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This old ceremonial necklace was made in Santo Domingo pueblo in the 1930s. It is made of hand drilled and hand ground oyster shell. The necklace features an inlayed pendant. The pendant is inlayed on a fragment of an LP record. The inlay is natural turquoise, oyster shell and coral. On each side of the necklace are four old Navajo handmade beads, each interspersed with three old squash blossoms. The sterling beads and blossoms came from an old Navajo squash style necklace.
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This 1930-40 natural hand ground and hand drilled turquoise necklace is finished by the attached inlayed shell pendant. The pendant is inlayed with natural turquoise old black lp record fragments, white shell and spiny oyster. The piece was made in Santo Domingo pueblo in New Mexico. It was worn at dance ceremonies over many years.
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This three stone turquoise ring from the 1930s shows loving wear on the sterling silver shank. The shank of the ring is handmade ingot with lightly worn stamping and sterling silver droplets separating the turquoise. The stone is natural Royston with two cabochons of sky blue hue and one of green.
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This necklace has nine natural high grade Blue Gem turquoise cabochons that are hand cut and hand drilled strung with small sterling beads interspersed with long hand made sterling beads. Probably made in Santo Domingo Pueblo, the necklace dates from the 1940s.
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Traditional hand ground and hand drilled jacla made in Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico in the 1930-40s. The Royston turquoise is an attractive green to blue green. The piece is finished with natural shell at the bottom and natural coral at the tips. It was worn at the end of a necklace for ceremonial use.
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Stunning 1930s Zuni leaf pin. This pin features a natural high grade turquoise beautifully carved into a leaf. The turquoise is a beautiful blue green with a touch of black chert matrix. The carving is reminiscent of the work of Leekya Deyuse and though not signed may indeed be his carving. The silverwork we believe to be Dan Simplicio. The standard reference is the C G Wallace collection auctioned November 14,1975. In this collection are several works similar to this offering.
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This jacla was made in Santo Domingo pueblo in the 1930-40 period for ceremonial use. It would have been worn at the end of a necklace. It is hand ground and hand drilled with natural gem grade turquoise. The stone is most likely Blue Gem or Lone Mountain. The piece is finished at the ends with red trade beads.
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This wonderful 1930s sterling silver ring is set with a rare gem grade natural Red Mountain spiderweb turquoise cabochon. The stone exhibits an outstanding deep blue hue with tight reddish-brown webbing. The sandcast ring exudes age as the small stamped designs on each side of the shank are worn and burnished. The ring was someones treasure, loved and used daily over many years.
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Leekya Deyuse and Dan Simplicio carved leaf ring circa 1930s. This magnificent ring contains a beautiful carved turquoise leaf. The leaf is a beautiful sky blue with chocolate brown spiderweb matrix. We believe the turquoise is Blue Gem. The carving is most certainly Leekya. The leaf is softly carved in his signature style. The silverwork is also unique. Ingot sterling silver was hand rolled to create the ring. A large bezel holds the turquoise as three stamped leaves hold the top of the leaf in place. Below the stamped sterling leaves is stampwork resembling a bush. The ring was created with great care by a master silversmith and stonecutter. The standard reference is the C G Wallace collection auctioned November 14,1975 by Sotheby Parke Bernet.
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This wonderful old Navajo squash blossom necklace was collected at the Charles Eagleplume gallery in Estes Park Colorado in the early 1960s. It features nineteen large handmade sterling silver beads interspersed with ten perfectly matched handmade sterling silver squash blossoms. The naja is made from hand pulled ingot sterling silver and set with five rare gem grade natural smoky Bisbee cabochons. The necklace was marked as old when purchased and probably dates from the 1950s.
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Classic 1950-60s row bracelet. This wonderful piece is set with seven rare high grade natural Royal Blue turquoise cabochons. The turquoise is a beautiful sky blue hue and perfectly matched. Large sterling silver droplets separate the stones and beautiful hand twisted wire was used as a border. Lightly stamped diamond and crescent shaped patterns accent the terminals on either side.
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This old ceremonial necklace made in the 1930-40s is hand drilled and hand ground out of natural turquoise and oyster shell. The necklace was made to be worn at the dances and features a large oyster shell pendant at its bottom.
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1940s classic sandcast bracelet. This beautiful piece is set with a stunning rare high grade natural Number Eight spiderweb turquoise cabochon that is sky blue with tight chocolate-brown webbing. The jeweler set the stone with precise care on a perfectly proportioned shank. The piece has been perfectly preserved, evidence of the owners high regard for the stone and silverwork.
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These two Zuni rings are from the 1950s. Each ring has natural pettipoint cabochons set in sterling silver. The large ring has the pettipoint stones set around a large cabochon in the center.
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This ring and bracelet set was made in Zuni pueblo in the 1950-60s. The set is made of substantial gauge sterling silver and is inlayed with mother of pearl. The shank of the bracelet is lightly stamped in a pleasing design.
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This 1930s belt buckle is hand made in sterling silver. The three natural turquoise cabochons are separated with two thunderbird designs. The thunderbirds are surrounded by pleasing stamp work.
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These two zuni pins are from the 1950s. The Zia sun symbol pin is inlayed with turquoise, mother of pearl, jet and spiny oyster. The sandcast pin features a natural high grade Royston turquoise cabochon.
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This pin made in Zuni pueblo in the 1950s is made of heavy gauge sterling silver. It has a twist wire back with three overlayed sterling flowers. Each flower is separated with a reposse leaf and each flower also has a small natural turquoise cabochon set in the middle.
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This beautiful three stone sterling silver bracelet from the 1950s is made from hand pulled twist wire. The shank is composed of five twisted wires soldered together. The three stones are natural high grade Easter Blue turquoise. The color of the cabochons is sky blue with a deep chocolate brown background. The perfectly matched stones are surrounded with twist wire and large sterling droplets.
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