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Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection
Princess Catherine Aga Khan
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Description for Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection
Hardcover. A visual celebration of jeweled masterworks from Paris in the Art Deco era Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; ACXD3; AGC; KJZ; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229. .
One Christmas Eve, Prince Sanruddin Aga Khan gave to his wife a magnificent jeweled box made by Cartier in the 1930s. So began the making of perhaps the most remarkable jewelry collection of a remarkable era for jewelry - and for French jewelry in particular. In the 1920s and 1930s, smoky night clubs, cocktails, a new acceptance of make up beyond the boudoir, decor for smart apartments and dinner tables, provided a new landscape for the designs of the great jewelry houses of Europe, with Paris as the superstar of cities. The gloom of war was replaced either by an ... Read more
One Christmas Eve, Prince Sanruddin Aga Khan gave to his wife a magnificent jeweled box made by Cartier in the 1930s. So began the making of perhaps the most remarkable jewelry collection of a remarkable era for jewelry - and for French jewelry in particular. In the 1920s and 1930s, smoky night clubs, cocktails, a new acceptance of make up beyond the boudoir, decor for smart apartments and dinner tables, provided a new landscape for the designs of the great jewelry houses of Europe, with Paris as the superstar of cities. The gloom of war was replaced either by an ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500519479
SKU
V9780500519479
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Princess Catherine Aga Khan
Princess Catherine Aga Khan is wife of the late Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. Pierre Rainero is Image, Style and Heritage Director of Cartier.
Reviews for Jeweled Splendors of the Art Deco Era: The Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection
An elegant offering filled with jeweled works beyond compare... This entire book is a feast for the eyes with images of intricate inlay, bright colors, and inventive design. Photographer Doug Rosa does a magnificent job of presenting some gorgeous vanity cases, cigarette cases, and miscellaneous objects from the 1920s and 1930s...art deco period.
(06/01/2017) Virtually impossible to put down. A ... Read more
(06/01/2017) Virtually impossible to put down. A ... Read more