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CHARON KRANSEN ARTS 817 WEST END AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10025 USA PHONE: 212 627 5073 FAX: 212 663 9026 EMAIL: Charon@Charonkransenarts.Com CHARON KRANSEN ARTS 817 WEST END AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10025 USA PHONE: 212 627 5073 FAX: 212 663 9026 EMAIL: [email protected] www.charonkransenarts.com SEP. 2016 ABSOLUTE BEAUTY – 2007catalog of the silver competition in legnica poland, with international participants. the gallery has specialized for 30 years in promoting contemporary jewelry. 118 pages. full color. in english. $ 30.00 ADDENDA 2 1999- catalog of the international art symposium in norway in 1999 in which invited international jewelers worked with jewelry as an art object related to the body. in english. 58 pages. full color. $ 20.00 ADORN – NEW JEWELLERY - this showcase of new jewelry offers a global view of exciting work from nearly 200 cutting-edge jewelry designers. it highlights the diverse forms that contemporary jewelry takes, from simple rings to elaborate body jewelry that blurs the boundaries between art and adornment. 460 color illustrations. 272 pages. in english. $ 35.00 ADORNED – TRADITIONAL JEWELRY AND BODY DECORATION FROM AUSTRALIA AND THE PACIFIC adorned draws on the internationally recognised ethnographic collection of the macleay museum at the university of sidney and the collections of individual members of the oceanic art society of australia. in english. 112 pages. color and b/w illustrations. $ 45.00 ADORNMENT- JEWELRY FROM AFRICA, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC- beautiful full color book produced by the musee barbier mueller in geneva switzerland. in english. $ 150.00 ADVENTURES AT THE BENCH – tricks to overcome a jeweler’s daily challenges by renowned platinum smith jurgen maerz. an essential reference for anyone working with platinum, with advice that extends to work on any metal. 112 pages english. $ 34.95 AFRICA ADORNED- splendid exploration through africa, full color, 457 illustrations, 414 in color, 304 pages, in english. $ 120.00 AFRICA ON THE MOVE – toys from west africa , mostly made from recycled tin boxes. in english., french and german. 216 pages. 200 color illustrations. $ 45.00 AFRICAN CEREMONIES – overflowing with nearly 850 magnificent color photographs, this book is one of the most important works on africa ever published. written by angela fisher. double volume. 744 pages. slipcased. full color. $ 150.00 AFRICAN GOLD - this volume catalogs the impressive gold collection held by the gold of africa barbier-mueller museum in cape town south africa. It illustrates and surveys an enormous range of ornamental objects from the sahel and the central west afican forest regions, dating from the 19th and 20th century. 248 pages. full color. in english. $ 45.00 AFTERMATH OF ART JEWELRY - this book presents a creative and ground-breaking assessment of the role and potential of contemporary jewelry art in the early 21st century, based on exchanges between four artists from oslo and four from munich., all of which are pioneering representatives of the young generation, who distinguish themselves through their own distinct concepts, their unusual choice of materials and their extensive investigation of technical possibilities and skills. 80 pages. 50 color illustrations. $ 40.00 1 AGGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS - SUSAN EWING - catalog of contemporary works in metal by susan eking 1980 - 1995. in english. $ 40.00 AJF BOOK 2014 - art jewelry forum book with interviews with gallerists, collectors, critics etc. about the state of contemporary jewelry. in english. $ 22.50 AJM GUIDE TO LOST-WAX CASTING – techniques and tips from industry experts. 116 pages. in english. $ 33.95 AKERSVIKA/ ADDENDA- catalog of an international workshop on experimental jewelry in norway in 1993. in english. $ 35.00 ALCHEMY 3 – 15TH BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED ENAMEL EXHIBITION- catalog of the biennial enamel exhibition 2015. with 18 participating artists. full color. 75 pages. $ 30.00 ALCHIMIA - ROSSO - book published on the occasion of alchimia's jewelry school 10th anniversary with texts by kadri malk, manfred bischoff etc. it shows work of 50 students and teachers who have contributed in the last 10 years to make alchimia a special place. 96 pages. in color. $ 42.00 ALEXANDRA BAHLMANN- brochure of the work of this german artist on the occasion of receiving the bavarian state award. $ 25.00 ALEXANDRA BAHLMANN- brochure of the work of this german artist, specialized in chains and connections. $ 25.00 ALEXANDRE NOLL – french artist 1890 – 1970 whose objects and furniture are world famous because of his conceipt “ espace nature “ . in english and french. 130 pages. 300 color illustrations. $ 70.00 ALL MY BASKETS – GABRIELLA MARIOTTI – catalog of the authors collection of 174 pieces of american great depression jewels, covering 1930 – 1960. costume jewelry of flower baskets and flowers. in english. 72 pages, 42 in full color. $75.00 ALLES SCHMUCK – EVERYTHING JEWELRY – 2000 catalog of the exhibition at the design museum in zurich with work from the inge asenbaum jewelry collection and from the academies of linz austria, pforzheim germany and zurich switzerland. in german. 384 pages. 300 full color illustrations. $ 48.00 ALLURES ET PARURES - catalog of 5 dutch women jewelers exhibiting in cagnes-sur-mer in france. full color. $ 30.00 ALSO KNOWN AS JEWELRY - contemporary jewelry in france is undergoing a spectacular evolution when you consider the strong history in luxury jewelry and high fashion. this publication documents the changes because it is alien to its tradition and at the same time well versed in its history. in english. full color. $ 40.00 ( THE ) ALTERED OBJECT - in this book two dozen talented artists are brought together who alter objects using a variety of materials and techniques to suggest different ways of looking at the world. 128 pages. full color. $ 19.95 AMAZING AMBER - this book accompanies a stunning exhibit that combined loaned gemstones from the amber collection of the v&a in london with highlights from the remarkable pieces at the national museum of scotland. 48 pages. 1oo color illustrations. $ 15.95 2 AMBER – WINDOW TO THE PAST - this remarkable book explores the unique properties of amber ( fossilized tree resin ). it reveals amber’s role in tracing evolutionary history and its use in decorative arts and jewelry. in english. 216 pages. 115 full color, 115 b/w illustrations. $ 24.95 AMBIGUOUS INTIMACY- THE JEWELRY OF MELANIE BILENKER – bilenker’s drawing medium in her jewelry is human hair. her point of reference is 18th and 19th century jewelry made from hair. full color. in english. $ 35.00 AMERICAN ART JEWELRY TODAY - ONE OF A KIND- overview of contemporary american art jewelry. 1994 full color, hard cover 225 pages 54 chapters on individual artists. $ 60.00 AMSTERDAM - TOKYO - MUNICH - international 3 school project between hiko mizuno college of jewelry in tokyo, the rietveld academy in amsterdam and the academy of fine arts in munich, where students in the jewelry departments show their work. in english. $ 40.00 ANCIENT JEWELRY & ARCHAEOLOGY – this book presents state-of-the-art scholarship on the manufacture, aesthetics and uses of jewelry in the ancient world. in english. 260 pages. black and white illustrations. $ 59.95 ANCIENT FINGER RINGS- the alain ollivier collection of rings is small but nevertheless provides an outstanding introduction to the art and history of the ring in ancient times. written by expert beatriz chadour- sampson. in english and german. 192 pages. full color. $ 110.00 ANCIENT GEMS FORM THE BOROWSKI COLLECTION- beautifully illustrated full color book documenting one of the finest private collections of greek and roman gems, with an essay by john boardman. 120 pages. in english. $ 70.00 ANCIENT GOLD: THE WEALTH OF THE THRACIANS - TREASURES FROM THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA - this lavishly illustrated book is the first comprehensive treatment of the remarkable artistic accomplishments of the thracians, a people who lived to the north of greece in ancient times. it is a catalog to an exhibition. in english. 256 pages. 257 illustrations. 215 in full color. $ 60.00 ANCIENT GOLD JEWELRY – catalog of the exhibition at the dallas museum of art in 1996. in english. 50 pages. full color illustrations. $ 30.00 ANDREA WIPPERMANN - 2000-2009- new 2009 catalog of this jeweler educated at the burg giebichenstein academy in the former east germany under dorothea pruehl. also in english. full color. 64 pages. $ 40.00 ANGELS' TEARS OR GEMS OF THE OCEAN- this 2013 publication of the jewelry museum in pforzheim germany , highlights the delicate beauty as well as extremely rare and thus immensely valuable, pearls have always been objects of desire. 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