Starting to Collect Antique Jewellery
Author:   John Benjamin
Publisher:   ACC Art Books
ISBN:  

9781851494071


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 January 1999
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Author:   John Benjamin
Publisher:   ACC Art Books
Imprint:   ACC Art Books
ISBN:  

9781851494071


ISBN 10:   1851494073
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 January 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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Gemmology and Gems in Antique Jewellery; The Evolution of Jewellery from Early Times to the 18th Century; A 19th Century Jewellery Panorama; Enamels; 'Fales Diamonds' - Paste Jewellery from the 1750s to the 1930s; The Industry of Death - Memento Mori and Mourning Jewellery; Cameos and Intaglios; Mosaics; Jewellery in Scotland; Jewelled Flora and Fauna; Jewels of Sentiment and Love; Reviving History in the 19th Century; Base Metal Jewellery and Materials; Accessories and Functional Jewellery; Silver Jewellery; Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau; Belle Epoque, Platinum and 'Garland' Jewellery; Faberge, Tiffany and Cartier; Art Deco Jewellery; Compendium

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John C. Benjamin served a four-year apprenticeship at Cameo Corner, the Bloomsbury antique jewellers specialising in rare and historic jewellery from Ancient Rome to the nineteenth-century. He was International Director of Jewellery for Philips Fine Art Auctioneers, before setting up on his own as an independent jewellery consultant in 1999. A lecturer, writer and broadcaster, he has lectured extensively to professional groups, universities and societies in Britain, Europe and America, and regularly appears on BBC Television's Antiques Roadshow. He is a fellow of the Gemmological Association and was admitted to the Goldsmith's Company in 2000.

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