Sterling Silver Lidded Box with Turquoise [SOLD]

The lid on the box is completely removable.  There is rocker engraving on the lid, side panels and bottom, and stamped arrows on the bottom.  The box has ball feet and a single turquoise nugget on a silver mount on the lid. The artist’s full name is stamped on the underside.

Fred and Frank Peshlakai were brothers who lived in El Monte, California. Frank was married to a California Native American. His primary trade was as a truck driver. Frank would sometimes assist his brother Fred at his store on Olvera Street in Los Angeles.  He actually would make some pieces if requested. Very few of Frank’s silver works are ever seen on the market and even fewer that are hallmarked.

Condition: very good condition

Provenance: from a collector of Native silver from Georgia