This is a great and early example of a Santo Domingo shell necklace. The large shell has pieces of turquoise laid in on the top half in a random mosaic pattern, followed by a band of jet and travertine (?) inlaid into the shell. The lower half is left natural. The shell is attached to […]
This is a beautifully crafted concho turned into a belt buckle. A single, oblong turquoise stone claims the center, with a radiating design all around and a multi-bordered bordered edge with fine stamping. The inside has the original copper brace for when it was a concho belt. This was likely pounded out of silver ingot […]
I’ve seen a number of these over the years, and this has to be one of the better examples of Santo Domingo Depression Era craftsmanship. The thunderbird is complex and beautifully done with a face showing via the red parts. The six circles spaced around the necklace hark back to the circle at the top […]
This is a beautiful, Navajo bracelet with 44 round, green to blue turquoise stones with significant variations. There are four rows with 11 stones per row. These four rows narrow all together at the terminals. The two, outer bands have a silver drop at each stone making for a wonderful finish to the sides. The […]
This is an early and attractive Navajo ring with a large, green, turquoise stone with imperfections. A wide band at the base divides into three part split shank that holds the bezel. The stone has a firm, silver bezel and the stone it self has a mildly irregular surface.
This is an attractive and early Navajo ring with 9 small turquoise stones that may be Cerrillos turquoise. There is no signature on the inside. The size is 7. There is a small bit of loss to one of the stones. The ring shows nice wear.
This is an exceptional Navajo Ketoh with early age. Its petite size is particularly charming. It is cast silver and includes five, green, turquoise stones. The largest stone is in the center and is oblong in shape. Similar to item #2540, there are 6 silver legs, or leaves, emanating from the center. There are two […]
This is a beautiful Ketoh. The bold simplicity and the quality of the silver surface make this an exceptional example. The center holds a turquoise stone with a hole in the center, and is two toned with blue on the top two thirds and green on the bottom third. The drilled hole in the stone […]
This is a highly skilled and complex cast Navajo ketoh that results in a beautiful expression. In the center is a large, turquoise diamond cut stone with metallic inclusions. This diamond turquoise is surround by a complex layering of curved borders and round points. Each end is anchored by a three part system that spans […]
This is a striking ketoh that originally came out of Hopi. The centerpiece is an elongated triangle topped on each end with regular triangles, all done with mosaic turquoise (could be called channel work, but there is no separation of the turquoise with silver borders, except for the outside edge). Repousse is used to create […]
