Schreiner: Masters of Twentieth-Century Costume Jewelry [Hardcover]

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 Trig?re, was sold in the countrys best department stores (look for a Bonwit Teller advertisement with the tagline Bonwits Bouillabaisse&see-our-sea jewelry featuring Schreiner lobster, seahorse, and starfish pins), and was featured on the covers of Vogue and Glamour.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....there's a lot of news in this book that says it all.Authors Carole Tanenbaum and Eve Townsend have mingled images of Tanenbaums 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....A luxurious book offering a first concise history of one of North Americas foremost designers of high-end costume jewelry, a genre popularized by Coco Chanel and today among the most collected jewelry. Filled with unpublished photographs and personal recollections from Schreiner family archives, this monograph is an invaluable resource for jewelry collectors and fashion enthusiasts, opening an unexplored window on the fashion world of 1930-1970s New York City and one of its most famous jewelry designers.Schreiner is a luxurious book offering a first concise history of one of North Americas foremost designers of high-end costume jewelry, a genre of jewelry popularized by Coco Chanel and today one of the most collectible. Created in New York City by founder Henry Schreiner in 1932, the eponymous company flourished during the early 1940s. During the 1950s under the leadership of Henrys daughter, the companys unusual color combinations, hand-made settings, and use l³Q