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A Vanity Affair THE ART OF NÉCESSAIRES FOREWORD BY VISCOUNT LINLEY INTRODUCTION BY DIANA SCARISBRICK TEXTS BY CATHERINE CARIOU AND PASCALE LEPEU
This is the ultimate illustrated guide to the most exquisite vanity cases from the nineteenth century onward; an unmissable opportunity for lovers of jewelry and fashion. This elegant and richly illustrated volume, featuring a slipcase and gilded page edges, showcases a rare private collection of vanity cases and includes an exquisite array of luxury accessories from the nineteenth century to the twentieth century. These vanity cases, carefully designed and mostly handmade, became covetable accessories with the advent of beauty products. The vanity case, the ultimate jeweled fashion accessory, was designed and made mostly in Paris by skilled designers and craftsmen who understood that the fashionable modern woman needed a practical solution for carrying lipstick, powder compact, cigarettes, lighter, theater tickets, keys, and other small paraphernalia. Tiny, made of precious metals, including platinum and gold, with inlays of lacquer, gemstones, mother-of-pearl, jade, or enamel, these reticules took hundreds of hours of patient craftsmanship to complete. Viscount Linley is the honorable chairman for Christie’s in Europe, the Middle East, Russia, and India. Diana Scarisbrick is an art historian specializing in the history of engraved gems and jewelry. Catherine Cariou is heritage director at Van Cleef & Arpels. Pascale Lepeu is the curator of the Cartier Collection.
FASHION/ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 320 pages, 104 x 13” 300 color illustrations HC w/slipcase: 978-88-918179-4-5 $150.00 Can: $200.00 UK: £100.00 November 13, 2018 Rights: World RIZZOL I