Cartier 1900-1939 by Rudoe, Judy

NY, Harry N. Abrams [1999] / Metropolitan Museum of Art. Soft Cover. 344 p., 83 text figures (some color), 301 exhibition pieces with color photos; 29 cm. Reprint, with revisions, of the 1997 edition published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum. Contents include A brief history of Cartier; Clients; The production process; The Cartier archive & surviving evidence; 1900-1918: emergence of the Cartier style; The Russian style; Fashionable accessories in gold & enamel; The Egyptian style; The Persian & Indian styles; The Chinese & Japanese styles; Cartier colour combinations; Diamond jewellery between the wars; The design drawings; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. Fine in shrinkwrap. Stock#32708x.