. (ISBN: 9781851774838) gilt-embossed cloth-, 25.5 x 22 cms. 128 pages - in English - 124 color plates and 4 b/w illustrations - a presentation of the highlights of the collection of Indian court jewelry in the Victoria & Albert Museum which comprises over 4,000 pieces - who wore jewelry and why, precious stones to serpents' bones, genesis of a collection, tale of two museums, Indian jewelry in Victorian Britain, and, the making of the V & A's collection from 1880 to the present day - biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25 US$ 68.74 \| £UK 41.25 \| JP¥ 6113] Book number: 009009 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BAUDOUIN, PIET ET AL Silver in Belgium Brussels, Belgium, Racine. 1998. (ISBN: 2873860758) Cloth-, 27 x 25 cms. 192 pages - in French, Flemish and English - 130 color illustrations - masterpieces in silver created in Belgium between 1500 and 1800 - gold & silver, hallmarking & hallmarks, the silversmith's craft, types of objects, functions & forms, styles and more - illustrations - list of cities in modern-day Belgium having had guild hallmarks, sample of city hallmarks, examples of guild and master hallmarks, principal Belgian public collections and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 006076 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BAXTER, PAULA A. Southwest Silver Jewellery Atglen, PA, USA, Schiffer. 2001. (ISBN: 0764312448) hardcover-, 29 x 23 cms. 208 pages - in English - over 300 mostly color illustrations - a curator and specialist in native American jewellery describes the evolution of jewellery created by Navajo and Pueblo American Indian tribes since 1860 when they became introduced to metalworking to the 1950s and mid-1960s - what collectors need to know - jewellers active before 1970 and considered important to the antique indian arts market - values reference guide - biblio. and index. new-/new-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 005924 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BECKER, VIVIENNE Art Nouveau Jewelry London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2005. (ISBN: 9780500280782) softcover-, 30.5 x 23 Cms. 240 pages - in English - 456 illustrations, incl. 156 in color - 214 makers' marks - a noted expert on jewelry describes the spread of Art Nouveau jewelry from France to Europe and the U.S. - featuring bios. of over 300 designers and over 200 makers' marks and signatures - biblio. index and sources of illustrations. New-. CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.28 \| £UK 23.75 \| JP¥ 3493] Book number: 009127 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BECKER, VIVIENNE Fabulous Costume Jewelry - History of Fantasy and Fashion in Jewels Atglen, PA, USA, Schiffer. 1993. (ISBN: 0887405512) Cloth-, 28 x 23 Cms. includes a price guide - 232 pages - over 250 color illustrations - in English - an historian of jewelry describes the development of costume jewelry from Victorian, Georgian, Romantic, neo-Classic and Edwardian times to the Art Deco years, the cocktail style, the 1960s, glam rock and beyond - biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 005965 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BIRNIE DANZKER, JO-ANNE Art Nouveau Buckles - Jugendstil GÃ¼rtenschliessen Stuttgart, Germany, Arnoldsche. 2001. (ISBN: 389790151X) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 232 pages - in English and German - catalogue of the exhibition held in the Villa Stuck Museum in Munich in 2001 - about 250 colour illustrations of Art Nouveau, Jugendstil and Liberty Styles buckles with symbolistic, floral and geometrical designs - 35 illustrations of marks -the objects come from Austria, Bohemia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great-Britain and the United States - a major section is dedicated to over 40 buckles from Liberty & Co. - of London - other objects include works by Georg Jensen, Tiffany, Lalique and Piel FrÃ¨res - in addition : catalogue - biographies - marks - bibliography - index - providing both layman and specialist with new points of reference. New -/New -. CHF 86.00 [Appr.: EURO 57 US$ 84.45 \| £UK 50.75 \| JP¥ 7510] Book number: 001744 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BLOCH, PETER Acquamanili - Oggetti Medievali Per Uso Sacro e Profano Milan, Italy, Franco Maria Ricci. 1982. (ISBN: 8821603318) Clothbound. gilt-embossed black clothbound with a color pastedown on the front cover - 100 pages - in Italian - 41 color plates and various color and b/w figs. - stunning medieval gold and silver ewers featuring horses and diverse animals and people on horseback. New-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 58.92 \| £UK 35.5 \| JP¥ 5240] Book number: 006077 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BOARDMAN, JOHN Greek Gems and Finger Rings London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2001. (ISBN: 0500237778) cloth-, 31 x 24.5 cms. 480 pages - in English - 1,455 illustrations, incl. 51 color plates - an updated and revised edition of the definitive work on the miniaturist art of gem engraving by a world authority on classical archeology and art - Minoans and Mycenaeans - the geometric and early archaic periods - archaic gems and finger rings - classical gems and finger rings - Greeks and Persians - Hellenistic Greece and Rome - materials and techniques - summaries of gem and ring shapes - indexes: abbreviations, summary gazeteer of collections, gems illustrated and general index. new-/new-. CHF 180.00 [Appr.: EURO 119 US$ 176.76 \| £UK 106 \| JP¥ 15720] Book number: 005920 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BONORA, GIAN LUCA/MARZATICO, FRANCO Ori Dei Cavalieri Delle Steppe - Collezioni Dai Musei dell'Ucraina Milan, Italy, Silvana. 2007. (ISBN: 9788836608850) Wrappers-, 28 x 23 Cms. 384 pages - in Italian - 372 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2007 showing in Trento, Italy, of ancient golden and other objects, from the collection in the Museum of Ukraine, made by people of the Golden Horde, Mongolians and others who roamed vast steppes that stretched from Eastern Europe to China - essays by 20 specialists on 4,00-year-old steppes civilizations, the push from the East, the Amazons, Black Sea civilizations, migration, domination and much more - captions to the illustrations and bibliography. New-. CHF 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43 US$ 63.83 \| £UK 38.5 \| JP¥ 5677] Book number: 007640 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BOREL, FRANCE Schmuck - Kostbarkeiten Aus Afrika, Asien, Ozeanien Und Amerika Oestfildern-Ruit, Germany, Hatje Cantz. 1999. (ISBN: 3775708677) cloth-, 30.5 x 26 cms. 288 pages - in German - 400 color illustrations - photography by John Bigelow Taylor - a comprehensive presentation of the remarkable Ghysels collection of ethnic jewellery from Africa, Asia, Oceania and America - The Art of Collecting, essay - catalogue - The End of the Journey? essay - maps, biblio. and index. new-/new-. CHF 110.00 [Appr.: EURO 72.75 US$ 108.02 \| £UK 65 \| JP¥ 9606] Book number: 005959 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BRUNHAMMER, YVONNE Rene Lalique - Exceptional Jewellery 1890-1912 Milan, Italy, Skira. 2007. (ISBN: 9788861301207) hardcover-, 29 x 25 Cms. 288 pages - in English - 325 mostly color illustrations and various figs. - published to coincide with the MusÃ©e du Luxembourg exhibitionn in Paris of pieces by French master glazier and jeweller RenÃ© Lalique (1860-1945) - various essays - catalogues - chronology, biblio. and showings mentioned in descriptions of works. New-/New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 009302 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BUCCELLATI, MARIA CRISTINA Buccellatti - Art in Gold, Silver and Gems Milan, Italy, Skira. 2000. (ISBN: 8881188244) Hard Cover, 29 x 29 Cm. 143 pages - In English - published to coincide with an exhibition in 2000 at Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, Washington - over 200 colour illustrations - Gianmaria Buccellati, his style - The Prince of Goldsmiths - The evolution of a designer - "Precious Objects" - The Jewels - catalog of objects. New -/New -. CHF 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 59.5 US$ 88.38 \| £UK 53 \| JP¥ 7860] Book number: 005979 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CAILLES, FRANCOISE Merveilleuses Perles - Repertoire Raisonne Des Perles Celebres Luxemburg, Argusvalentines. 2006. (ISBN: 2919769189) Gilt Embossed Cloth, 28 x 22 Cms. 320 pages - in French - around 300 color illustrations - a biography of pearls, incl. a catalogue raisonnÃ© of famous pearls - legends, symbolisms, beliefs, history, the pearl as muse, the art of wearing pearls throughout the ages, harvesting pearls, glossary, maintenance, imitation pearls and much more - list of illustrations, index, main museums featuring jewellery exhibits and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 180.00 [Appr.: EURO 119 US$ 176.76 \| £UK 106 \| JP¥ 15720] Book number: 005190 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CASELLI, LETIZIA Croce Di Chiaravalle e Le Crozi Veneziane in Cristallo Di Rocca Padua, Italy, Il Prato. 2002. Wrappers-, 24 x 17 Cms. 128 pages - in Italian - around 50 duotone and color illustrations - a learned work describing the medieval rock crystal crosses made in the Italian commune of Chiaravalle and in Venice. New-/New-. CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.28 \| £UK 23.75 \| JP¥ 3493] Book number: 006089 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CEDERWALL, SANDRALINE/RINEY, HAL Spratling Silver San Francisco, Ca. USA, Chronicle Books. 2000. (ISBN: 0811829545) Cloth-, 31 x 24 Cms. 176 pages - in English - over 70 duotone plates - a work published on the centennial of the birth of the great American silversmith and designer William Spratling (1900-1967) who went to the Mexican mountain town of Taxco in the 1920s and who wound up employing some 400 local silversmiths to produce remarkable silver designs - over 70 such masterpieces are displayed in this book - essay by Barnaby Conrad - Spratling designs - plates - hallmarks & hallmark chart - epilogue and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 58.92 \| £UK 35.5 \| JP¥ 5240] Book number: 005927 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CHAILLE, FRANCOIS ET AL Cartier- Innovation Through the 20th Century Paris, France, Flammarion. 2007. (ISBN: 9782080300416) Cloth-, 30 x 30 cms. square-. 272 pages - in English - over 200 mostly color illustrations, mostly plates - published to coincide with the 2007 showing at the Moscow Kremlin Museums of masterpieces created by the house of Cartier - featuring 165 key 20th Century pieces reproduced at actual size - also previously unpublished photographs of said pieces worn by famous clients such as various European queens and legendary actresses - intros. by Kremlin Museums curator Elena Gagarina and Cartier International president Bernard Fornas - essays by 6 specialists on the house of Cartier, its evolution and its creations - catalogue: Belle Epoque, watches, the Oriental influence, Art Deco, White Art Deco, yellow gold, Cartier's bestiary, the fantastic jewels of Mexican actress María Félix, Jean Cocteau'sword, drawings from the Cartier archives and more - chronology and bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 59.5 US$ 88.38 \| £UK 53 \| JP¥ 7860] Book number: 008750 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CLARKE, JOHN Jewellery of Tibet and the Himalayas London, England, V & A Publications. 2004. (ISBN: 1851774238) Silver-embossed Black Cloth-, 25.5 x 22 cms. 128 pages - in English - 100 color and 5 b/w plates - a description of the history, wearers, symbolism and craftsmen of traditonal jewelry from Tibet, Nepal and the Himalayas, featuring fine examples from the collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum and other collections and museums, described by a curator of the V & A - glossary, biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25 US$ 68.74 \| £UK 41.25 \| JP¥ 6113] Book number: 009010 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CLEMENTE, PIETRO ET AL Gioielli - Storia, Linguaggio, Religiosita Dell'ornamento in Sardegna Nuoro, Italy, Ilisso. 2004. (ISBN: 8889188286) Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 412 pages - in Italian - 839 color illustrations - a handsomely bound and printed book which spotlights the intricate and dazzling world of jewellery from the Italian island of Sardinia - nine specialists describe Sardinian jewellery and popular culture; a brief history of precious ornaments in Sardinia, from the Paleolithic to High Medieval periods; the spread of medieval and modern Sardinian jewellery; outward signs of piety; jewellery and clothes; body jewellery; magic and precious ornaments; jewellery and dress, the 1911 Sardinian Collection; and, tradition and innovation in contemporary jewellery, from designers to artisan/artists - bibliography. New -/New -. CHF 138.00 [Appr.: EURO 91.25 US$ 135.52 \| £UK 81.25 \| JP¥ 12052] Book number: 003507 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	COCKS, ANNA SOMERS ET AL Gold and Silver Treasures from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Milan, Italy, Electa. 1988. Wrappers-, 28 x 21 Cms. 112 pages - in English - 121 color illustrations - published to coincide with the 1987-1988 American showings in Miami, Omaha, Indianapolis, Fort Worth and Memphis of ancient msterpieces of silverware, jewelry and snuff boxes from the legendary Thyssen-Bornemisza collection which was put together over several generations - intro. by Anna Somers Cocks - Elizabeth Nagy on European silver - Maria de Peverelli on Renaissance jewels, gold boxes and objets de vertu - catalogue. New-. CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.28 \| £UK 23.75 \| JP¥ 3493] Book number: 006095 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	COCKS, ANNA SOMERS/TRUMAN, CHARLES Renaissance Jewels, Gold Boxes and Objets De Vertu - the Thysse-Bornemisza Collection London, England, Philip Wilson. 1995. (ISBN: 085667172X) Gilt Embossed Cloth, 33.5 x 24.5 cms. 384 pages - in English - 139 color plates and over 50 b/w figs. - edited by Simon de Pury - exquisite gold and jewel pieces made by court jewellers from the Renaissance to the Russian imperial court, mainly gold boxes - High Renaissance jewellery, 18th Century gold snuff-boxes, FabergÃ© workshops, techniques, collecting and more - catalogue: jewellery and treasury pieces, gold boxes, French gold boxes, from other European countries, others, objets de vertu from the workshops of Carl FabergÃ© and other Russian goldsmiths - biblio. index of marks and general index. New-/New -. CHF 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 165.25 US$ 245.5 \| £UK 147.25 \| JP¥ 21833] Book number: 006093 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	COGAN, MIROSLAV ET AL Bijoux De Boheme Brussels, Belgium, Piet Jaspaert. 1998. (ISBN: 9074750109) softcover-, 20 x 30 cms. Oblong. 112 pages - in French - 183 color illustrations - published to coincide with the 1998 showings in Brussels, Belgium and Prague, Czech Republic, of ancient Bohemian jewelry - essays by two specialists on gems from the Middle Ages to the present and on 19th and 20th Century precious stones - list of illustrations and bibliography. New-. CHF 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.5 US$ 39.28 \| £UK 23.75 \| JP¥ 3493] Book number: 006041 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	COLENO, NADINE Amazing Cartier - Jewelry Design Since 1937 Paris, France, Flammarion. 2009. (ISBN: 9782080300980) Cloth-, 31.5 x 26 cms. 252 pages - in English - around 300 mostly color illustrations - a description of the creations since 1937 by the house of Cartier placed in their historical and stylistic contexts - history, figurative jewelry, abstract jewelry, and, color - bibliography. New-/New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 78.56 \| £UK 47.25 \| JP¥ 6986] Book number: 009485 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.