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Magnificent Zuni Needle Point Bracelet
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Pre 1980 item# 520515 (stock# BB.082)
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303-695-1301
$800.00
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With almost every newly listed item from the late Billy Branch’s collection of Native American Indian jewelry, any viewer will, as with this one (BB82), be frequently impressed with the beauty and quality of his selections. This truly magnificent example of the Zuni needlepoint style is simply stamped ‘sterling’ on one of its three supporting framework bars. In used but overall very good condition (I count seven cracked and/or lightly chipped turquoise cabs, all of which are securely held), and ...click for details
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Inlaid Bluejay Silver Buckle Signed Quam
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Pre 1980 item# 521516 (stock# BB.138)
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303-695-1301
$750.00
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Beautifully inlaid with turquoise, mother of pearl, jet and malachite, this Native American made silver buckle (BB138) was noted by its late owner, Billy Branch of Denver, to be ‘rare pawn’. Measuring 3” in width, the buckle will accommodate a 1 7/6” wide belt. Believed to date into the mid-20th century and in overall very good conditon, the buckle has some minor scratches from wear, and some hardly noticeable loss of inlay. It is signed on the back in script ‘P. & Q. W. QUAM, Sr.’ Great for ...click for details
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Twelve Gold Beads And Pendants, West Africa
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Pre 1980 item# 432263 (stock# AFRICAN.D)
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The African gold beads and pendants in this group of 12 (100.78GHD, 100.78AEHD, 100.78AMHD, 100.78BIHD, 100.78BNHD, 100.78BYHD, 100.78CLHD, 100.78CHHD, 101.1DHD, 101.1EHD, 101.1LHD and 102.43EHD) are a mix of Akan and Baule tribal styles dating from the 19th century into the 20th century. Among the various types are tube, disk, and rectangular, all very wearable and can be used either individually or as spacers in complex necklaces. Due to the age of the beads, gold content can range from about ...click for details
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Twelve West African Gold Beads And Pendants
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Pre 1980 item# 432149 (stock# AFRICAN.C)
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303-695-1301
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The West African gold beads and pendants in this group of 12 (100.78JHD, 100.78THD, 100.78AKHD, 100.78BGHD, 100.78BHHD, 100.78BOHD, 100.78CMHD, 101.1AHD, 101.1BHD, 101.1HHD, 102.43CHD and 102.43FHD) represent a mixture of Akan and Baule tribal styles dating from the 19th century into the 20th century. Among the various types are tube, disk, and rectangular, all very wearable and can be used either individually or as spacers in complex necklaces. Due to the age of the beads, gold content can rang ...click for details
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Large Turquoise Pendant With Silver Kokopelli
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Pre 1980 item# 521977 (stock# BB.174)
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303-695-1301
$1200.00
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If you’re looking for ‘stunning’, this spectacular, mid-20th century necklace (BB174) from the collection of Denver’s late Billy Branch might just fit the bill. The silver-backed pendant, 4” long from top of bale to its rounded bottom, carries a thick, teardrop shaped, natural blue, polished turquoise cab noted by Branch to be from the Pilot Mountain mine in northern Nevada. Overlapping one edge is a solid silver image of the ancient flute-playing Kokopelli, mystical figure of the prehistoric So ...click for details
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Twelve African Gold Beads And Pendants
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Pre 1980 item# 432116 (stock# AFRICAN.A)
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303-695-1301
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The African gold beads and pendants in this group of 12 (100.78CHD, 100.78FHD, 100.78PHD, 100.78AGHD, 100.78BFHD, 100.78BKHD, 100.78BRHD, 100.78CFHD, 100.78COHD, 101.1FHD, 101.1GHD and 102.44CHD) represent a mixture of Akan and Baule tribal styles dating from the 19th century into the 20th century. Among the various types are tube, disk, and rectangular, all very wearable and can be used either individually or as spacers in complex necklaces. Due to the age of the beads, gold content can range f ...click for details
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Old Bisbee Turquoise And Silver Bracelet
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Pre 1980 item# 520294 (stock# BB.080)
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$1,500.00
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From the fine collection of the late Billy Branch, this middle-20th century pawn silver bracelet (BB80) has a huge, irregularly shaped, spider-webbed turquoise slab that was identified by the late owner as ‘Bisbee Cloud’ turquoise. In a shadow-box setting, centered on four bars with scattered bars of silver shot, and highlighted with feather appliques on either side, the bracelet is unsigned but believed to be of either Navajo or Zuni origin. The greatest dimension of the turquoise is 1 7/8”. Th ...click for details
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Twelve Native American Bracelets: Group A
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Pre 1980 item# 526865 (stock# BB.JWL.A)
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This group of photographs each individually illustrates and prices twelve different, mid to later 20th century Native American silver bracelets (BB76, 79, 88, 90, 92-95, 97, 101, 103 and 107). From the large and varied collection of pawn and other previously owned examples of southwestern styles assembled by the late Billy Branch of Denver, his eye for quality and variety is immediately apparent when viewing the photos. The types of material in the bracelets include: turquoise, shell, lapis, cor ...click for details
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Antique Gold Tribal Earrings, Afghanistan
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Pre 1950 item# 195890 (stock# 94.92HD)
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$595.00
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This beautiful set of native-made, high karat gold earrings (94.92HD) is from Afghanistan. Noted as heirloom jewelry items, they date from the 19th to early 20th century. The drop, not counting the ear loops, is about 1 7/8” long. The blue ‘gem’ is glass. The gold measures above 14K using a standard jeweler’s acid kit. In excellent and wearable condition, the set, a great example of Near Eastern ethnic jewelry, comes with a small display card.
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