Turquoise/Native American jewelry

[alanfgag]

That's a great piece, Bob.

 

[handymike]

Just bought some watch tips:

I've been drooling over the watch cuffs for years, but always felt they are too big/ chunky for my tiny wrists. These might just be the "gateway" item.
Anyone have a suggestion for a good style watch to wear with these?

 

[BobHufford]

That's a great piece, Bob.

Thanks Alan. Jimmy has made several pieces for us including our wedding rings 33 years ago.

 

[Michaelshane]

 

[BobHufford]

Very nice Michealshane. Glad to see your work on this thread again.

 

[alanfgag]

Silver ring with a hallmark attributed to Ike Wilson, who might have been the same person as Austin Wilson - a bench smith at C.G. Wallace trading store in the 1930s.

 

[2075rami]

I shared these in another thread and Bob Hufford suggested I share them in this thread, as well. My wife and I moved to Albuquerque a few weeks ago, and I've found some fantastic rings already. Picked up this sterling silver turquoise and coral ring made by Navajo jewelry artist Larry Spencer an antique shop here in Albuquerque Saturday before last. I've had the other turquoise ring for a couple of years. Picked it up in San Antonio.

Another new-to-me ring addition that found me yesterday. Turquoise and sterling silver by Navajo jewelry artist Ray Jack.

 

[2075rami]

My wife and I drove over to Gallup, NM yesterday to check out the shops. I put an amazing old Sleeping Beauty turquoise cuff bracelet on layaway. I say old cuff, because it's not stamped at all, and from what I've read and been told by Native artists, they started stamping their work in the mid to late '70s. This bracelet has some serious weight to it, and the stones wrap all the way down both sides to the opening. I also picked up my first bolo, a beautiful coral and turquoise one that was made by Navajo artist Irvin Chee.

 

[RJR]

My wife and I drove over to Gallup, NM yesterday to check out the shops. I put an amazing old Sleeping Beauty turquoise cuff bracelet on layaway. I say old cuff, because it's not stamped at all, and from what I've read and been told by Native artists, they started stamping their work in the mid to late '70s. This bracelet has some serious weight to it, and the stones wrap all the way down both sides to the opening. I also picked up my first bolo, a beautiful coral and turquoise one that was made by Navajo artist Irvin Chee.
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Nice pieces.

 

[alanfgag]

My wife and I drove over to Gallup, NM yesterday to check out the shops...

Congratulations on your new acquisitions!

 

[alanfgag]

I put on a couple of older pieces today.

 

[alanfgag]

 

[2075rami]

Great pieces! Is the Naja cast?

Somehow, I don't think I've shared this cuff. Bought it a couple years ago in a San Antonio antique shop. Lots of Native American artisans here in Albuquerque, Gallup, and Santa Fe have complimented me on it. Usually it's something like, "That's a great old piece!"

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[alanfgag]

Great pieces! Is the Naja cast?

Very nice cuff - thanks for posting it.

Yes, the Naja is cast. It is stamped US Navajo 70, dating it to 1938-1942. That mark was assigned to the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild in Fort Wingate.

 

[alanfgag]

 

[alanfgag]

Welcome Alz... that's a beautiful buckle.

 

[alanfgag]

Two pieces by Navajo silversmith Mark Chee (1914-1981). The cuff is quite heavy at 5 ounces.

 

[BobHufford]

This was used hard and stuck in a drawer 20+ years ago. Finally got around to getting a new battery and it's back in the rotation. Needs a polish, but my wife likes the patina so I may leave it as is.

 

[alanfgag]

cool!

 

[BobHufford]

My wife picked this up at an estate sale yesterday.