The Age of Grandeur - Daniela Mascetti, David Bennett

The Age of Grandeur

The Ultimate Guide to 19th-Century Jewellery
Buch | Hardcover
240 Seiten
2025
ACC Art Books (Verlag)
978-1-78884-189-4 (ISBN)
56,10 inkl. MwSt
The Age of Grandeur builds upon the best-selling Understanding Jewellery considered to be one of the most important and frequently referenced books on jewellery.
The Age of Grandeur builds upon the best-selling Understanding Jewellery by Daniela Mascetti and David Bennett, which is considered to be one of the most important and frequently referenced books on jewellery ever produced. This new edition, revised and expanded, sees the authors focus solely on the 19th century, bringing with it over 250 new colour photographs of jewellery from this most celebrated era.


Taking the reader through the history of jewellery over the decades, we learn how and why particular styles came about and then changed. From Napoleonic classicism and Victorian sentimental and memorial jewellery, through the Romantic era and its penchant for naturalism, the Gothic style and recreation of the Renaissance and, finally, the unique designs of the Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Arts and Crafts periods, this comprehensive study enlightens and fascinates. With stunning photographs accompanying us on our journey through the decades, creating a rich visual history that brings the text to life, this book remains the essential bible on 19th-century jewellery.

David Bennett is the Worldwide Chairman of Sotheby’s International Jewellery Division and the Chairman of Sotheby’s Switzerland. He has sold four out of the five most expensive jewels in auction history. Having worked as an auctioneer at the firm since 1978, Bennett is renowned internationally as an authority on jewellery. He played a key role in numerous illustrious sales, such as the ‘Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor’ (1987), a tiara from the Collection of Princess Katharina Henckel von Donnersmarck (2011) and Henry IV of France’s Beau Sancy (2012). Daniela Mascetti is Sotheby’s Chairman of Jewellery in Europe. She joined Sotheby’s in 1980, opening the firm’s Milan-based department. She is one of Sotheby’s most experienced scholars in the history of jewellery, and has collaborated extensively in the sales of historic collections. Her research has assisted with several notable auctions, from The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor to the collections of Elton John and Gina Lollobrigida.

Foreword

Acknowledgements



1. 1750–1820

2. 1820–1840

3. 1840–1860

4. 1860–1880

5. 1880–1900



Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 22.5.2025
Zusatzinfo 250 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort Woodbridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 242 x 286 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Fotokunst
ISBN-10 1-78884-189-1 / 1788841891
ISBN-13 978-1-78884-189-4 / 9781788841894
Zustand Neuware
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