Silver and Mixed Metal Stash Box Brooch / Clip, Mary Ann Scherr

The shaped stash box, hinged at the top and opening to five divided compartments, the lid with figural line motifs, completed with a single locking pin stem and a hook, set with three bails suspending a single chain and with shaped metal drops, box stamped Scherr / Sterling.

7 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 in.

5.205 troy oz.

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

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; pin stem bent.

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