Sterling Silver Bracelet with Three Spiderweb Turquoise Cabochons [SOLD]

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Artist Unknown
  • Category: Bracelets
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: Sterling Silver, Turquoise
  • Size:
    5-½” end to end; 1-¼” opening; ½” diameter
  • Item # C4069K
  • SOLD

Heavy gauge silver, possibly ingot, frames three spectacular pieces of turquoise in this mid-20th century Southwest Indian Jewelry bracelet. Within each individual cabochon, the color ranges from an intense sky blue to an ocean-like greenish-blue. A golden brown spiderweb matrix twists and turns within each stone. Set firmly in hand made bezels, each high-grade cabochon of turquoise is placed on a heavy gauge silver band with sterling silver drops separating the center stone from the others. A small raised hand-chiseled bar delineates the crown of the bracelet from the meticulously stamped shank. It is an amazing example of the talent and skill Diné artists possess. The bracelet is unsigned.


Condition: The Sterling Silver Bracelet with Three Spiderweb Turquoise Cabochons is in excellent condition. The stones are intact and well set. The silver has obtained a beautiful patina with time.
Provenance: the bracelet comes from a Colorado collector
Recommended Reading: Fine Indian Jewelry of the Southwest: The Millicent Rogers Museum Collection by Shelby Tisdale PhD

Alternate side view.

 

Artist Unknown
  • Category: Bracelets
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: Sterling Silver, Turquoise
  • Size:
    5-½” end to end; 1-¼” opening; ½” diameter
  • Item # C4069K
  • SOLD

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