Gold and Pyrite Cube Necklace, Mary Ann Scherr

Lot Details & Additional Photographs

Pyrite cube riveted into a gold mount and joined to a gold snake chain, completed with a toggle clasp with safety chain, etched and stamped 14K Scherr, chain stamped 14K.

Pendant 1.25 x 1 1/8 x 1 in.; 31.5 in.

64.4 dwt.

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. 14

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.

Pyrite with expected cracks, nicks, and chips.