Enchanting Imagination: The Objets d'Art of Andre Chervin and Carvin French Jewelers

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Debra Schmidt Bach Jeaninne J Falino

Enchanting Imagination

The Objets d'Art of Andre Chervin and Carvin French Jewelers

Debra Schmidt Bach, Jeaninne J Falino

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D Giles Ltd
01 November 2023

Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design

An introduction to sixty unknown treasures, wonderful objets d'art made by world-renowned jeweler André Chervin, founder of the premiere New York atelier, Carvin French.

André Chervin (b. 1927) is a world-renowned jeweler and founder of the premiere New York atelier, Carvin French. Recognized today as masters of fine jewelry-making whose dazzling creations have been sold by top retail houses such as Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels, Verdura, Cartier, and Bulgari, Chervin and his firm enjoy a stellar reputation among the clients who wear their refined jewelry. Unbeknownst to his many fans, Chervin also created a collection of precious objets d'art, dating from 1957 through 2013. Expressive of his artistic imagination, passion for raw materials and bygone techniques, and inimitable sense of style, these captivating treasures have never been shown to the public. Until now.

Enchanting Imagination: The Objets d'Art of André Chervin and Carvin French Jewelers introduces Chervin's miniature masterpieces-one-of-a-kind lamps, clocks, boxes, personal accessories, and table decorations fashioned from gold, silver, gems, and minerals, like rubies, diamonds, sapphires, jade, lapis lazuli, amethyst, and quartz. Conceived by Chervin and fabricated under his watchful eye, each object evolved over the course of many years, taking five, ten, even twenty-five years, to complete to perfection.

AUTHORS: Debra Schmidt Bach is curator of Decorative Arts and Special Exhibitions at New-York Historical Society.

Jeannine Falino is an independent curator, and a leading expert on modern and contemporary jewelery and American decorative arts.

SELLING POINTS: .

Marks the first complete presentation of this virtually unknown facet of Chervin's career and output since his first years in the USA, a truly opulent and visual tour-de-force .

Shines a light on a whole world of jewellery design and making, featuring rare materials and specially-trained artisans, that is fast being lost to the world .

Will have key long-term backlist appeal, especially as there is really no other work out these on this unknown side of Chervin's career and this facet of jewelery design, materials, and technique

110 colour illustrations

By: Debra Schmidt Bach
Contributions by: Jeaninne J Falino
Imprint: D Giles Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9781913875473
ISBN 10: 1913875474
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Debra Schmidt Bach is curator of Decorative Arts and Special Exhibitions at New-York Historical Society. Jeannine Falino is an independent curator, and a leading expert on modern and contemporary jewelery and American decorative arts.

Reviews for Enchanting Imagination: The Objets d'Art of Andre Chervin and Carvin French Jewelers

"""Enchanting Imagination provides a rare opportunity to immerse oneself in the creative expression of jewellers guided by their imaginations and curiosity.""--Medill Harvey, Jewellery History Today ""Enchanting Imagination is a rara avis. It is Chervin sharing with us his personal pleasures.""--The Magazine Antiques"