Japanese Tengu Mask Motif Necklace, Mary Ann Scherr

Red-painted Tengu mask with silver and gold armor, the helmet set with a round cabochon cut emerald, suspending a round tablet cut carnelian drop and with long silver fringe, suspended from a box link chain and completed with a hook and eye clasp, stamped Scherr / Sterling / 14K / 14K.

Pendant 10.25 in.; chain 20.5 in.

5.17 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.

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