Albert Nells – Navajo
Navajo artist Albert Nells began his career in 1972. He is famous for developing a unique sleek elegant Art Deco style of jewelry incorporating raised inlay and finely cut cabochons. The color scheme is contemporary yet uses the four sacred colors of white blue red and black. In this way he blends the traditional with the sleek elegance of modern times. The recipient of many awards, we are pleased to have worked with Albert since the 1970s.
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This stunning bracelet illustrates Albert's one of a kind talent to create innovative jewelry. His precise and difficult wire overlay is intersected with round droplets to create the Art Deco look. He has chosen a marvelous gem grade natural square cut Kingman turquoise to highlight the center of the piece. The cabochon is deep blue with complex black spiderweb matrix, typical of the highest grade found at this famous Arizona mine.
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Art Deco is the signature style of Navajo jeweler Albert Nells. This simple but elegant sterling silver bracelet is created by overlaying and coiling complex sterling wires against a deeply oxidized black shank. Droplets are added to finish the stunning effect of the piece.
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Albert Nells is the creator of an Art Deco style of jewelry unlike any other. He inlays natural red coral, spiderweb turquoise, black jet and mother of pearl suggesting the sacred colors of his tribal tradition. This fine bracelet features the corn stalk, symbolic of the staple crop that nourishes his people. The shank is sculpted from end to end with fine wire overlaid to create the effect.
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Innovative design is a hall mark of artistic creation. This gorgeous ring created by Navajo artist Albert Nells has an Art Deco look with its unusual overlaid coils of sterling on the sides and clean inlay in the middle. The segments of stone represent the four sacred colors of red coral, blue turquoise, white mother of pearl and black onyx.
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Navajo master jeweler Albert Nells has created this one of a kind bracelet by setting high grade natural Turquoise Mountain spiderweb into his unique overlayed step design. The piece gently tapers to the ends. It evokes the mesas of his homeland on the Navajo reservation and is influenced by the designs of the art deco era.
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