Cast Sterling Silver and Single Turquoise Bracelet [SOLD]

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R. Chee
  • Category: Bracelets
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: silver, turquoise
  • Size: 5-1/2” inside end-to-end;
    5/8” opening;
    1-1/16” maximum width
  • Item # 25780
  • SOLD

R. Chee - signature hallmark stampR. Chee is listed in jewelry books as a smith for State Line Indian Jewelry.  He is from Window Rock, AZ.  His jewelry is stamped R.CHEE.  There is no first name given in the documentation.

 

The bracelet was made in the cast form with the addition of the lined shell-shape elements attached on top near the turquoise and the two silver dots adjacent to the shells. 

 

Cast Silver and Turquoise Pin - 25781There is a matching pin to the bracelet that was made by R. Chee’s brother-in-law, Henry Morgan.  The two smiths must work together.  The pin is our Item #25781 - click here.

 

Condition: excellent original condition

Recommended Reading: Ray Manley's Collecting Southwestern Indian Arts & Crafts by Ray Manley

Provenance: from the collection of a prominent Santa Fe family

R. Chee
  • Category: Bracelets
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: silver, turquoise
  • Size: 5-1/2” inside end-to-end;
    5/8” opening;
    1-1/16” maximum width
  • Item # 25780
  • SOLD

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