THREE OLD & VERY OLD TURQUOISE early 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