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The third volume in the Bulgari Collection series traces the story of the Monete Collection. Conceived by Nicola Bulgari in 1966, these extraordinary jewels feature an array of coins from ancient Greece to early twentieth century America. The contrast of contemporary designs with the history of the coins isin perfect sync with the innovative image of the jeweler from the Eternal City, and the coin jewels quickly became one of its most iconic creations. This oversize luxury tome spotlights gorgeous...

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New York: a city so evocative that poets, musicians, and artists have dedicated their greatest works to glorifying it. This illustrious city has always been a melting pot of culture from all corners of the world. New York by New York is an intoxicating, all inclusive journey through this inimitable ethos: chronologically, from the Harlem Renaissance and the speakeasies of the Jazz Age, to the golden age of Broadway and the explosion of the Pop Art scene, to the advertising firms of Mad Men fame and Studio 54, up to the present day; and spatially, outward to the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.

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Awakening a new understanding of the diverse tradition of Indian jewellery spanning four centuries, the initial release of Beyond Extravagance in 2013 revealed for the first time the exceptional Al Thani Collection of the most beautiful royal Indian jewels from the Mughal Empire to the British Raj to today's innovative designers. Featuring updated chapters by renowned jewelry historians and highlighted by magnificent imagery, Beyond Extravagance, 2nd edition, is a spectacular volume that has been expanded to showcase many recent acquisitions to this important collection. 300 pages each book, 500 illustrations, 2 silk hardcover volumes in a luxury slipcase

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Renaissance jewels are among the most alluring manifestations of an age that experienced the widening of horizons, from the Old World to the New. This spectacular volume overflows with luxurious imagery expressing the boundless creativity and spirit of the Age of the Renaissance. Bringing to the subject not only her specialized knowledge and historical discipline, author Yvonne Hackenbroch also displays a storyteller s passion in relating the tales of the jewels, the artists, and the patrons who commissioned them.

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Celebrate the exceptional style of Thai jeweler Lotus Arts de Vivre, beloved the world over for it's daring, nature-inspired pieces, with Unexpected Creations. Seamlessly melding precious metals and jewels with organic materials such as ebony, seeds, nuts, seashells, bamboo, scarab wings, and ostrich eggs, Lotus's pieces are one of a kind; mythical beasts and ancient tales from Asian folklore truly come alive within them. Lotus also goes beyond jewelry, creating all aspects of an elegant lifestyle, including home decor, travel accessories, furniture, and paintings. The stunning original photography in this volume will whisk readers away to another time.

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The art of fine jewelry is part of Silvia Furmanovich's DNA. A Brazil native born into a family of goldsmiths, she is a visionary jeweler who pushes the boundaries of adornment through unconventional combinations of precious stones, natural materials, and traditional craftsmanship. With an artist's eye and an explorer's heart, Furmanovich travels the world in search of inspiration and translates her findings into pieces that evoke their source and convey a unique sense of style all at once. To experience her work is to be transported through time and space from the Amazon rainforest to the ateliers of Renaissance Italy and the extravagant courts of the Mughal Empire. Deeply inspired by the natural world and the history of ornamentation, Furmanovich's singular approach to fine jewelry design has dazzled connoisseurs for years, and her one of a kind creations have been honored with awards and sought by discerning collectors around the world.

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Sevan Biçakçi is a jeweler fit for an Ottoman emperor, encompassing a mastery of traditional techniques largely unseen in contemporary metalsmithing and gem cutting. An Istanbul native, Sevan is a visionary jeweler, fusing diverse elements of nature, ancient mythology, and Ottoman history, literature, and architecture into his award-winning creations. His imaginative designs and singular craftsmanship have intrigued and impressed fellow jewelers and connoisseurs for years, and his awe-inspiring jewels, unique in their storytelling artistry, are avidly sought by the world's most discerning and sophisticated collectors. Now, in a study and celebration of the essence of time itself, Sevan has explored the Ottoman tradition of timekeeping and clockmaking, which he discovered through an exhibition of timepieces at the world-famous Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. For nine years, Sevan has channeled his imagination to create a collection of dramatic jewels that not only tell the time, but also recount the story of time, fusing the rational and the emotional. This evolving collection of extraordinary timepieces, featuring high-tech Swiss-made movements, have all the allure and grace of Sevan's original jewelry, bringing his artistic refinement and technical expertise to the centuries old craft of watchmaking.

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This richly illustrated volume traces the story of one of the worlds most recognisable wristwatches through archive images and original photography, together with an evocative text by noted author, historian, journalist, and horological specialist Nicholas Foulkes. Born in 1931, at the height of the Art Deco period, the Reverso was created in response to the challenge of designing a wristwatch that could withstand the rigours of polo matches. It captured the essence of the time a period when the spirit of modernity changed everything, from social mores to architecture, music, sport and every field of design. Epitomising this spirit with it's sleek form and unique reversible case, the Reverso has remained an eternal expression of modernity for 90 years, continually reinventing itself while never compromising it's identity. Its blank metal flip side, which began as a purely functional solution, became a canvas for creative expression, decorated with enamel, engravings or gemstones. As well as tracing the history of the watch and it's evolution over the past nine decades with more than 50 calibres and several hundred dials the book explores the social milieu and cultural changes that provided the backdrop to the creation of the Reverso and, later, it's continued reinvention. It shares the stories of more than a dozen Reverso owners who have personalised their watches in deeply meaningful ways. And it also tells the fascinating story of Jaeger-LeCoultres founders, their inventions that have had a profound impact on horological history, and the Maisons development as an integrated Manufacture with 180 skills brought together under one roof.