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Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn 925 Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet

Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn 925 Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet
Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn 925 Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet
Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn 925 Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet
Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn 925 Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet
Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn 925 Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet
Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn 925 Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet

Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn 925 Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet

We have similar Navajo and Turquoise items, which would pair nicely with this piece, for sale this week. Listing Description by: Angela A. Age Circa: Antique Native Navajo C. Markings : Illegible partial mark on the underside of the bracelet, tested, and guaranteed. Country of Origin: United States - Navajo Nation.

Gram Weight: 12.5 grams. Color: opaque blue hue with brown spiderwebbing and brown mottled areas. Stone Treatment : The stone(s) appear to be untreated, but we are not certified gemologists. Stone(s) have been tested and guaranteed using a professional Presidium Duo refractive, heat, and hardness tester. Stone Cuts : Polished and tumbled stone. Inner circumference, not including the cuff gap: 5.12. Cuff Gap adds an additional: 1.53. Total wearable length and inner circumference: 6.65.

The large wrist gap measures 2.22 from end to end. Closure/Clasp Type : This bracelet is meant to be worn over the wrist through the gap.

Link Type : Rounded and polished sterling silver. Handmade by a Navajo artisan in the 1960s, this gorgeous. 925 sterling silver bracelet features a beautiful Royston turquoise stone from Nevada. The stone has a gorgeous bright blue hue with brown spiderwebbing and mottled areas of lighter and darker brown.

The stone rests securely in a bezel setting, the sterling silver providing a lovely contrast with the hue of the turquoise. A sterling silver leaf motif next to the turquoise stone mimics the shape of the stone. The bi-split band of the bracelet tapers downwards for comfortable wear. The bottom of the band has lead solder marks, which are barely visible when worn. The price has been reduced to reflect this.

This listing is for the item only. This beautiful piece was made by a very talented Native American silversmith. It features handcrafted silversmith work throughout.

Antique Native American jewelry is very rare to find. This is due to these pieces being made for reservation and personal use before the tourist trade became popular. Very few pieces were made and even less survived to today. The concept of Pawn, Old Pawn, and Dead Pawn Native American Jewelry came to be in the 1800s. When a loan wasnt repaid, the item became known as either Old Pawn or Dead Pawn.

The Navajo Nation sits on 27,000 square miles within the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The Navajo have a rich history and culture and have become known for creating some of the finest sterling silver and turquoise jewelry, incorporating their own traditional motifs with silversmithing. The squash blossom necklace is perhaps one the most famous Navajo styles produced, along with turquoise inlay rings. Turquoise is an important stone in Navajo culture; symbolizing happiness, good fortune, and good health. The first Navajo silversmith, Atsidi Sani, was taught around 1865 by a Mexican silversmith.

Atsidi Sani, in turn, taught his four sons, who then started teaching other Navajo artisans. In the beginning, Navajo artisans created sterling silver jewelry for themselves and others in the Navajo Nation. Turquoise is found all over the world and has been a popular semi-precious stone used in jewelry and art for thousands of years by many different cultures; from prehistoric times to the present. Turquoise comes in many beautiful color variations; from the popular bright solid sky-blue hues to dark blue hues with dark spiderwebbing throughout, as well as aqua, teal, and many green varieties, and even some rare white with dark spiderwebbing.

Royston turquoise is a Nevada turquoise famous for being one of the few naturally green forms of turquoise in the world. It ranges in color from rich forest green and aqua blue offset by a heavy golden-brown matrix. Occasionally true-blue turquoise is found, along with spiderweb turquoise varieties. Buyers will have 3 base. The item "Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn 925 Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet" is in sale since Saturday, May 16, 2020.

This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Bracelets". The seller is "abeautifultimeco" and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Department: Womens
  • Brand: Unbranded
  • Metal: Sterling Silver
  • Metal Purity: .

    925

  • Main Stone: Turquoise
  • Style: Cuff
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Jewelry Type: Bracelets
  • Country of Origin: United States
  • Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
  • Featured Refinements: Turquoise Cuff
  • lot: No
  • Ethnic & Regional Style: Native American
  • Type: Bracelet


Antique Vintage Native Navajo Pawn 925 Sterling Silver Turquoise Cuff Bracelet