Sammie Kescoli Begay

It is hard to overemphasize the quality of the turquoise gems set atop this fine row bracelet. The natural gems are from the elusive Easter Blue mine located north of...

Heavy and thick, the ingot shank of this superb bracelet was created completely from scratch from old sterling silver half liberty coins by Sammie Begay. The coins were melted down...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

Hand made by award winning Navajo artist, Sammie Kescoli Begay, this exceptional work of art is set with rare gem grade Aztec Spiderweb turquoise from Nevada. The stone contains amazing eye-catching hues of deep blue with chocolate, and deep red spiderweb matrix. This stone has a very interesting history as well. According to Frank R. Morrissey, author of Turquoise Deposits of Nevada, the Aztec turquoise mine was first discovered in 1889 by George Simmons who detected remnants of an early and primitive lapidary shop. This was thought to indicate that the miners may have been Aztecs or Toltecs. Given the quality and rarity of the turquoise, Sammie put a tremendous amount of time and effort into complimenting the beauty of the stone. Thick hand woven wire is portrayed around the bezel of each cabochon, followed by his signature intricate detail in hand rolled and hammered ingot sterling silver.

With exceptional gem grade Easter Blue turquoise and unique ingot silver smithing this amazing piece is of very high collector quality. The item was created by award winning Navajo artist Sammie Kescoli Begay and is one of two pieces that the artist has made with this shape and style. The cabochon featured is a gorgeous deep blue with dark golden-brown, tan and green matrix. The stamp work is exquisite with extraordinary detail and is very deep as well. The bezel work is outstanding with a border of forty four sterling silver droplets.