Fine & Vintage

Jewelry and 

Timepieces

 

Thursday - 6pm

December 1, 2016

350+ lots

 

Location: Eclectic Gallery

2097 London Road, Ste F

Delaware, Ohio 43015

Preview:

Mon, November 28 ~ 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tues, November 29 ~ 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
Wed, November 30 ~ 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 
Thurs, December 1 ~ 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 
 

Terms:

20% Buyer’s Premium (25% online)
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Absentee and fax bids accepted and bid competitively. It is to your advantage, as

well as ours, for you to call a day or two

before the auction to make arrangements

for absentee bids. We will be able to

answer your questions and take your

absentee bids by phone until 2pm

Thursday, December 1st.

 

Telephone: 740-362-4771 
Fax: 740-363-0164

Featuring items from:

The Lifetime Collection of Carol Fruit, East Palestine, Ohio;

A Columbus, Ohio cardiologist and his wife; Judy Rosenbloom;

The Late James “Jimmy” Duffy, Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California;

The Late Marie M. Brooks;

A Columbus, Ohio collector;

and select consignments from Arizona, Ohio and Illinois

 

Principal Auctioneer: Richard "Jeff" Jeffers
Auctioneers: Amelia Jeffers, Steve Bemiller 

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Of special note in this auction is a large collection of pieces by 

Mary Ann Scherr:  Artist/Designer, Educator and Goldsmith (1921-2016)

Mary Ann Scherr's jewelry, and designs in metal, can be found in the permanent collections of major museums, including The Vatican, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Art and Design in New York, Goldsmith Hall in London, The Renwick Gallery in the Smithsonian, the U.S. National Archives in Washington, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, as well as many private collections.

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Mary Ann's voluminous resume includes seven decades of work as a designer, metal smith, jeweler, educator and studio artist. Subsequent to WWII, she was the first woman to be hired by Ford Motor Company's automotive division, and she designed for other corporations, including Goodyear, Alcoa, and US Steel. She owns patents for her design of body monitors, and copyrights for processes such as the instant photo etching of metals. She pioneered the use of exotic metals in adornment, stainless steel, rare earth metals, aluminum and mild steels.

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Mary Ann was a Fellow of the American Craft Council, and an Honorary Associate of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in London. She was on the Today Show, Good Morning America, Dan Rather's Evening News, and NBC's That's Incredible, and has been featured in over 25 books and magazines.

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Mary Ann’s unique designs and use of metal work in jewelry have garnered attention by collectors and jewelry connoisseurs throughout the world.