Vivienne Becker

A first edition, sole issue of Vivienne Becker's The Impossible Collection of Jewelry.

• Vivienne Becker (English).
• The Impossible Collection of Jewelry: The 100 Most Important Jewels of the Twentieth Century.
• New York: Assouline, 2013.
• Thick Folio.
• 100 mounted color plates.
• Bound in the publisher's printed silk covered boards lettered in gilt, with the original presentation solander box, mounted with an illustration of a lizard bracelet, lettered in white and gold.

Fine jewelry historian Vivienne Becker selects the quintessential bijoux that represent the milestones of Jewelry design of the last one hundred years, with the most spectacular jewels of the twentieth century. From Art Nouveau to the brink of the new millennium, Becker's selections range from the Wiener Werkstätte and Tiffany Studios, Egyptian-inspired Art Deco masterpieces by Cartier and mid-century designs by Verdura for Chanel, exquisite creations by DeBeers, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Graff, to modern designs from a new generation of innovative artists.