Silver and Agate Slice Necklace, Mary Ann Scherr for Reed and Barton

Lot Details & Additional Photographs

Silver collar necklace with inset demilune agate, hinged design, with hook and eye closure, stamped Reed & Barton Sterling and signed.

Demilune 3 x 6.5 in.; 15 in.

9.560 troy oz.

From the Personal Jewelry Collection of the late Mary Ann Scherr, Raleigh, North Carolina

Exhibited:
All Is Possible - Mary Ann Scherr’s Legacy in Metal, Gregg Museum of Art & Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2020. Curated by Ana Estrades. Illustrated p. 24

Necklace is from Reed & Barton's "Signature V Collection" introduced in 1977. Authors Jane Koplos and Bruce Metcalf write in "Makers: A History of American Studio Craft", that Reed and Barton introduced the collection "attempting to capitalize on the artistic reputation of five well known jewelers." Mary Ann Scherr was one of the five joining Glenda Arentzen, Arline Fisch, Ronald Pearson, and Lynda Watson.

As a noted designer, Mary Ann Scherr's work can be found in the permanent collections of major museums including the Vatican Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Museum of Art, and many others of note. Moving to North Carolina in 1989, she shared ownership in Raleigh's Roundabout Art Collective; her designs have been featured in the Gregg Museum of Art and Design, the Mahler, the Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild, and the Penland School of Crafts.

Good estate condition.