Enchanting Imagination - The Objets d'Art of Andre Chervin and Carvin French Jewelers (Hardcover)

Andre Chervin (b. 1927) is a world-renowned jeweller 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 jewellery. 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 Andre 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 jewellery 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 jewellery design, materials, and technique 110 colour illustrations