Schreiner

Masters of 20th Century Costume Jewelery

Carole Tanenbaum author Eve Townsend author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Glitterati Inc

Published:30th Jan '19

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Schreiner is a luxurious book offering the first concise history of one of North America's foremost designers of high-end costume jewellery, a genre of jewellery popularised by Coco Chanel and today one of the most collectable. Organised chronologically, the book begins in 1932 with founder Henry Schreiner and follows the company through the ups and downs of the next several decades. The unusual colour combinations, hand-made settings, and use of custom-made stones set the company apart from their contemporaries, leaving behind a legacy for jewellery experts and admirers to study, covet, and collect to this day. With hundreds of breath-taking colour photographs, this volume examines not only the cultural context and significance of Schreiner jewellery but also offers object-based analyses and archival documentation of various Schreiner pieces.

Perfect for your personal collection or a holiday gift for a fellow jewelry lover, this tome offers a detailed look at a jeweler who collaborated with designers like Norman Norell and Pauline Trigère, was sold in the country's best department stores (look for a Bonwit Teller advertisement with the tagline “Bonwit's Bouillabaisse…see-our-sea jewelry” featuring Schreiner lobster, seahorse, and starfish pins), and was featured on the covers of Vogue and Glamour. * JCK Online *
In “Schreiner: Masters of Twentieth-Century Costume Jewelry,” authors Carole Tanenbaum and Eve Townsend explore the inner workings of the beloved company from its humble beginnings in the '30s until the very end in 1975. * Belle Armoire Jewelry Magazine *
...there's a lot of news in this book that says it all. * The Globe and Mail *
Authors Carole Tanenbaum and Eve Townsend have mingled images of Tanenbaum's cache of utterly dazzling costume jewelry – all created by the now-defunct Schreiner Jewelry Company – with interesting vignettes that give perspective to the evolutionary epochs of feminist style.... -- Toby Saltzman * Canadian Jewish News *

ISBN: 9780998747408

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228 pages