Cartier in the 20th Century - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0865653119 ISBN 13 : 9780865653115

Editeur : VENDOME PR, 2014

Synopsis

Created with the expertise of Cartier Heritage, this exquisite book showcases the rich holdings of the Cartier Collection and archive. It features not only a sumptuous array of rings, bracelets, necklaces, and tiaras, but also cocktail and smoking accessories, mystery clocks, and lavish objects created by Cartier&;s ateliers in Paris, London, and New York. Organized thematically, the book features magnificent jewels and accessories owned by such arbiters of taste as Daisy Fellowes, the Duchess of Windsor, Princess Grace, Barbara Hutton, and Elizabeth Taylor. Throughout, specially commissioned photographs of Cartier&;s legendary jewels are accompanied by vintage photographs&;drawn from the Condé Nast and Cartier archives&;of these royals, socialites, and Hollywood stars in their Cartier finery, including work by Steichen, Horst, Beaton, and Charbonneau.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Created with the full co-operation of Cartier, this exquisite book showcases the rich holdings of the Cartier Collection and archive. It features not only a sumptuous array of rings, bracelets, necklaces, and tiaras, but also cocktail and smoking accessories, mystery clocks and lavish objects created by Cartiers ateliers in Paris, London and New York. Organized thematically, the book features magnificent jewels and accessories owned by such arbiters of taste as Daisy Fellowes, the Duchess of Windsor, Princess Grace, Barbara Hutton and Elizabeth Taylor. Throughout, specially commissioned photographs of Cartiers legendary jewels are accompanied by vintage photographs drawn from the Condé Nast and Cartier archives of these royals, socialites and Hollywood stars in their Cartier finery, including work by Steichen, Horst, Beaton and Charbonneau.

Table of Contents
Foreword Christoph Heinrich
Acknowledgements Christoph Heinrich
Introduction Pierre Rainero
Aristocracy and Aspiration
Margaret Young-Sánchez
Art Deco: New Outlook
Yvonne Markowitz
Art Deco: Foreign Fascination
Yvonne Markowitz
Age of Glamour
Janet Zapata
Masculine View
Michael Hall
Art of Smoking
Margaret Young-Sánchez
Icons of Style
Stefano Papi
Notes
Index

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: VENDOME PR
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0865653119
• ISBN 13: 9780865653115
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible