About the Author

Charlotte Gere is a specialist in 19th-century art and design, who has published widely on European and American jewellery and interior decoration. Her books include the pioneering Victorian Jewellery Design (1972) and Artists' Jewellery: Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts. Judy Rudoe is the curator responsible for the British Museum's 19th and 20th century collections; her books include Decorative Arts 1850-1950: A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection and Cartier 1900-1939. Both were the principal authors of The Art of the Jeweller, the catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift of jewellery at the British Museum.