THREE OLD & VERY OLD TURQUOISE Navajo Split-Shoulders Cuff
Circa 1930-50's
Sterling Silver; unsigned and without quality mark as typical of early and non-commercial hand-made work
Center turquoise 3/4" x 15/16"of fine old dark blue, matrix- free, in its circa 1890's-1910 mount of hand-twist wirework,. Each of the three stones is from a different mine & apparently different era, all old, united by this craftsman presumably for their individual associations
Applied silver beads and hand-punch motifs
Bracelet 1-1/8"wide at top : 2-1/2"across wrist x 2" with 1-1/8" opening (fits wrist approximately 7")
Gross Wt : 1.36 troy ounce
Provenance : according to the heir, made by a Navajo craftsman whom her mother supported while living in the Southwest
# mrs 19004......................................................................SOLD
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