AMERICAN SOUTHWEST TURQUOISE & SILVER "Leaves, Beads & Tendrils Pendant (signed)

AMERICAN SOUTHWEST TURQUOISE & SILVER
"Leaves, Beads & Tendrils Pendant (signed)

with three turquoise, Kingman Mine type, each in sawtooth collet;

Signed : "I BANF" (maker untraced, probably Navajo)

Circa : probably 1970 (scribed verso "70")

Silver tested : purity .800/900 or greater (probably sterling)
Gross wt : .272 tr oz (8.5 g)

Pendant Length : 2-1/8" (2-1/4"to top of the circular jump ring)

Provenance : inherited from a collector-dealer

# mjct5 25002 .................................................. $ 195.