Artistic 👨‍🎨 Luxury

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✅ Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique - these great designers came ⤵️ together only once 🔂 to display their goods 👍️ in what was probably the most opulent exhibition ever mounted. At the 1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Exposition Universelle in Paris, the three 3️⃣ strove to position themselves ahead of their many competitors in the luxury market, each presenting 🎁 his 👤👨⬅️ jewelry and ➕ home 🏠️ adornments as high art 🎨. Their success is explored in this splendidly illustrated catalogue, which elucidates the prewar pinnacle of European 🏤 culture.The array of displayed objects was mesmerizing: Tiffany glass 🥛, Easter eggs 🥚 to dazzle the Czars, realistic insects 🦋 created in precious materials as sinister decorations. Many of these bore influences of the advanced art 🎨 of the time ⏱️, such as Art 🎨 Nouveau, Viennese modernism, and ➕ symbolism, and ➕ of styles from around the world 🗺️.Four 4️⃣ essays discuss the works ⚙️ in the context of their times ⏱️, illuminate the high societies served by the three 3️⃣ masters, and ➕ trace the cultural trends 📈 behind their extraordinary creations. A treasure 🏴‍☠️ of accompanying photographs shows the individual exhibits, scenes from the Worlds 🗺️ Fair, and ➕ the glitterati who wore the jewelry.

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