The Classics Collection

Jewelry Guide: The Ultimate Compendium

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With the promise of eternity, jewels bestow gifts of adornment and beauty on those who wear them. Their value is multifaceted: intrinsic, sentimental, magical, human. Since the dawn of time, these few grams of precious metals and gems have acted as distillations of the highest sentiments and cata...
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Les bijoux de Paris – Quand la joaillerie se feuillette; By: Hervé Dewintre, Le Point Online (France), December 2022

La haute joaillerie en 5 beaux livres; By: Alison Dechandon, S-Quive Online (France), December 2022

The 35 Best Coffee Table Books to Give Your Living Room a Dose of Smart Style; By: Ashley W. Simpson, Bryan Hood, Robb Report Online (USA), December 2022

32 idées de cadeaux de Noël pour elle; By: Maëlys Peiteado, Marie Claire Online (France), December 2022

Le guide de la joaillerie pour les vrais amateurs: un livre pour tout savoir sur les bijoux; By: Elodie Baërd, Madame Figaro Online (USA), December 2022

Assouline to Publish Ultimate Jewelry Compendium; By: Lily Templeton, WWD Online (USA), December 2022

Le storie dei gioielli più preziosi al mondo; By: Margherita Meda, Harper’s Bazaar Online (Italy), November 2022

Since 1989, Fabienne Reybaud has been an esteemed editor specializing in the luxury field. She was head of the jewelry and watches department of the French daily newspaper Le Figaro for twenty-five years and is now an independent journalist, writing for leading national publications such as Paris Match and Numéro. Reybaud is the author of several books, including Watches: The Ultimate Guide (Assouline, 2006, 2010), Casa Lopez: Un Art de Vivre, with Pierre Sauvage (Flammarion, 2018), Rolex: The Impossible Collection (Assouline, 2018) and Chanel: Jewelry and Watches (Assouline, 2020).

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The Classics Collection

Jewelry Guide: The Ultimate Compendium

€120

Jewelry has the power to be the one little thing that makes you feel unique.

— Elizabeth Taylor

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Page count

324 pages

Number of illustrations

Over 250

Language

English

Released on

December 2022

Dimensions

W 25 x L 33 x D 4 cm

Cover materials

Silk Hardcover

ISBN

9781649800411

Weight

2.268 kg

Author

Text by Fabienne Reybaud

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