Item #30594 La Mode & le Bijou; later titled Revue de la Bijouterie, Joallerie Orfeverie. Vicomtesse de Reville, ed.
La Mode & le Bijou; later titled Revue de la Bijouterie, Joallerie Orfeverie
La Mode & le Bijou; later titled Revue de la Bijouterie, Joallerie Orfeverie
La Mode & le Bijou; later titled Revue de la Bijouterie, Joallerie Orfeverie
La Mode & le Bijou; later titled Revue de la Bijouterie, Joallerie Orfeverie

La Mode & le Bijou; later titled Revue de la Bijouterie, Joallerie Orfeverie

Paris: Sold at Librairie des Mathurins, 1900-1901. First edition. Three-quarter leather (front cover detached). Originally subtitled Revue Elegante et Pratique. Volume 1, numbers 1-12 (May 1900-April 1901). Variously paged, many ills. and plates. Plate 5 which should be in number 2 is misbound in number 3. The journal was retitled and redesigned starting with number 5 (September). With indexes of texts and plates. Without the original wrappers. Internally very good. Item #30594

The first year of this monthly journal devoted to the French jewelry trade, filled with Art Nouveau. Treats chiefly gold and silver jewelry and ornaments but also some lace, book bindings, enamels, vases, combs, thimbles, silverware, wood sculpture, etc. With many long articles on the French and foreign exhibits at the 1900 Exposition Universelle; also articles and notices on fraternal gatherings, tariffs, design competitions, new designs, trade news, etc. At least one piece on lead poisoning. Many ads for manufacturers and retail shops. WorldCat cites 5 locations, all in France. The actual holdings are ambiguous except for the BN, which holds a complete run (the journal's last issue was December 1904), This is a very rare and important document of fin-de-siecle design.

Price: $950.00

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