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Plate from La Bijouterie Française au XIXe Siècle
Henri Vever (author), 1906—08
reproductionpre1931-platerights: pending
A jewel of the great century, portrayed in the century’s great jewelry book — Vever’s three-volume monument.
Why it matters
The jeweler-historian documented his own golden age as it closed; the plates are the field’s founding scholarship and its finest wall art at once.
Notice
The plate treats the jewel like a sitter — posed, lit, biographied.
Meaning
Every craft eventually writes its own bible.
Source
Henri Vever, La Bijouterie Française au XIXe Siècle, Vol. III (Troisième République), H. Floury, Paris, 1908 view source ↗
Material
mixed
Rights: PENDING. A named source is not the same as registry clearance. Basis on file: PD-pre1931. Shown for this preview only; not offered for sale.
The Art Nouveau Jewel