Book Title:
Warman's Jewelry: Identification & Price Guide; All Color, 3rd Edition
Author: Romero, Christie
Publisher:
Krause Publications, An Imprint of F & W Publications
700 East State Street
Iola, WI 54990-0001
ISBN-13: 978-0-87349-328-4
ISBN-10: 0-87349-328-1
Publication Date: 2002
Format: Softback, 272 pp.
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Warman’s 3rd Edition Jewelry Identification and Price Guide is a fully illustrated identification and price guide to 18th, 19th, and 20th century fine and costume jewelry.
Author Christie Romero’s book details her extensive knowledge of period jewelry based on the following criteria with information about each:
- Craftsmanship
- Condition
- Color
- Design
- Demand
- Scarcity
- Size
The user-friendly organization of her book provides extraordinary color photographs arranged by category with a timeline and a glossary following each section of the book. Indices and cross-references appear throughout as follows:
- Timeline
- Jewelry History
- References from the Internet, Museums, Reproductions, and Marks
Chapters are divided chronologically to provide an historic overview of the evolution of jewelry design.
- Part I: Late 18th and 19th Century Jewelry
- Part II: Turn of the Century Jewelry
- Part III: 20th Century Jewelry
- Part IV: Special Collectible Jewelry
- Appendices:
- Marks on Metal
- American Manufacturer’s Marks
- Mid-Century Modern American Studio Jewelry
- 20th Century American Costume Jewelry Manufacturers and Designers
- Mexican Silver Jewelry and Metalware
- 20th Century Jewelry Designers from Scandinavia
- Glossary..., and more
Fashion Design Director Mary Stephens has designated this remarkable book as, “a wonderful resource for understanding jewelry in the context of 18th through 20th century jewelry history.” Director Stephens, also, has announced that Warman’s Jewelry author Christie Romero will be joining the FIDM Jewelry Design Department as a faculty member in Fall 2008.
