Saturday, October 3, 2009

Bakelite in New Orleans

BAMBI DEVILLE ENGERAN is THE BAKELITE LADY OF NEW ORLEANS, 818 Royal street one block off jackson Square ....!!! Come by the shop and buy the newest Bakelite Jewelry Book signed by the author or get it from her web site. WWII Bakelite Jewelry Love and Victory is the book, and it is a wonderful documentation of Bambi's collection. The story begins with her grandmothers and moves on from there. A wonderful accounting of how this collector began as well as many interesting facts about not only Bakelite as an American Craft Movement in Jewelry, but several of the designers. The setting is WW2 and the historical significance is huge. This is a book for many people whether Patriotic of Collectors, but especially both.