The Modern Guide To Vintage Jewellery

By (author) Bernstein Beth
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The Modern Guide to Vintage Jewellery takes the reader on a tour from the 1930s through to the early 1980s, showing how to identify gemstones, materials, styles and much more.
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The Modern Guide to Vintage Jewellery takes the reader on a tour of the finest jewellery from the Art Deco glamour of the 1930s through the Retro pre-war and war years, the cocktail suburban lifestyle of the ’50s, the rebellious ’60s, the glitter and glamour of the ’70s disco era and, finally, to new ‘career-woman’ style of the ’80s. Through each period, jewellery historian and collector Beth Bernstein shows how to identify the most popular gemstones, materials, styles and collectible pieces on the market today, as well as divulging invaluable information from dealers and experts.

The book also features stars from Hollywood’s Golden Era and beyond, and the renowned jewellers who designed for them and became legends in their own right. Whether you are a novice or consummate collector, a starter vintage dealer, shop owner, burgeoning historian or student, this book is a must-read for all enthusiasts of vintage jewellery. 

Table of contents:
Chapter 1: What is Vintage Jewellery Chapter 2. East Meets West Chapter 3: My Style is My Signature Chapter 4: Screen Gems (legends of Hollywood) Chapter 5: Retro Active (1930s to early 1950s) Chapter 6: Cocktail Hour (early to mid-1950s) Chapter 7: Isn''t it Charming (1950s; types of charms) Chapter 8: Breakfast at Tiffany''s (late 1950s to early 1960s) Chapter 9: Make Love Not War (1960s; hippie culture in USA) Chapter 10: The Times They are a Changing (late 1960s to early 1970s) Chapter 11: The Feminine Mystique (early 1970s) Chapter 12: The Last Days of Disco (1970s) Chapter 13: Working Girl (1980s) Chapter 14: Rocks on the Block (auctions houses)
Biographical note:

Beth Bernstein is a jewellery historian, author, journalist and one-time jewellery designer. Her books include Jewelry’s Shining Stars: The Next Generation (ACC Art Books 2024),The Modern Guide to Antique Jewellery (ACC Art Books, 2022), If These Jewels Could Talk (ACC Art Books, 2015), Jewelry’s Shining Stars (Finepoints, 2013), and her memoir, My Charmed Life (Penguin, 2012). She has contributed to many magazines, journals and publications, including D’Origin Magazine, Forbes online, Palm Beach Illustrated, Jewelry Connoisseur, Rapaport Magazine, The Jewellery Editor (online), Accent Magazine, Elite Traveler, Departures and Four Seasons Magazine, among many others. She has worked as a senior editor for two leading national jewellery magazines, and lectures at, organises and participates in seminars at jewellery fairs and educational events.