Silver and Turquoise Ink Pen Holder [SOLD]

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Jessie Claw
  • Category: Silver Objects
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: silver, turquoise
  • Size: 2” height x 2” diameter of base
  • Item # C3890D
  • SOLD

The sterling silver pedestal of this pen holder is stamped JC, the initials of the artisan.  The work appears like that made by Jessie Claw so we made the attribution of the artist as such.

 

The pedestal is arranged in the form of eagle feathers radiating outward from the center at which is a deep blue turquoise cab.

 

Condition: very good condition

Provenance: Silver and Turquoise Ink Pen Holder from the collection of a resident of Colorado

Recommended Reading: Masterworks and Eccentricities: The Druckman Collection; Navajo and Pueblo Jewelry and Metalwork 1880-1950 by Robert Bauve

Alternate view of this pen holder.