Object Brilliance: Jewelry Art and Fashion by Emily Stoehrer

£40

If aren’t spending big on your Valentine’s this year, or want to say I love you in a more subtle way – we recommend this mighty tome in lieu of the real thing. It’s a glorious hardback collection of beautiful gems and jewellery, from ancient Egyptian collars to contemporary studio pieces, drawing on the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston’s incredible collection. It shows just how much jewellery has meant to people of all cultures over the centuries, with an incredible array of techniques, materials and styles. Decorative, decadent and detailed, it includes works by Alexander Calder, Art Smith, Elsa Peretti, René Boivin, Bulgari, Tiffany & Co. and many others.