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I first saw a piece of Tiffany & Co. jewelry by Schlumberger about 30 years ago. Though I was greatly impressed, I couldn't learn much about him or his impact on the jewelry world until this book appeared. This beautiful book was written by French art curators. It shows dozens of exquisite jewels and designs by Tiffany's creative and influential artists. It was created for collectors of gems, jewelry, and art. In addition to fantastic designs, Schlumberger's jewelry featured the best of gemstones in a rainbow of colors. Although his designs ranged from geometric and classical to realistic and whimsical, there is a superb sense of balance, proportion, and particularly grace to all of them. Many of his most dramatic pieces are based on subjects of nature such as sea life, flowers, fruit, birds, and butterflies. Some designs were made for particular stones (the Tiffany Diamond). He designed many objects including jewelry, compacts, cigarette cases, picture frames, candlesticks, baskets, boxes, and more. A Schlumberger clock of gold and lapis lazuli is in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. His jewelry included rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and hat ornaments, but obviously his favorite were clips. These inventive clips gave him the ultimate freedom of subject, size, technique, and imagery. His seashell bird and flower designs are outstanding. Besides the photos, there are design sketches in pencil, ink, and watercolor. This famous French jeweler was widely traveled and knew most members of high society in France and America during the two decades he spent at Tiffany & Co. in New York. The back of the book has a 199-item Schlumberger catalogue. Buy this book from Barnes & Noble.com June Culp Zeitner, who has been writing for the Lapidary Journal since 1956 and joined the editorial staff in 1967, is the author of nine gem and mineral books, and helped start the National Rockhound and Lapidary Hall of Fame.
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The Jewels of Jean Schlumberger
