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This striking one of a kind ring was created by Navajo jeweler Darryl Dean Begay. The piece was created through the labor intensive process of hand carving tufa stone to cast the beautiful thunderbird designs present on the sides for tribal effect. An exceptional large gem grade natural Bisbee turquoise is placed on top of the shank encircled with a beautiful hand cut bezel. The gem is classic Bisbee blue with swirls of chocolate and reddish-brown matrix throughout. The turquoise represents the finest quality from this famous but now depleted mine in Arizona.
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Darryl Dean Begay is the great master of tufa cast jewelry. This bracelet is one of his finest and most beautiful creations. The bracelet is wide and heavy with three delicate shimmering dragonflies floating on a silver sea. Atop the bracelet shank sits a magnificent rare gem grade natural Indian Mountain spiderweb turquoise cabochon. Virtually never seen today in this grade, the large striking gem is sky blue with a light green tint against dark chocolate-brown spiderweb matrix. The gem is set in a wide heavy solid eighteen karat gold bezel designed to set off the quality of this exquisite turquoise.
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Darryl Dean Begay Rare Gem Grade Bisbee Turquoise Solid 18K Gold Over Tufa Cast Sterling Silver Ring
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Darryl Dean Begay has created this incredible ring by casting the sterling silver shank in hand carved tufa stone. The bright texture of the ring is created with his special multi phase finish. He has chosen a beautiful gem grade natural Bisbee turquoise cabochon of the finest quality to set atop it. The gem is classic Bisbee purple blue with marvelous deep reddish-brown matrix that is the signature look from the lavender pit. It sits in a gorgeous solid 18 karat gold bezel unique to the artist.
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Navajo jeweler Michael Perry has chosen a marvelous gem grade natural red web Kingman turquoise to place in this gorgeous one of a kind ring. The gem is sky blue with fine reddish brown spiderweb matrix evenly spread throughout. The cabochon sits in a fine hand cut bezel surrounded by inlaid high grade natural Morenci turquoise. The inlay and elegant heavy gauge silverwork of the piece is the perfect compliment to the rarity and quality of the gem.
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Michael Perry Rare Gem Grade Black Web Kingman Turquoise and Mediterranean Oxblood Coral Belt Buckle
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Navajo jeweler Michael Perry is a master of raised and flat inlay techniques in combination with beautiful and unique overlay. This fine buckle has a ketoh design that is overlaid on heavy gauge sterling silver. The background is finely etched and gem grade natural Mediterranean oxblood coral is inlaid in a gorgeous raised bubble effect. The entire outer edge is also inlaid in red coral to match. All of these wonderful accents serve to enhance the beautiful electric gem grade natural black web Kingman turquoise cabochon at its center.
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Blue Star is a small hat claim in north central Nevada that has produced a tiny amount of fine gem grade natural spiderweb turquoise. This exquisite example has striking gold, chocolate and black webbing found in multiple layers set against a deep blue sky background. It is set on a heavy ten gauge ring shank encircled with in an intricate hand chiseled bezel. The shank has beautiful incised lines that flare out from the underside of the ring face to set off the beauty of this rare and seldom seen gem.
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Navajo jeweler Leonard Nez has created this exceptional bracelet out of heavy twelve gauge sterling silver and solid fourteen karat gold. The gold is finely engraved in Leonard's signature style and overlaid on to the sterling silver shank. The final product is an elegant bracelet perfect and enduring for every day wear.
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Danny Boy spiderweb turquoise is one of the rarest seldom seen gems found in Nevada. This marvelous gem grade natural example is a lovely deep blue with tight complex reddish-brown webbing. The stone exhibits stunning depth with the matrix found in separate layers and is encircled with the artist's signature shadowbox design. The precisely hand chiseled outer edge combined with twisted wire beneath the bezel is the perfect compliment to the quality of the stone. Ned has included gorgeous stampwork on either side of the shank completing the piece.
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Art Deco master Albert Nells has created this elegant bracelet out of sterling silver using an amazing combination of overlay and inlay techniques. The precise and lovely design is overlaid onto the deeply oxidized shank with intricate coils on one side. A perfect single feather sits on the opposite side that flares out widely for effect. Inlay of white mother of pearl, red coral, blue spiderweb turquoise and black jet symbolize the four sacred colors.
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Spiderweb Dry Creek turquoise of this natural gem grade is seldom encountered. This incredible cabochon is a lustrous white with a blue tint amongst fine chocolate host rock matrix. The gem sits in a hand chiseled shadowbox encircled with braided wire beneath the bezel. The elegant shank of the ring is beautifully stamped in Ned's signature style on either side.
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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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Blue Star spiderweb turquoise is from a tiny strike at a hat mine in north central Nevada. This fine gem grade natural example has complex chocolate webbing set against a vibrant blue sky background. The cabochon is set in a perfectly hand chiseled bezel atop a delicately stamped shank to emphasize the quality of the stone.
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Master Art Deco jeweler Albert Nells has created this fine buckle out of sterling silver. The piece is cut out of sheet in a triangular shape and the ridges and droplets are overlaid in the interior. The four sacred colors are natural red coral, black jet, blue spiderweb turquoise and white mother of pearl which are inlaid between sterling silver inserts. The buckle is the perfect size for everyday wear.
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Master Art Deco jeweler Albert Nells has created this fine bolo in his signature style. The piece is cut out with a triangular shape with intricate and precisely overlaid coils of silverwork in the interior. The four sacred colors are inlaid for effect. Natural red coral, spiderweb turquoise, mother of pearl and jet are set in the center of the piece. The bolo is finished with elegant hand made tips created by the artist himself.
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A hand full of deep blue Red Mountain turquoise cabochons were produced at this now depleted mine. This fine gem grade natural example has traces of vibrant dark reddish-brown dendritic webbing and is startling bright. Navajo jeweler Ned Nez has created a hand chiseled outer edge to allow the gem to glow in a shadowbox effect with hand braided wire beneath the bezel. The shank of the ring is simply and elegantly stamped on either side.
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This gorgeous ring created by Navajo artist Leonard Nez is elegant in design. The shank is heavy ten gauge, stamped deeply to add an eye-dazzling effect that radiates out from the underside of the stone. A lovely rare high grade natural Apache Blue turquoise is encircled by a substantial hand chiseled bezel. It is a lovely sky blue with fine loose reddish-brown spiderweb matrix. The high domed cabochon is perfectly thick cut to stand above the shank of the ring.
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Sammie Kescoli Begay has created one of the finest bracelets of his career. The bracelet is large and heavy rolled out of sterling silver ingot. The entire shank is deeply stamped with an elaborate pattern unique to the quality of the artist's silverwork. Two large half beads sit at either end of the shank and thick hand twisted wire encircles the bezel of the stone. He has selected a marvelous rare gem grade natural Candelaria turquoise cabochon to place in the center of the piece. The gem is sky blue with an electric effect found only in turquoise from this famous mine in Nevada. A specimen of this size and quality is seldom seen on today's market as the mine is depleted and it represents the upper five percent of the mine's production. The cabochon has wispy smokey spiderweb matrix characteristic of the finest gems found at the mine.
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Navajo jeweler Leonard Nez creates fine rings specializing in heavy ten gauge shanks that add substantial weight to the finger when worn. The shank is incised and etched for effect. An intricate bezel chiseled precisely in segments of three on each side encircles the stone. The ring exhibits a fine gem grade natural Kingman turquoise cabochon from Arizona. The gem is a perfect square which is unusual and hard to find. It is sky blue with complex and vibrant reddish-golden-brown spiderweb matrix.
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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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The Pilot Mountain mine in Nevada has been known to produce a small portion of the most beautiful and vibrant green and blue color combinations in the turquoise family. This gem grade natural cabochon exhibits these characteristics wonderfully. The gem is a lustrous aqua blue to green with chocolate host rock matrix that swirls throughout. The electric color of the cabochon jumps from the elegant traditional silverwork of the piece created by Navajo jeweler Sammie Kescoli Begay. The stone is set in a hand made bezel surrounded by twist wire, a finely beaded design and scallops on each side. The shank is heavy rolled and hammered ingot with fine double stamping from end to end.
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