Table of Contents

Introduction • 1. Cigarette Cases and Lighters • 2. Compacts, Vanity Cases, Nécessaires, Minaudières and the Dressing Table • 3. Jewelry and Watches • 4. Cameras and Miscellanea • Directory of Designers, Craftsmen and Techniques

Promotional Information

The very first, beautifully illustrated guide to some of the most sought-after portable Art Deco design

About the Author

Rodney Capstick-Dale has collected Art Deco extensively since the late 1960s and is well known in this field. He co-founded the original Albemarle Gallery, London, in 1987, where his interest in modern British art focused on early abstract painting of the 1920s and 1930s.

Diana Capstick-Dale trained as a graphic designer in Lausanne before completing an MA degree in stage design at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and working as a set and costume designer.

Reviews

'Encompasses Deco style at its most alluring' - Antiques Diary

'For those of us with a penchant for the Gatsby age ... Page after page features glamorous geometric designs.' - Homes & Antiques

'A must have book for the collector and those with a passionate interest in the Art Deco movement.' - Retirement Today

'A treasure trove if design inspiration and reference.' - Glass