The Jewel Box Book
The Jewel Box Book

Author: Joanne Victorie Wiertella

Publisher:

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780976371007

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The definitive guide to antique Art Metal, Art Nouveau, Victorian, Arts and Crafts, and Revival Period jewel boxes, The Jewel Box Book is the first book to provide easy reference for the spellbound collector or charmed novice. Over 500 rich color photos accompany this fascinating narrative about the history, styles, composition, and sales of jewel boxes manufactured in America between 1900-1925.Readers will appreciate detailed information about manufacturers that include Jennings Brothers, Weidlich Brothers, Benedict Manufacturing Company, Rogers Silver Plate Company, Kronheimer & Oldenbusch, and The Art Metal Works (known today for the Ronson trademark), and others.Explanations about design motifs and the "Language of Flowers" provide the perfect complement to these stories of the jewel boxes that once adorned dressing tables at the turn-of-the-century and continue to delight aficionados.

The Jewel Box
The Jewel Box

Author: Anna Davis

Publisher:

Published: 2009-04-01

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780385610018

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London, 1927. The city is buzzing with life and at the centre of it all is 30-year-old Grace Rutherford. By day, Grace is a copy-writer at one of Londons biggest advertising agencies but by night she leads a double life as Diamond Sharp, the sharp-tongued author of a racy newspaper gossip column. Diamond Sharp on The Charleston:Last night a louche gentleman wreaked violent Charleston on me. They dance it dandily in Paris so how much longer is it going to be before the Londoner learns how to do it properly?But, although on the face of it Grace is a party girl without a care in the world, she is struggling with a troubled home life and lives in fear that her sister Nancy will discover a guilty secret she is keeping.And when Grace meets two enigmatic Americans who are sworn enemies, she is drawn into a nest of secrets, lies and love which will turn her life upside down and change it for ever.

The Little Jewel Box
The Little Jewel Box

Author: Marianna Mayer

Publisher: Puffin Books

Published: 1990-03

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780803707375

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Cursed with bad luck, a courageous young girl sets out in search of adventure, her only protection a little jewel box that she is to open only when in danger of death.