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Seven spectacular perfectly matched rare gem grade natural Apache Blue turquoise cabochons sit atop a heavy ten gauge shank to create this beautiful row bracelet. The stones are deep blue with wispy grey to black smokey host rock matrix. Each gem is separated with hand made stars and bordered with an incredible combination of thick hand braided wire and a beaded design. Navajo jeweler Herman Smith's exceptional deep stamp work adorns each end and the inside as well, completing this magnificent bracelet.
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This gorgeous ring created by Navajo jeweler Ned Nez exhibits an amazing gem grade natural Morenci turquoise cabochon from Arizona. The gem is a deep lustrous blue with iron pyrites forming a matrix typical of the highest grade found at the mine. The gem is set in a perfectly symmetrical hand chiseled fluted bezel which attaches to a beautifully stamped shank. The finished ring is elegant and eye catching.
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Navajo jeweler Herman Smith has selected an exceptional gem grade natural Morenci turquoise cabochon to highlight this fine bracelet. The gem is deep lustrous blue with flecks of iron pyrite host rock matrix. The stone is encircled with thick hand braided wire with large droplets and stars on either side. The shank of the piece is deeply stamped on the inside and out in Herman's signature style and is made from extra heavy ten gauge sterling silver. The bracelet is a an expression of beauty that glows on the wrist.
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A lovely gem grade natural Easter Blue turquoise cabochon was selected to sit atop this fine ring created by Navajo jeweler Ned Nez. The gem is electric blue green with golden host rock matrix signature to the mine. Ned has set the stone in a smooth hand made bezel with twist wire surrounding it. On the rim of the ring is a perfectly chiseled outer edge that completes the shadowbox. The ring is elegant and gorgeous, finished with a beautifully stamped shank.
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This beautiful bolo tie features a spectacular gem grade natural Royston spiderweb turquoise cabochon. The gem exhibits multiple layers of electric complex greens and blue hues encompassed throughout with golden brown spiderweb host rock matrix. It is hard to over emphasize the rarity and beauty of this fine turquoise. Leonard has set this perfect tear drop in his distinctive three stage overlaid sterling silver, influenced by ancient Aztec designs. He finishes the bolo by creating his distinctive long cylinder tips.
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Leonard Nez Rare Gem Grade Pilot Mountain Spiderweb Turquoise Overlay Necklace and Matching Earrings
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This exquisite necklace is among the very finest creations made by master Navajo silversmith Leonard Nez. He has chosen four large gem grade natural Pilot Mountain spiderweb turquoise cabochons as the center piece of the necklace. The three dimensional gems are perfectly matched, rare and the highest grade produced by this classic Nevada mine. Deep blue green with complex electric golden and reddish-brown spiderweb matrix, they are a wonder of nature. The cabochons are attached by fine hand made links and fluted beads at the top. The two side pieces are surrounded by precisely chiseled feathers. They attach to a lovely central gem set in a deeply oxidized shadowbox. The bottom pendant exhibits a seldom seen immense cabochon set by Leonard in his gorgeous signature style. The finished product is a masterpiece. Leonard complements the necklace with a striking perfectly matched pair of earrings.
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This wonderful bolo tie features an outstanding rare high grade natural Number Eight spiderweb turquoise set in a deeply oxidized shadowbox. The gem is light blue with tight golden brown spiderweb matrix representing the classic look from this depleted mine. This high domed fine example, mined in the forties, is seldom seen on today's market. Leonard is a master of stacking several layers of sterling silver to create his distinctive design. The center of his design is influenced by The Aztecs. The edge is created by precisely chiseling completely around the outside of the bolo. Leonard finishes the piece by hand making fine elegant long tips.
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This fine bolo was created out of multiple heavy layers of sterling silver. Navajo jeweler Leonard Nez's signature style is the feather design and a large overlay pattern influenced by Aztec styles found in ancient ruins. The feathers are precise and intricate. He has chosen a beautiful gem grade natural Morenci turquoise cabochon from Arizona to set in the center shadowbox. The gem is the classic look from this depleted mine and is deep blue with spiderweb host rock matrix and hints of shimmering iron pyrite. The piece is finished with Leonard's clean and elegant long sterling silver tips.
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Vidal and Ed Wayne Aragon have teamed up to create this fine reversible story teller bracelet. Entirely cut out by hand and overlaid on a second sheet, the story depicts a night and day scene. A solid fourteen karat gold sun depicts the day, with four elks grazing in a meadow with the forest nearby. The obverse is a night scene represented by a solid fourteen karat gold moon. With storm clouds approaching, a mother wolf and two cubs are in the meadow. A shooting star is seen overhead. In his nineties, Vidal is still creating with his nephew who continues Vidal's long tradition of story telling in sterling silver.
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Vidal and Ed Wayne Aragon have created this fine bolo carrying on Vidal's incredible tradition of innovative story telling in sterling silver. The center is the pueblo representing their home in Santo Domingo. Outside the pueblo is the forest containing the bears and an elk. These represent clans within the pueblo. The solid 14 karat gold sun shines upon the wilderness after the storm and rain passes resulting in a rainbow. The tips of the bolo are hand made using Vidal's signature style with coils at the ends.
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Vidal Aragon and Ed Wayne Aragon have teamed up to create this fine story teller bracelet. A solid fourteen karat gold sun shines over a meadow with two bears amongst the chamisa and bushes in the wilderness. In the distance is a thunder cloud, rain and rainbow appearing in the sky. Vidal is in his nineties and is able to create only a hand full of pieces. Working since the 1940s, he is one of the pioneers of fine overlay jewelry and the creator of the story teller bracelet.
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Master Santo Domingo Pueblo overlay jeweler Vidal Aragon, now in his nineties, is in the process of teaching his nephew Ed Wayne the fine art of story telling in sterling silver. This gorgeous ring's design includes a solid fourteen karat gold sun with two bears and an elk in the forest. Ed Wayne continues Vidal's heritage collaborating with his uncle to create his last pieces.
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Santo Domingo jeweler Vidal Aragon is one of the pioneers of fine overlay sterling silver jewelry. This lovely bracelet was made in the early 1990s. It features a shooting star at night over a solid 14 karat gold moon highlighting a wilderness scene at night. A howling wolf and elk are in a meadow as the day breaks with a gold sun in the background on the opposite side. His pieces date back to the 1940s and are among the most collectible of the modern Native American silversmiths.
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A gorgeous gem grade natural Castle Dome turquoise sits in a perfect hand chiseled fluted bezel atop this fine ring created by Navajo jeweler Ned Nez. The gem is deep sky blue with hints of golden matrix. This is the classic look of the mine. Ned finishes the ring by simply stamping the shank in his signature style on each side.
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Vidal Aragon is the creator of the story teller bracelet. This fine bracelet was made in the early 1990s. It is winter time in the desert. The sun shines brightly over the pine trees, cactus, sage and chamisa. The solid fourteen karat gold sun shines over all with lightning strikes in the sky shooting from the thunder cloud on the opposite side. High winds cause waves on the nearby river. Vidal's pieces are beautiful, highly prized and very rare.
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A super rare gem grade natural Stormy Mountain turquoise has been chosen to set in this lovely ring by Navajo artist Ned Nez. The gem is a dark blue with swirling black host rock matrix distinctive to this depleted mine. Ned has encircled the cabochon in a precise hand chiseled bezel set atop a uniquely stamped shank. The finished ring is beautiful and collectible.
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Darryl Dean Begay has taken a collection of pre 1964 sterling dimes to create this coin silver ring. The dimes are melted, rolled and hammered to shape. Like wise, the hand cut bezel is distinctive and hand rolled ingot as well. He has set a lovely long gem grade natural Morenci turquoise atop the heavy shank of the piece. The specimen is an eye-dazzling deep sky blue with subtle hints of spiderweb matrix and glimmering flecks of iron pyrite. Simple stamping along the shank highlights the beauty of the stone. The ring is stamped "coin silver" on the inside next to his hallmark.
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Clean, sleek and beautiful is the best description of this fine cuff by Navajo jeweler Darryl Dean Begay. This bracelet shank is created by masterful carving in tufa stone. Three superb dragonflies surround a lovely red flower against a shimmering dark and mysterious background. The largest dragonfly has a beautiful blue body. The blue is a marvelous gem grade natural Apache Blue spiderweb turquoise. The red flower is gem grade natural Mediterranean oxblood coral. Three gorgeous hummingbirds adorn the inside of the shank in flight around the artist's hallmark. The finished piece is signature Darryl Dean. Lovely on the wrist and strikingly one of a kind.
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Darryl Dean Begay has created this fine ring to fit perfectly on the finger. He has tufa cast the ring with a gorgeous thunderbird design. The tufa stone allows the bird to raise on top of the perfectly textured sterling silver. The ring is finished using the jewelers signature multi tasked process so that the bird is brilliant against a dark sky. The final result is a piece that is eye-catching, elegant and super comfortable to wear on any occasion.
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This beautiful belt buckle is an excellent example of how the jeweler creates a piece by carving an image in tufa stone. This technique requires tremendous skill thinking in three dimensions. Aaron includes the tufa stone carving itself with the finished sterling silver buckle. The buckle perfectly mirrors the carving. He has created the design taken from an old historic design used on bridles and old concho belts that stands out against a deeply textured and oxidized background. A small piece of high grade natural Morenci turquoise highlights the top of the buckle for effect.
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