Smoke & Clouds

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Necklaces Contemporary: item #722694
J0047

Four strands, ranging in length from 25.5" to 31" in length, of peacock and white freshwater pearls. Clasp is an elaborately carved sterling toggle clasp.

The Goddess

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Necklaces Contemporary: item #722671
J0046

34" strand of Oregon opal, vermeil spacers, gold-plated wires, and porcelain evil eye amulets, from which are suspended goddess pendants and more evil eye amulets. The Goddess was designed as an amulet necklace. The Female pendants evoke protection from the Great Mother; the porcelain amulets ward off the evil eye, and the serpentine circles with the four corners inscribed within them, call for the help of the Four Elements. The Oregon opals, with their earthy hues, evoke the fertility of... Click for details

Yemenite Coral

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Necklaces Contemporary: item #722515
J0045

20" semi-choker necklace of 14 natural red coral beads alternating with 14 Berber silver beads. (Berber silver is a pot metal that consists of anything a Berber tribesman can find and melt down -- ancient coins, pure silver, bullets, hubcaps, old silverware, etc. It has a unique patina and, although modern, looks ancient.)

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Coin Silver Sampler Concha Belt Taos Pueblo

Artisan and Design: Jewelry New: item #722514
335

Rodney Concha from the Taos Pueblo, New Mexico made this wonderful Coin Silver Sampler Concha Belt. The Conchas are made from rolled out old silver dime coins and the buckle is made from a rolled out old half-dollar silver coin. Look at the beautiful different all hand stamped Concha designs. The belt has four Conchas that have a stone in the center; one has a coral stone, a turquoise stone, a black onyx stone and a lapis lazuli stone. Rodney Concha forgot to sign this wonderful belt on the buck... Click for details

Butterfly Sterling Earrings w/Coral Frank Valdez Taos

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Earrings New: item #722493
333

Frank Valdez a master silversmith was born in Cimarron New Mexico and raised in Taos. Frank’s parents Joe and Lorenza Valdez gave Frank, his brother Alex and sister Lorna a positive environment that nurtured self-reliance as well as creativity. Frank a Vietnam Veteran has seen many sides of life and many places in the world, but home is and always will be New Mexico. Like Taos Franks Heritage is a cultural event. Being of Spanish and Pueblo descent with a dash of Irish and Austrian makes his je... Click for details

Butterfly Sterling Earrings w/Turq. Frank Valdez Taos

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Earrings New: item #722488
332

Frank Valdez a master silversmith was born in Cimarron New Mexico and raised in Taos. Frank’s parents Joe and Lorenza Valdez gave Frank, his brother Alex and sister Lorna a positive environment that nurtured self-reliance as well as creativity. Frank a Vietnam Veteran has seen many sides of life and many places in the world, but home is and always will be New Mexico. Like Taos Franks Heritage is a cultural event. Being of Spanish and Pueblo descent with a dash of Irish and Austrian makes his je... Click for details

Butterfly Sterling Earrings w/Turq. Frank Valdez Taos

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Earrings New: item #722485
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Frank Valdez a master silversmith was born in Cimarron New Mexico and raised in Taos. Frank’s parents Joe and Lorenza Valdez gave Frank, his brother Alex and sister Lorna a positive environment that nurtured self-reliance as well as creativity. Frank a Vietnam Veteran has seen many sides of life and many places in the world, but home is and always will be New Mexico. Like Taos Franks Heritage is a cultural event. Being of Spanish and Pueblo descent with a dash of Irish and Austrian makes his je... Click for details

Butterfly Sterling Earrings w/Coral Frank Valdez Taos

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Earrings New: item #722483
330

Frank Valdez a master silversmith was born in Cimarron New Mexico and raised in Taos. Frank’s parents Joe and Lorenza Valdez gave Frank, his brother Alex and sister Lorna a positive environment that nurtured self-reliance as well as creativity. Frank a Vietnam Veteran has seen many sides of life and many places in the world, but home is and always will be New Mexico. Like Taos Franks Heritage is a cultural event. Being of Spanish and Pueblo descent with a dash of Irish and Austrian makes his je... Click for details

TWELVE JEWELRY ITEMS: COINS, PENDANTS & RINGS

Artisan and Design: Jewelry New: item #722465
MAP.JWL

The thirteen individually priced jewelry items (MAP 100, 101, 105, 107, 108, and 116-123) in this group consist of fine ancient and Spanish Colonial coins in heavy gold pendants for contemporary wear, custom-made men’s gold rings set with chrysoberyl, an Alexandrite crystal pendant, two contemporary pendants (bear claw and Chinese), and a custom-made heavy gold stylized parrot pendant set with a 10 carat emerald and small ruby. The silver and bronze coins are Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Spanish ... Click for details

Hawk of the Temanim

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Necklaces Contemporary: item #722411
J0044

20" choker style necklace of subtle 16mm hawk's eye beads, mixed with four large 22mm fancy sterling silver beads. Focal bead is a large 38x44mm antique talisman holder from Yemen. We're not certain of the precise age, but it is an antique, and as such, shows wear consistent with age. This does not detract from the beauty of the bead, however, but adds to its aura of mystery.
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