MODERN STERLING SILVER AND 12K YELLOW GOLD CHOKER, MARY LEE HU. Basket weaved, coiled, braided and netted choker. Estimate $1,000-2,000
Hu's work is widely recognized for its beauty and innovation. The artist has received three National Endowment of the Arts Craftsman Fellowships and was elected to the American Crafts Council College of Fellows. Her work is included in such major collections as the Victoria and Albert Museum and Goldsmiths Hall, both in London; the Renwick Gallery, National Collection of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC; the American Crafts Museum in New York City; and The Art Institute of Chicago. Her work is included in several important books on the subject of jewelry in the 20th century.
