Handmade Arts and Crafts Silver, Ivory and Stone pin

Artisan and Design: Jewelry Pre 1930: item #674568

This fine German handmade pin is marked handerbeit 800. I believe it to be Arts and Crafts period, pre 1920. Concentric circles and squares of silver and ivory in a layered technique are topped with a Bezel set semi precious adventurine green cabochon. 1.5" squared. excellent condition

Martha Vargas NECKLACE AND EARRINGS SET. Outstanding

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Necklaces Contemporary: item #673978
NQ-1987

Extraordinary set from Martha Vargas of Michoacan. Mrs. Vargas is one of the most outstanding contemporary jewelry designers in Mexico. Her designs are linked to the earth and the waters of the lakes in her native Michoacan. The State of Michoacan is one of the richest in tradition and culture in Mexico. This necklace is inspired in the old PATZCUARO fish jewelry. Each piece is hand-wrought in sterling. The beads are Bamboo fragments colored in red to substitute the old coral beads no long... Click for details

Silver Canteen by Navajo Suzie James, ca. 1970s

Artisan and Design: Jewelry Pre 1980: item #673676
120

Suzie James made a name for herself with her precise stamp work and lovely attention to detail, which is certainly seen here in this lovely canteen reminiscent of canteens made a century ago. I particularly favor the rosette treatment on the top of the lid -- it's a nice touch, perfect for the small space. I've sold a number of her pieces over the years and customers always respond favorably to her work, asking when I will get more of her items. I have to tell them that in my business, I jus... Click for details

Navajo Ray Adakai Bracelet, inspired by Loloma

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Bracelets Contemporary: item #673591
118

The extraordinary colors and interior stamp work -- a trend in bracelets favored by several notable new artists working today -- make this bracelet particularly stunning. Done in the raised stone style first made famous by Charles Loloma, Ray filled this eye-catching piece with every color of the rainbow, Purple (sugilite); stark black (jet); white (mother of pearl); green (high grade turquoise) and spiny oyster shell, including yellow, orange and purple, are packed tightly together for pleasing... Click for details

Squares of color

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Bracelets Contemporary: item #672590
30-SG138

Squares of color is a wonderful bracelet. Contemporary and interesting. The colors are bold and the setting is unique.

Flowers in Twisted Sterling

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Bracelets Contemporary: item #672589
30-SG137

Three flowers in twisted sterling silver. Each part of this gorgeous bracelet moves and looks elegant. The wonderful colors are enhanced by the beautiful silver setting.

Gemstone and Glass Necklace

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Necklaces Contemporary: item #672587
20-SG124

Magnificent dichroic glass set with peridot and citrine. The wavy silver makes this necklace stunning with any outfit. The length shown is 16".

Navajo Silver Cuff Bracelet Gary Reeves...

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Bracelets Contemporary: item #671186

Appealing carinated cuff bracelet by renowned New Mexico Navajo artist, Gary Reeves. This weighty cuff is 43gr. 5 1/2" with 1 1/8" opening. Like new condition, signed as shown. Two WERE available, one has been sold, what you see is what I have available. Thanks currently no more Reeves in stock. In the last photo, it's the top cuff thats being offered. The other is another sold example of this artist's work.

Richard Chavez pueblo bracelet sgnd magnificent

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Bracelets Contemporary: item #670870

IMHO Richard chavez is one of the top jewelers and artists working now Native American or otherwise, his modern blend of iconic and contemporary styles is unique. His technique is flawless. He has won many awards and his work is in museums worldwide. He is from San Felipe pueblo and began wroking in this medium in the mid 1970's. This stunning bracelet dates from about 2005. It is heavy made of a double band of cast and worked silver with black jade, coral and turquoise in an 18K gold se... Click for details

Navajo Sterling Necklace Wilson Begay circa 1980s

Artisan and Design: Jewelry: Necklaces Pre 1990: item #670623
116

This is an interesting and contemporary pendant by Wilson Begay, a Navajo artist listed in my books as active in beginning in the 1980s and residing in the Manuelito region of New Mexico. It conveys thunderclouds and lightning bolts, and features a piece of bright blue turquoise with bits of black matrix, which look nice against the oxidized pendant. Strung with alternating circular and elongated beads. Length is: 26 ¼ inches. Circumference of the pendant is: 2 ½ inches. Weight is 4 ... Click for details