Design Bindings
Extra Gilt Bindings
Pictorial Onlay bindings
The Book of the Pearl is bound in full blue niger goat
The cameo and frame were executed using black and maroon niger goat.
Although hard to see in the photo, the oval containing the silouette is recessed into the board.
The necklace on the sillouette is made of genuine seed pearls
The spine design is executed in 22K gold with a pearl in the center and at each point of the design.
This Edition of Indian Fairy Tales was bound in full red niger goat.
There are onlays of navy, forest green and camel niger goat on the boards.
The total carat wait of semi precious gems in this design is 104 carats.
The gem stones used include: Lapis, Aperdite, Amethyst, Citrine, Tourmaline, Garnet, Vassonite and Peridot.
The tooling is 22K gold.