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Jewelry:

Szeligowska, I. M. . L'ART DECORATIF ETRUSQUE
Cracovie 1938 L'Universite. Bulletin International Supp. 4. Statuary, jewelry, relief sculpture, etc. In French. 8vo., 95pp., 32 photo plates, wraps. Good-frayed and chipped on edges. (a18416)
$28.00 Mozsolics, Amalia . DER GOLDFUND VON VELEM-SZENTVID
Basel 1950 Prometheus. Ein Beitrag zur Metallkunst der alteren Hallstaffzeit. Eastern European prehistoric gold jewelry. In German. 4to., 44pp., 17 photo plates, wraps. Good, some spine wear. (a30880)
$35.00 (jewelry) . M. FABRIKANT & SONS
NY 1989. Jewelry Catalogue. Hardcover. 4to., 120pp., fully illustrated in rich color, cloth. Fine in Fine DJ, slight stain on front. (a36721)
$27.00 Knopp, Werner (editor) . SPIEGELUNGEN
Stuttgart 1986. In German. 19 essays on painting, prints, music, jewelry, decorative arts etc. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 384pp., illustrations, boards. Fine in VG DJ, a few small chips. (a39519)
$28.00 Evans, Joan . A HISTORY OF JEWELLERY 1100-1870
NY 1953 first edition.Pitman. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 240pp., 10 color plates, 176 monochrome plates, index, boards. Small owner signature on front pastedown. VG, light soiling, no DJ. (a39771)
$24.00 (jewelry) . TIFFANY & CO. 1969-1970
NY 1969. 12mo., 161pp., all color illustrations, stiff wraps. Good plus, light wear. (a44645)
$35.00 (jewellers) . HISTORY OF THE JEWELERS' SECURITY ALLIANCE OF THE US 1883-1958 75TH ANNIVERSARY 1883-1958
1958 Jewelers' Security Alliance. 8vo., 147pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a4671)
$30.00(chinese jewelry). CHINESE JEWELRY A PICTURE BOOK
New York 1944 1st Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sm.4to., brief text in English with 22 bw photo plates of unusual and beautiful Chinese Jewelry, hardcover. Good, light cover wear, light staining on inner margin of final pages and rear cover panel not affecting text. Scarce title. (a61731)
$23.00 Rau, Charles . THE STOCK-IN-TRADE OF AN ABORIGINAL LAPIDARY (MISSISSIPPI)
Washington 1878 GPO. Offprint from Smithsonian Report for 1877. Octavo, 9pp., 2 plates of carved Jasper Ornaments from Mississippi, original printed wraps. Good, wraps chipping on edges. (a62070)
$29.00 Felice, Carlo A. . L'OREFICERIA
Milano 1927 1st Casa Editrice Ceschina. Enciclopedia delle moderne Arti Decorative Italiane IV. Glorious gold artwork and jewelry. In Italian. 4to., 115pp., photo plates, ivory-colored linen cloth hardcover. VG plus, light bit of rubbing on rear cover, corners gently bumped. (a67117)
$200.00 Schumann, Charles W. . ARTS AND GEMS
NY 1891 Schumann. Essays by various authors on topics relating to weddings and marriage, eg, A Russian Wedding Feast of the 17t Century. Also chapters on: Valuable Information for Guidance in the Selection of a Gem in Precious Stones. Hardcover. 12mo., 63pp., photo illustrations of paintings, original gilt illustrated dark brown cloth. Promo book from Schumann Sons, Broadway at 22nd Street, New York City. Good. (a70519)
$25.00 Chanel . CHANEL JOAILLERIE
Chanel no date. (1980s? latest date mentioned in text is 1932 but more likely a later reprint). In French. Hardcover. Thin 12mo., 45pp., color and monochrome photo illustrations by Roger Schall of Chanel Jewelry. High gloss white cover. All edges brightly gilt. Fine. Housed in original white box. Box is Good, lightly foxed and lightly soiled but not worn. (a70907)
$49.00 (gems) . A HIGHLY IMPORTANT RUBY, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
1990. Sold at Christie's, London, 20 June 1990. 4to., 24p., color illustrations original wraps. VG, top corner bumped throughout. (a70996)
$35.00(belt plates). ACCOUTREMENT BELT PLATES
London 1972 Tiffany & Company. Octavo, about 70pp., photo illustrations of belt buckles including from the American Civil War, Wells Fargo, Levi Strauss, Hospitals for Criminally Insane, and so on, wraps. Some buckles are recent strikes using original dies, others apparently are copies. VG. (a72606)
$29.00 (diamonds) . A MAGNIFICENT PEAR-SHAPED DIAMOND
New York 1988. Sotheby Auction, Tuesday April 19, 1988. 4to., 24pp., color photo illustrations, glossy red wraps. Fine. (a78734)
$29.00 (fountain pens) . SALE OF THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF FOUNTAIN PENS OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE MALLIN THE PENMAN AND FOUNTAINS PENS FROM SEVERAL OTHER PROPERTIES
London 1980 Christies. Octavo, 26pp., 3 pages of photo illustrations, original wraps. VG. (a79588)
$35.00 Skarbar, Viktor . FRUHMITTELALTERLICHE GRABERFUNDE IN UNTERHAIDEN BEI PETTAU
Wien 1912. In German. Article at pp. 335-339, one page photo illustrations of jewelry and 2 text maps, in the Mitteilungen der Anthropolioschen Gesellschft in Wien. Other articles in same issue. Sm.4to., later wraps. VG. (a84100a)
$35.00 Black, Starr & Frost . THROUGH ONE HUNDRED YEARS
New York City 1910 first edition Black, Starr & Frost. Published on the hundredtdh anniversary "of the oldet retail jewelry house in New York together with some facts as to its different departments." Hardcover. 12mo., 40p., frontis drawing of store, fourteen delicate mounted color illustrations of some of their products: watches, brooches, necklaces, watches, silverware, vases, pearls, etc., gilt printed boards with mounted leather label. Good plus with some light fraying on corners and spine ends. Not a modern reprint. (a84354)
$85.00