Tiaras

A History of Splendour

Geoffrey C. Munn

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English

Accent Press
01 March 2023

Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Antiques & collectables: jewellery

Tiaras have always inspired a great fascination and the most beautiful and influential women have been painted, photographed and admired whilst wearing them. Even in the 21st century they are still worn and continue to inspire special poise and elegance. This lavishly illustrated book includes photographs of a variety of Royal tiaras together with those of French and Russian Imperial provenances. Geoffrey Munn has been granted special access to the photographic archives of many famous jewellers, including Cartier, Boucheron and Faberg, for his research. Other makers include Castellani, Fouquet, Garrards, Giuliano, Lalique, and Tiffany. Among the contemporary pieces illustrated are tiaras belonging to Jamie Lee Curtis, Vivienne Westwood, Elton John and Madonna, made by Slim Barratt, Galliano and Versace.

AUTHOR: Geoffrey Munn is the Managing Director of Wartski Ltd, a firm of antique dealers in London specialising in European precious metalwork. He is co-author of Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts Jewellery and author of both Castellani and Giuliano - Revivalist Jewellers of the 19th Century and The Triumph of Love - Jewellery 1530-1930. He is also the jewellery specialist on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow.

251 colour, 167 b/w illustrations

By: Geoffrey C. Munn
Imprint: Accent Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 234mm,
Weight: 2.486kg
ISBN: 9781788842129
ISBN 10: 178884212X
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 01 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Geoffrey C. Munn curated prestigious exhibitions of tiaras at the Victoria and Albert Museum and in America. He is co-author of Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts Jewellery and author of both Castellani and Giuliano - Revivalist Jewellers of the 19th Century and The Triumph of Love - Jewellery 1530-1930. He is also the jewellery specialist on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow.

Reviews for Tiaras: A History of Splendour

"""...lavish and beautifully illustrated new study...[Geoffrey Munn's] text is perfectly balanced between sober art and historical chops (as when discussing three tiaras designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria) and giddy appreciation (discussing a tiara made for drag comedienne Dame Edna Everage"" Publishers Weekly ""The photos here are undeniably spectacular — but the exploration of the costume ball’s history is worth sticking around for, too."" - Natural Diamonds ""However, there are no absolute rules regarding tiaras, as Geoffrey Munn, author of Tiaras: A History of Splendour, told me. “Anyone can wear one!” he says. ""You do not have to have a title."""" - British Vogue ""Just as Her Majesty had Norman Hartnell embroider her wedding dress with symbolic blooms, she also tasked the British couturier with making meaningful headgear for her bridesmaids: wreaths of wheat and freesias with crystal dew drops attached and forget-me-nots at the back, a symbol of true love, according to Geoffrey C Munn’s Tiaras: A History of Splendour."" - British Vogue ""The famed headgear of European royalty is twinkling around the globe."" - Bloomberg Pursuits"