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Originally published in 1976, The Price Guide to Jewellery has undergone numerous reprints and is now reissued in a new edition. It is universally acknowledged as one of the most useful and informative books on the subject ever written.
Precious stones and metals possess a universal appeal although jewellery is often considered as being very expensive and beyond the normal pocket. Accordingly, the author is at pains to include a comprehensive selection of jewellery from all periods and at all price ranges. Most of the pieces shown are, or have been, on sale in particular shops, or have passed through the salerooms.
Jeweller prices vary with individual pieces according to value of materials, workmanship and availability. The prices shown are within a bracket which the private individual might expect to have to pay when buying from a retail business and all have been carefully checked and brought up to date through consultation with a wide variety of London jewellers.
The book is arranged chronologically as far as possible in terms of both date and style. The author also relates the number of illustrations directly to the type of jewellery most readily available and the largest number of colour plates to the most prolific period of production. For this reason nineteenth century rings will obviously outnumber those produced, say, during the Anglo-Saxon period. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white, with detailed captions, this book invaluable for identification and a source of long-term reference.
The Author
Michael Poynder, Ph.D., joined the jewellery business with Harvey & Gore in 1962. From 1965 to 1970 he had a shop in Beauchamp Place, London, and later in Sloane Street. In the 1980,s he was the jewellery and silver expert of a fine art valuation team.
Following the death of his wife, he moved to Ireland and has concentrated on alternative medicine, being awarded a Ph.D. by the Indian International Institute of Alternative Medicine for his work in geopathic and personal stress.
Jewellery: Reference and Price Guide, has been the standard work on the subject since it was first published in 1976.
Michele Rowan has been a dealer in jewellery at Antiquarius in London for the past ten years. A graduate of history from Sydney University she previously taught history in Australia. |
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