Sterling Silver and Coral Floral Ring [SOLD]

The earliest Navajo jewelry was made by filing designs into plain silver obtained from coins, flatware and ingots. By the 1920s, smiths began using sheet silver and the addition of dies and stamps became common. By the mid-20^th Century the addition of floral motifs and leaves began.

Sterling silver leaves, twisted wire and small silver drops frame a fine piece of red coral in this Navajo ring. The ring is unsigned, but whoever the artist was did a wonderful job of bringing out the beauty of the coral.

Condition: original condition

Recommended Reading: Jewelry by Southwest American Indians: Evolving Designs by Nancy N. Schiffer

Provenance: from the collection of a client from Oklahoma