Navajo Very Large Rectangular Turquoise Ring set in Bezel with Silver Rope Frame [SOLD]
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- Category: Jewelry Rings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: Sterling Silver and Turquoise
- Size: 1-⅛” x 1”;
Ring Size: 8 - Item # C4102.29 SOLD
An unknown Diné silversmith who simply engraved “OG” on the back created this large rectangular stone turquoise ring. The artist set the light blue stone with a brown spider web matrix in a sawtooth bezel and then set it in a twisted wire frame. The face rests on a split shank. The ring dates from the mid-20th Century.
Condition: this Navajo Very Large Rectangular Turquoise Ring set in Bezel with Silver Rope Frame is in good condition.
Provenance: From a Southwest Indian Jewelry collection in Colorado
Recommended Reading:
- Indian Silver: Navajo and Pueblo Jewelers by Margery Bedinger
- The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths by John Adair
Relative Links: ring, Navajo, Southwest Indian Jewelry
- Category: Jewelry Rings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: Sterling Silver and Turquoise
- Size: 1-⅛” x 1”;
Ring Size: 8 - Item # C4102.29 SOLD
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