Sterling Silver and Turquoise Pie Server with Navajo Rug Design by Don Platero [SOLD]
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- Category: Silverware - Flatware
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: Sterling Silver and Turquoise
- Size: 10” x 2-⅛”
- Item # C4328C SOLD
A stunning cabochon of uniquely green turquoise has been set on the handle of this elegant sterling silver pie server. Prizewinning Diné artist Don Platero set the turquoise and stamped an image of a Navajo rug beneath the teardrop shaped turquoise. Within the stamp work, the artist creatively etched areas of the rug design to give it different textures. The upper part of the blade is stamped with a series of crescent shapes.
Most Diné silversmiths specialize in jewelry making and create other silver objects only occasionally. Don Platero is one of the few Diné artisans who, in addition to making silver jewelry, specializes in creating amazing sterling flatware. This pie server is an example of some of his finest work. The winner of numerous awards, including a first-place ribbon at the Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial, Dan Platero has been working as a silversmith since he was ten years old. He learned the craft from his father, Dan Platero. This stunning piece of utilitarian art is signed on the back with the artist’s name and the stamp Sterling and Navajo.
Condition: The Sterling Silver and Turquoise Pie Server with Navajo Rug Design by Don Platero is in excellent condition.
Provenance: The pie server is from a resident of Santa Fe
Recommended Reading:
- The Native American Curio Trade in New Mexico by Jonathan Batkin
- Southwestern Indian Jewelry by Dexter Cirillo
Relative Links: Navajo Nation, Silverware - Flatware
- Category: Silverware - Flatware
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: Sterling Silver and Turquoise
- Size: 10” x 2-⅛”
- Item # C4328C SOLD
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