Collecting Jewellery by Benjamin, John

Collecting Jewellery (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781788843478)

Vendor: John Benjamin
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Format: Hardcover
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Collecting Jewellery by Benjamin, John

Collecting Jewellery

$35.00
Collecting Jewellery by Benjamin, John

Collecting Jewellery

$35.00
Format: Hardcover
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Collecting Jewellery is a guide to jewelry through the ages, providing fundamental information for the collector, student and enthusiast alike.

TV personality and Antiques Roadshow expert John Benjamin brings his best-selling guide to becoming a collector completely up to date. Collecting Jewellery is a guide to jewelry through the ages and includes new chapters on the 'Modern Style' of the 1940s and '50s, the 'Designer Jewel' of the 1960s and '70s, right up to and beyond the Millennium. Through his expertise as lecturer, valuer and jewelry historian, Benjamin provides fundamental information to enable the collector, student and enthusiast to recognize and identify jewels and designs through the centuries. From natural to cultured diamonds, unique 'one off' pieces to popular prevailing fashions, Collecting Jewellery is an accessible companion that will teach the reader about availability, value and fashion, while gaining the knowledge needed to create their own fabulous (and affordable) jewelry collection.

Author: John Benjamin
ISBN-10: 1788843479
ISBN-13: 9781788843478
Publisher: Acc Art Books
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2026
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
By John Benjamin
By John Benjamin
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Formerly International Director of Jewellery at Phillips Fine Art Auctioneers, John Benjamin established his own independent jewelry valuation and advisory service in 1999. A Freeman of The Goldsmiths' Company and a Freeman of the City of London, John is a Founder Liveryman and Court Assistant of The Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars. He is author of Starting to Collect Antique Jewellery (2003) and co-author with Paul Atterbury of The Jewellery and Silver of H.G. Murphy (2005). A lecturer, valuer and jewelry historian, John has been a member of the team of experts on BBC Television's Antiques Roadshow since 1991 and is a popular speaker for both The Arts Society and the National Federation of Women's Institutes.

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