About The Book
Gorgeous jewelry doesn't have to stay in the jewel box. Sherri Duncan, veterinarian and passionate collector, wears her collections to work every day - and shares her fun and conversations with her staff and clients. Now you can enjoy both the jewelry and the events it fosters through her new book, Jewels Of Passion. Holidays, office visits, community events, and ideas in the world are made happier because the people care and the fabulous jewelry is there.
This stunning new book showcases exquisite vintage costume jewelry masterpieces from over fifty mid-20th century companies, as well as many unsigned and contemporary pieces. The purpose of this book is not to profile the history of each designer, but to share with you examples of their finest work. Drawn from the phenomenal personal collection of Sherri Duncan, the jewelry demonstrates the best designs and materials available. Also, photos of Sherri and her friends wearing the jewelry appear with fun stories and memories associated with her passion over the years. Sherri sees jewelry as absolutely beautiful little works of art. Sit back, relax, enjoy it, and let the jewelry inspire your own passions!
Sherri Duncan & Deby Roberts
"Go big or go home!" If you are going to do something give it 110%-do
it right, have fun, and first and foremost, do what makes you happy.
These are the mottos that guide Sherri Duncan's life. She loves
beautiful clothes and spectacular jewelry.
Sherri Duncan is leading an exciting life filled with a job she loves, great friends, and a passionate love affair with show-stopping vintage costume jewelry masterpieces. This vibrant veterinarian wears her fantastic jewelry everyday to work, for travel, dinners and parties as well. Her jewelry doesn't sit in a jewelry box, she wears it to look good and feel good too.
This book is great because it showcases one woman's collection and what a collection it is, indeed! She has some of the most visually stunning jewelry that I have ever seen. The Juliana parures; the phenomenal Kenneth Jay Lane collar; the Schreiner bib necklace and earrings will make your heart sing. The Hagler and Haskell sections have pieces in it that are just so opulent and exquisite.
The photography is just gorgeous and the close up shots of the jewelry of over fifty mid-20th century companies will leave you wanting to collect even more.
Doing what you love changes your brain chemistry, your energy level and your entire outlook on life. Collecting beautiful jewelry is not just a little old hobby for Dr. Duncan and her best buddy, Deby Roberts, it is a passion.
Get happy, wear all your gorgeous jewelry. Live life now!!!
Sherri Duncan is leading an exciting life filled with a job she loves, great friends, and a passionate love affair with show-stopping vintage costume jewelry masterpieces. This vibrant veterinarian wears her fantastic jewelry everyday to work, for travel, dinners and parties as well. Her jewelry doesn't sit in a jewelry box, she wears it to look good and feel good too.
This book is great because it showcases one woman's collection and what a collection it is, indeed! She has some of the most visually stunning jewelry that I have ever seen. The Juliana parures; the phenomenal Kenneth Jay Lane collar; the Schreiner bib necklace and earrings will make your heart sing. The Hagler and Haskell sections have pieces in it that are just so opulent and exquisite.
The photography is just gorgeous and the close up shots of the jewelry of over fifty mid-20th century companies will leave you wanting to collect even more.
Doing what you love changes your brain chemistry, your energy level and your entire outlook on life. Collecting beautiful jewelry is not just a little old hobby for Dr. Duncan and her best buddy, Deby Roberts, it is a passion.
Get happy, wear all your gorgeous jewelry. Live life now!!!
The Book Shelf
BOOK REVIEWS BY KAREN REITER, MAY 2009
JEWELS OF PASSION
Costume Jewelry Masterpieces
By Sherri R. Duncan & Deby A. Roberts
BOOK REVIEWS BY KAREN REITER, MAY 2009
JEWELS OF PASSION
Costume Jewelry Masterpieces
By Sherri R. Duncan & Deby A. Roberts
Signed & Unsigned Vintage Costume Jewelry
Jewels Of Passion featured in Grand Strand Magazine April 2010
Georgetown veterinarian Sherri R. Duncan doesn't wear a lab coat to work; it would clash with her smart outfits and vintage costume jewelry. In more than 360 lavish, color photographs representing more than fifty twentieth-century designers, this book - an unabashed labor of love - catalogs the author's vast collection of ornate, vintage costume jewelry and shares memories she occasioned while acquiring or, later, wearing some of her individual pieces. Whether she is at a Christmas party, the Kentucky Derby, New York's Tavern on the Green, or simply amid a typical workday at the veterinary hospital, Sherri Duncan's enthusiasm for costume jewelry richly adorns the fabric of her life and of those around her.
- Lee Ehlers, Grand Strand Magazine
- Lee Ehlers, Grand Strand Magazine
