Sammie Kescoli Begay – Navajo
Sammie Kescoli Begay produces some of the most beautiful traditional and deeply stamped sterling silver jewelry to be found in Indian Country. Using heavy gauge ingot silver combined with gem grade turquoise, often supplied by us, his pieces are unusual in both quality and style. Sammie is primarily a minister to his growing congregation on the Navajo reservation. He approaches each piece he creates with the eye of a true perfectionist.
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Harcross is a small historic mine located in the grass valley of Nevada near the California town of Bishop. Discovered in the 1930s, the mine has consistently produced the finest...
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The ancient mines of the Sinai peninsula are among the oldest known. Historically the clear sky blue hues were the most coveted, the matrixed material discarded. This provided enterprising miners...
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$1,295.00
The gem in this fine ring is the classic hue found at the Candelaria mine located in the hills of north central Nevada. The turquoise is an incredible deep Candelaria...
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A beautiful and highly collectible turquoise was chosen for this fine ring. Mined in the 1960s, deep blue Bisbee is a real rarity on today’s market. The natural specimen chosen...
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$1,095.00
Candelaria Blue is a small hat claim located near the famous Candelaria mine. It produced a small amount of fine gem grade turquoise several years ago. Although the look is...
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$1,295.00
A rare and gorgeous Candelaria turquoise specimen was chosen for this fine ring created by Sammie Begay. The gem is deep translucent sky blue with wispy spiderweb matrix, the classic...
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Thirteen matching turquoise gems were selected to sit in handmade bezels atop Sammie’s amazing coin sterling silver shank. The natural cabochons are the classic look of the finest gem quality...
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$495.00
Sammie invokes olden time days with this unique buckle. Created by rolling and hammering ingot sterling silver, he pounds the design from the inside to create a reposse design. Around...
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$2,695.00
This superb bracelet by Sammie Begay was created by melting old American sterling silver coins and casting them into an ingot. The ingot is then rolled and hammered into a...
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This is Sammie’s famous golden face ring. A marvelous gem grade natural deep translucent blue Morenci turquoise is set in a remarkable hand chiseled bezel created from gleaming 18 Karat...
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Navajo jeweler Sammie Begay has created this marvelous bolo tie set with one of the finest Peacock cabochons we have encountered. Peacock is a small hat claim mine found near...
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$450.00
A striking natural gem from the the Royston mine was selected for this fine shadow box ring. The turquoise exhibits gorgeous color combinations of blue and blue green with gold...
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Seven perfectly matched gems were chosen for this superb row bracelet. They are among the finest grade mined at the Peacock claim. Deep green hues and olive shades combined with...
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$2,400.00
Navajo jeweler Sammie Kescoli Begay has created this signature masterpiece with his use of two types of exceptional turquoise from the Easter Blue and Carico Lake mines in Nevada. The...
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$895.00
A dazzling lemon lime Carico Lake gem was chosen for this beautiful ring created by Sammie Begay. The gem is the famous faustite found at this classic claim. The marvelous...
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This classic old style row bracelet created by Sammie Begay is entirely made from triangle wire of varying gauges. The inner wires are soldered together to create a platform. Heavier...
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Navajo master ingot artist Sammie Kescoli Begay continues his tradition of creating masterpieces with this exceptional three phase bolo tie. The labor intensive ingot sterling silver is hand rolled and cut into three pieces. The first bottom layer of the piece is deeply oxidized to make the 3D effect of the design pop. The second is cut and pulled to create the distinctive ridges. The third layer is hand pounded, deeply stamped and overlayed on either side of the stone which is also encircled with a large beaded design and a hand chiseled bezel. The artist has selected an exquisite rare gem grade natural Candelaria spiderweb turquoise cabochon to set in the center of the piece. The deep blue stone exhibits an incredible amount of depth with dark vibrant reddish-brown webbing. The artist included matching gem grade Candelaria in the tips of the piece as well. The final result is the creation of an exceptional heavy gauge piece that is of the finest collector quality.
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Master ingot artist Sammie Kescoli Begay has created one of the finest bracelets of his career by selecting a jaw dropping two hundred and eighty two carat specimen of rare gem grade natural Blue Gem turquoise to set in this marvelous one of a kind creation. The gem exhibits exquisite color combinations of blue and green with complex golden-chocolate-brown host rock matrix. To find Blue Gem of this size and quality from this now depleted mine is virtually impossible. Sammie has created the piece out of labor intensive ingot sterling silver. Each design element is hand rolled, hand pulled or hand pounded, then expertly stamped using Sammie's home made tools. The finished product is a masterpiece.
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Navajo artist Sammie Kescoli Begay has hand cut six magnificent rare gem grade natural Mediterranean oxblood coral cabochons into perfect squares to set in this exquisite watch bracelet. The corals are set as rows at the opposite ends of the piece on either side. The shank is heavy hand rolled and hammered ingot sterling silver, deeply incised on the sides. Most amazing is the large sweeping shell designed to hold the watch in place. The sides of the watch are cleverly help by a wire that can be pulled for easy removal.
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Grand master Navajo silversmith Sammie Kescoli Begay has created one of the finest bracelets of his career. The piece is made through the labor intensive technique of hand rolling and hammering ingot sterling silver. Each layer of the design is hand forged and overlayed to create the bracelet. Sammie has set a one hundred and five carat rare high grade natural Number Eight turquoise of extraordinary beauty into a hand chiseled bezel. The bezel encircling the stone is surrounded by dozens of tiny droplets. Lightning patterned overlay is set against a finely etched background with two silver stars set above a floral side panel of unusual beauty. The exquisite gem is a gorgeous light blue with fine tight golden-brown webbing and chocolate matrix. Number Eight turquoise of this size is seldom if ever seen on today's market.
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