Fantastic Early Navajo Copper Bracelet

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1950: item #771712
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This beautiful old all hand crafted Navajo made copper bracelet has no hallmark. In the early days, lots of jewelry was made with copper due to the lack and cost of silver. Nice finish on the ends, hand hammered twisted copper wire and a round copper wire in the center. Inside measurements end-to-end are 5 1/2 inches. Opening is 1 1/2 inch. Bracelet is ½ inch wide on top and 5/8 inches wide on the ends. Weight is 1.50 oz. or 43 grams.

Early Zuni Stone to Stone Inlay Knife Wing Brooch/Pin

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1950: item #771707
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This incredible Zuni sterling silver inlayed Knife Wing Dancer brooch has an engraved “T” on the back. Could be a trading post mark. Likely made in the 40s.Beautiful decorated with rows of hand made silver balls and 4 buttons on the skirt. Inlayed with turquoise, mother of pearl ,jet and coral. This kind of stone to stone inlay is much harder to do the channel inlay. Brooch is 1 ¾ inches by 1 ¾ inches.

Beautiful Old Coral and Coin Trade Necklace 1910s

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic Pre 1920: item #771702
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This interesting piece was sold to me as a trade necklace. I'm not certain if it was made here or came from the Spanish folks on the way north for trading with the natives. The coral is beautiful, and all of the holes of the coins are pressed out with a tool, not machine drilled. Coins on the cluster centerpiece are form 1878 to 1906. The newest coin is from 1910. All of the coins except the center one, it is a Mexican coin 1906, are from Guatemala. Beautiful hand made silver beads and pi... Click for details

Zuni Sterling Silver Inlay Flower Ring 50s Size 3 1/4

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1960: item #771697
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No hallmark on this incredible Zuni Flower Design inlay ring. Likely made in the 50s. Inlayed with jet, white shell, turquoise and coral. Set into a smooth silver bezel and enhanced with hand made silver balls. The shank was decorated with some stamp work, but worn off from wearing. Ring is a size 3 ¼. Top of ring measures 1 1/8 inches by 7/8 inches. Cabochon is ¾ inches by 9/16 inches.

Rare Vintage Peruvian Tribal Folklore Silver Brooch

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic Pre 1960: item #771643
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Circa 1940’s to early ’50s … In the several years that I have been collecting vintage Peruvian silver, this brooch is one of the most interesting and well constructed that I have come across {aside from my Graziella Laffi pieces!}. With an undulating rectangular form, and deeply convex center that imbues it with superb depth and dimensionality, the brooch boasts three Inca glyphic figurals applied to an intricately chased, grid-like background. The figures depict a crouching tiger {perhaps the W... Click for details

Inuit Seal Pup Cufflinks Carved Walrus Ivory & Sterling

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1950: item #771527

Lovable pups will be your new favorite Cufflinks, they're handcarved from Alaska and nice old examples. They're complete with sterling silver chains and ovals, great condition. 3/4" ivory portion. Any questions, just ask...

Gents Inuit Silver 24k Gold Cuff Ivory Eagle Bracelet

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #771520

Dazzling Men's cuff bracelet is crafted in sterling silver and 24kt gold. The totemic symbols on either side depict the Eagle;notice if you will, the interesting hand tooling within the ovoid forms. The center holds a large polished ivory slab, probably walrus. You will want to check your measure as this one is nearly rigid. Measures 5 3/4" on the INSIDE and an additional 1 1/4"+ gap. Face measures 1 7/8" and tapers slightly to the terminals which are rounded. Full hallmarks as shown. Finest con... Click for details

Navajo Silver Bracelet, Unusual Stamped Design 1970s

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #771449
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Clean, simple floral treatment with very unique, likely homemade, leaf stamp and unusual edge treatment. I like the effect of the overlapping stamps on the edge -- it's a nice touch. Signs of wear, so someone loved this prior to it coming to me. It would look nice alone, or "stacked" with other bracelets in the "S'West style." If worn alone, the nice thing about silver bands without stones is that you can forget about them. I have a friend who lives in his ingot band bracelet. Sleeps in i... Click for details

Three Navajo Button Bar Pin with Turquoise ca. 1940s

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1950: item #771286
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What a find! These darling little buttons were "saved" at some point by being soldered together into a small bar pin, which was popular ornamentation on women's dresses in the 1940s. The edge treatment on the buttons is actually rather unusual, with the stamp work giving almost a crinkled appearance. The turquoise couldn't be better: a robin's egg blue that's hard and very high quality. That's the color and type of turquoise most coveted by Native Americans. Lots of wear and love, for certai... Click for details

Fred Harvey Style Sterling Ring w/Turq. 30s Size 7

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1940: item #770951
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Here is a great old Fred Harvey style split shank ring with beautiful stamp work on the shank. Likely made in the 30s. The beautiful green turquoise stone is set into a smooth silver bezel, mounted onto a silver plate that is decorated with four stamped circles. Ring is a size 7. Top of ring is 7/16 inches by 7/16 inches.