A glittering exhibition of paste and other jewellery dating from the golden years of the 18th and 19th centuries will be staged by S.J. Phillips Ltd., 139 New Bond Street, London, from Tuesday 15 to Tuesday 29 June 2010.
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Founded in 1869, S.J. Phillips is a leading dealer in antique and modern silver, jewellery and objets de vertu and one of the oldest family-owned antiques shops in the world, run by Nicolas, Jonathan and Francis Norton, great-grandsons of S. J. Phillips.
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The exhibition, comprising some 100 pieces, most of which come from a private collection, will provide a comprehensive overview of paste between 1750 and 1900. It will be accompanied by a fully-illustrated catalogue written by Diana Scarisbrick, the world-renowned jewellery historian, with a foreword by Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of American Vogue since 1988. As the first publication on the subject for over 30 years, it will throw new light on an area of jewellery that has been rather neglected.
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Remarkably, the jewellery, with its wonderful colours and wearable designs, has not dated and still appeals to women today and is relatively accessible with prices ranging from £500 to over £25,000.
Source: Sue Bond Public Relations
