No comments about The Faberge Imperial Easter Eggs.

No comments about Book of Diamonds.

No comments about 200 Years of American Manufactured Jewelry & Accessories (Schiffer Book for Collectors).

No comments about Buying Antique Silver.

1 comments about The Jeweler's Art: A Multimedia Approach.

1. I have Mrs. [Alice] Sprintzen as a teacher! She is the High Tech Art teacher in Oyster Bay High School. One of my friends found out she wrote a couple books so I had to find them. A new one will be coming out year or so with student's works. Awesome! [Hi ARI! Knew you'de be here!]

No comments about Theodor Fahrner Jewelry...Between Avant-Garde and Tradition: Art Nouveau Art Deco the 1950s.

1 comments about Abcs of Costume Jewelry: Advice for Buying & Collecting (Schiffer Book for Collectors).

1. While there is some useful information for beginning collectors here, the photographs are of varying quality, and many are completely out of focus. Some beautiful pieces and some nice collections depicted.

2 comments about The Book of the Pearl: Its History, Art, Science and Industry.

1. This book is the best single reference on humanity's long-love affair with this unique gem: the pearl. Information on the pearl is given by time period (up to the early 20th Century) and by pearl producing region/country.
   If you love pearls (or are in the process of knowing about them), this book is definitely a must have. It has it all: scientific facts, pearl oyster biology and history. Incredibly well written.



2. This book has everything that one would want to know about pearls. It includes the pearl's cultural and natural history, commerce, industrial and medical uses, methods of pearl gathering, lists of famous pearls, ancient legends about pearls, (black and white) pictures of pearls, and portraits of royalty with their pearls.

   Since this book was written in 1906, the values of pearls are outdated, and the pre-metric measurements used are confusing.

   This is the best and most useful resource on pearls that I have discovered.

No comments about Faberge: Then And Now.

5 comments about Mourning Art & Jewelry (Schiffer Art Book).

1. Great book if you wish to know what you are buying when looking at genuine articles from the Era of the Civil War. Many people try to pass off other totally incorrect items as "Civil War" when they are not sure, so YOU must be sure before you spend your hard earned money. This research is key to saving your funds. Fun too because you can also find great buys this way. Many people will sell their inheritance items for very little as they don't think they would ever wear them, and can't understand why they should hang on to Great Great Grandmother's brooch or pendant when to their eyes it is ugly. Different, yes, ugly? No. Victorian jewelry is very chic these days and people are collecting even the costume jewelry made to copy the good pieces that the common people could not afford back then. These items are still affordable and fun to wear and own. You just have to know what to buy and what NOT to buy. This book will help a lot with that.



2. If you want to read the best book ever written on this subject then this is the book for you!! The Author has researched in detail the history of Mourning and has included photographs that are absolutely beautiful. I saw items in this book that brought tears to my eyes. The reader will learn not only the history of Mourning, they are able to see what people wore, displayed and kept as mementos of their deceased loved ones. This is a complete book of times past. I not only recommend this book for those that study the history of this subject but for those who want to read and see the beauty and sentimentality of those that have gone before! A true experience!



3. I had hoped this would be more than just a history book of mourning jewelry. More examples, much more, would have been the perfect "history" of what was produced during the "mourning jewelry period". I was dissappointed with this entire book.



4. This is the seminal and most comprehensive book on mourning art and jewelery ever written. The photography is outstanding. It gives values for the items. The author has expert knowledge in every facet of mourning covered. This publication is huge, and beautiful, and so unique. You will not regret buying this book.



5. This is an outstanding book. It is filled with beautiful photographs; and is not only informative and fascinating, but quite moving. The overriding impression is the transformation of the pain and grief of loss into works of incredible beauty.
   I would HIGHLY recommend this to anyone interested in mourning customs, art, clothing & jewelry; and/or history in general. Although a bit expensive, this book is worth every penny. I was simply amazed by the number and variety of items pictured, and the text often brought tears to my eyes. These were all the more poignant to me when I lost my own mother December 2004; and this book has inspired me to have a memorial piece made for her.