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A vanity affair : l'art du nâecessaire

Kaddoura, Lyne, editor

Overview

\"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\"--Publisher's description.

• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Subject: 1900-1999 / Toilet paraphernalia Catalogs. / Powder boxes (Cosmetics containers) / Compacts (Cosmetics) / Cosmetics containers History 20th century Pictorial works. / Art objects France. / Art deco. / Cigarette cases. / Dress accessories Collectors and collecting. / Cosmetics containers. / Art objects. / Toilet paraphernalia. / France.
• ISBN: 8891817945, 9788891817945

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
NK4890.C65 V35 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE