The Impossible Collection of Jewelry

Preview: The Impossible Collection of Jewelry

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About the Work

Fine jewelry historian Vivienne Becker has curated a magnificent collection of the most extraordinary jewels of the twentieth century that have marked the milestones of jewelry design over the last hundred years. From the Wiener Werkstätte and Tiffany Studios of the Art Nouveau era, to the Art Deco masterpieces of Cartier, midcentury designs by Verdura for Chanel, and contemporary creations by Graff, Van Cleef & Arpels, and DeBeers, among others, Becker's selection is breathtaking. Assouline's Ultimate Collection has added this splendid volume, which is a must-have for fine jewelry enthusiasts and collectors of precious objects. This exquisitely hand-bound limited edition is presented in a linen clamshell case and features stunning photography with hand-tipped images.

About the Author

Vivienne Becker is a jewelry historian, award-winning journalist, and author of multiple books on the history of jewelry design. She is based in London and contributes to the Financial Times's How To Spend It magazine as a contributing editor. Becker also writes for the Saturday Telegraph magazine, as well as various newspapers and magazines worldwide. She curated Jewels of Fantasy, a traveling exhibition of 20th-century costume jewelry, and organized and wrote the catalog for the first major exhibition of the jewelry of René Lalique. Becker regularly lectures and broadcasts on the subject of jewelry design.

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