Christie's Review of the Season
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Published: 1972
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 528
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christie, Manson & Woods
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780903432467
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 504
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Herbert
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 1981-11-09
Total Pages: 570
ISBN-13: 9780297780250
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 520
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Francis Russell
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780903432443
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mark Wrey
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Published: 1980
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Vincent Meylan
Publisher: Acc Art Books
Published: 2021-05-10
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781788841375
DOWNLOAD EBOOK- Compiled with full access to Christie's famous archives - Reveals the romance, drama, intrigue - even danger - attached to some of the world's most storied jewels - Expertly curating Christie's extensive archives, Vincent Meylan has drawn out the key details of each momentous sale - Stories of the world's great jewelry collections For centuries, the stories of the world's great jewelry collections have lain hidden within the archives of Christie's, the celebrated auctioneers. From the tragic European queens, Mary, Queen of Scots and Marie Antoinette - both beheaded - to Hollywood royalty such as Elizabeth Taylor, the vaults sparkle with the most famous (and occasionally notorious) names of the last 250 years. Following on from the success of his books on Boucheron: The Secret Archives, Van Cleef & Arpels: Treasures and Legends and Mellerio: Jewellers to the Queens of Europe, author Vincent Meylan explores these remarkable jewelry archives, revealing the mysteries within for the first time. Each sale had its intrigue, each its story to tell. The first auction of jewelry from the British royal family took place at Christie's in 1773, after the death of the Princess of Wales, mother of George III. As the archives reveal, in the subsequent centuries, Christie's has been party to the sale of jewelry by several further generations of British royals, from Lady Patricia Ramsay and the Countess of Southesk through to Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. And, in the wake of revolution and regicide further afield, the crown jewels of France, Russia, Bavaria, Serbia, Egypt, India and Spain were all sold at Christie's. Aside from Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary movie star collections of Merle Oberon and Gloria Swanson are also revealed here, as well as the most famous pearls and diamonds in the world; each explored within the context of their owners' remarkable lives. Expertly curating the extensive archives, Vincent Meylan has drawn out the key details of each momentous sale. Original documents from the vaults are reproduced in the book, alongside hundreds of color illustrations of the jewels and their owners.
Author: Francis Russell
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 339
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