Sterling Silver Bracelet with Oval Turquoise Stone [R]
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- Category: Bracelets
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: silver, turquoise
- Size: 5-1/4” inside end-to-end;
1-1/4” opening;
¾” width - Item # C3789D
- Price No Longer Available
Elegant, dainty, lace-like could be descriptions of this bracelet. It is one of the most finely detailed works imaginable. It appears that channels were cut into the silver base and then strips of silver rope were inserted into the channels. The other option to consider is that it is silver overlay where a thin sheet of silver serves as the backing and then a second layer of silver with cut-out designs is overlaid on the backing. Regardless of the technique used, it is a beautiful bracelet with a deep blue/green turquoise stone at the center.
Both end tips of the bracelet exhibit wear patterns from years of use. It could date to pre 1940s perhaps.
Condition: very good condition
Recommended Reading: The Beauty of Navajo Jewelry by Theda Bassman
Provenance: from a private collection
- Category: Bracelets
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: silver, turquoise
- Size: 5-1/4” inside end-to-end;
1-1/4” opening;
¾” width - Item # C3789D
- Price No Longer Available
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