EMERALD - Large Coffee Table Book for Jewellery Lovers - Jonathan Self

Gorgeous, large, green coffee table book for you or the jewellery lover in your life! Excellent condition, spine unbent, cloth-bound. Currently on Amazon.ca for $162 pre tax. A very well-regarded book in jewellery community. Emerald: Twenty-one Centuries of Jewelled Opulence and Power by Jonathan Self Size: 13.5 inches x 10.5 inches x 1.5 inches 272 pages Psst - antique vases used in photos are on sale in my closet! Description: Sparkling, glittering, and gleaming, emeralds are gemstones twenty times rarer than diamonds. In the first section of Emerald, we see pieces worn by celebrities ranging from Elizabeth Taylor and Angelina Jolie to royals such as Princess Diana, all alongside classic images of emeralds from art, advertising, and fashion. The second part of this major volume showcases more than thirty of the world's most significant and famous pieces of emerald jewelry, including many previously unseen designs from private and royal collections. Historic creations that are almost 5,500 years old are represented alongside modern jewelry houses, including Cartier, Boucheron, Bulgari, Harry Winston, and more. The third and final part tells the story of the emerald trade from mine to market, illustrated with specially commissioned photography from across four continents.