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The
Jewels of Miriam Haskell is the first book
completely devoted to the story of Miriam Haskell,
one of America's most distinguished fashion
jewelers. Like her design predecessors in the
Art Nouveau era, Miriam Haskell sought to design
and manufacture jewelry that evoked nature in
their subjects and construction. Haskell first
began making jewelry commercially about 1924,
and intensively begain to create her unique
flowers, animals, and other organic materials
in her jewelry. Miriam Haskell jewelry has always
been noted for the detailing, which directly
translated into the time it took to make and
thus the cost, and for the asymmetry of many
of their designs. Over 200 examples (bracelets,
necklaces, brooches, earrings and parures) from
the most significant European and American collections
illustrate the styles of the small number of
designers who were associated with the House.
Creativity, technical skill and the varied sources
of inspiration have made this jewelry the undisputed
stars of period jewelry collections.
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