Rhinestones!

by Nancy N. Schiffer

Book Overview

The rise of rhinestones and glass beads from the glass industry in Bohemia and Austria is traced as a clamor grew in the mid-twentieth century for more costume jewelry. Popular jewelry designers used innovations in the shapes and colors of the stones to produce a wide variety of new effects, providing women with flashy yet affordable jewelry. This classic book has an updated price guide. Hundreds of fine costume jewelry pieces designed by Boucher,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088740457X
• ISBN13: 9780887404573
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Missing pages

Was listed as good condition. But several pages were ripped out

Rhinestones! A collectors Handbook & Price Guide

A very good book for the rhinestone jewelery collector, although quiet concentrated on the "big" names, especially de Lillo. Very interesting historical background pertaining to origin of the trade and numerous, excellent quality photographs.