Inside the Jewelry Box: A Collector's Guide to Costume Jewelry: Identification and Values, Vol. 3
Inside the Jewelry Box is based on news columns by Ann Mitchell Pitman that have run in antique publications since 1997, Ann has been collecting costume jewelry since 1969, when she made her first purchase- a Silverstone bracelet with Cinderella's castle on it. \ \ This exquisite book contains over 1,000 photos. It gives extensive coverage to Claudette, Volupte, Les Bernard, and Calvaire, which have received only limited coverage in other books. It also includes chapters on Mazer Bros.,...
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Pitman has been collecting costume jewelry since 1969. She presents a collection of her monthly Inside the Jewelry Box columns, appearing in selected antiques publications over the past six years. Topics include specific designers and makers of costume jewelry, types of jewelry pieces—necklaces, bracelets, brooches and pins, earrings, rings—fakes and reproductions, care and repair, vintage ads, websites, and vintage fashion and costume jewelry. The text is illustrated throughout with 1,000-plus color photographs. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Acknowledgments4About the Author6Foreword7Introduction10Mazer Brothers14Calvaire19Claudette22House of de Lillo30Hattie Carnegie34Nettie Rosenstein41Juliana43Les Bernard48Bogoff55Hobe57Volupte70Quality73Florenza100Fruits & Vegetables103Bakelite116Parures & Demi-Parures133Necklaces152Bracelets160Brooches & Pins174Earrings207Rings & Things216Pebble Jewelry218Guilloche221Contemporary Jewelry223Fakes & Reproductions230Care & Repair235Selling Your Jewelry236Vintage Ads237Costume Jewelry Internet Websites254Vintage Fashion & Costume Jewelry266Jewelcollect267Bibliography269
