PAIR of Ingot Silver Single Row Bracelets with Green Turquoise [SOLD]

Southwestern silversmiths made jewelry out of ingot silver, coin silver and sheet silver, from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. Ingot silver was silver cast into a bar in specific weights and was available for smiths to purchase and use.  Silver coins, minted by the United States, by law, had to be at least 90% silver, with 10% being something else. By contrast, sterling silver is 92.5% silver. This PAIR of bracelets appears to be from ingot silver.

These two bracelets, each with 5 small green turquoise stones are examples of some of the finest work done in the early 20th century. The weight of the bracelets is a bit heavier than the typical tourist pieces, which gives the elegant stamp work a broader canvas. Each bracelet has a variety of different stamps, a combination of feather motifs, lightening, sunbursts and other geometric shapes. The five green stones are set in perfectly crafted handmade bezels. They are a wonderful example of some of the finest work by a Navajo smith.

A bracelet (our Item # C4018B - click here to view) was brought to us along this pair of single-row bracelets of the same vintage and same shade of green turquoise. These two traditionally served as guards for the bracelet.

Condition: this PAIR of Ingot Silver Single Row Bracelets with Green Turquoise is in excellent condition

Provenance: from the collection of a gentleman from Albuquerque

Recommended Reading: The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths by John Adair