VINTAGE NATIVE AMERICAN EAGLE WATCH BAND SILVER & TURQ

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1960: item #670536

This is a beautiful old watch band with two panels of Native American silver (sterling) worked by hand, each with an eagle and a small turquoise stone. The panels measure 1" wide at the top, nearly 7/8" wide at the bottom, and  1 7/8" long, measures along the curve. The stones are genuine turquoise, nicely matrixed and prong set. The back of each panel is stamped STERLING with the initials CV on one and C on the other, presumably because of a miss-stamp. The watch is an Oryx quartz which ta... Click for details

VINTAGE NATIVE AMERICAN WATCH BAND SILVER & TURQUOISE

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1960: item #670533

This is a fabulous old watch band made of sterling silver and turquoise by a Native American artisan many years ago! It is quite large with two panels that each measure 1 3/8" wide at the top, 3/4" wide at the bottom, and about 2" long measured over the curve. Each is prong set with two tumbled but rough cut, dimensional turquoise stones, attached nicely and pronged in very well. The initials ES are stamped into the back of each piece. The back is a simple expansion band, perfectly adequate... Click for details

VINTAGE NATIVE AMERICAN WATCH BAND SILVER & MOTHER OF

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1960: item #670531

This is a lady's watch band, made light in weight and delicate in design by a Native American artisan many years ago. It is set with two beautifully matched mother-of-pearl cabochons, yellowed to a soft gold, possibly by age, and securely pronged in. The two side panels are not cast, but are made from sterling silver sheets that were hand worked and ornamented. The panels measure only 1/2" wide at the fullest area, and accept a watch with bars that are 3/8" wide. There is no mark on the si... Click for details

Exotic Vintage Mayan Crystal Pearl Fringe Necklace

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #645589

This stunning piece of paradise came from Paradise Island in the Bahamas, where a jeweler imports items hand-fashioned by the modern Maya (descendants of the ancient Pyramid-builders of Mesoamerica). In like-new condition, it was seldom worn by the lady who purchased it there in the '80s.

Extremely glamorous on, the necklace sways with y... Click for details

NATIVE AMERICAN PENDANT CORAL, LAPIS, STERLING

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1960: item #629723

NATIVE AMERICAN PENDANT CORAL, LAPIS, STERLING Here is an elegant old piece of Native Americana! It is a 2 1/4" pendant, just over 1 5/8" wide, that was hand wrought in sterling silver, genuine red coral and lapis lazuli. The back is solid and all of the stones are bezel-set. There is a natural inclusion in the large center stone, visible as a black dot in the photo, that is often seen in real coral. The motif around the edge is actually a heart pattern with hand worked detailing. This l... Click for details

NATIVE AMERICAN RING STERLING & TURQUOISE MOSAIC "JP"

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1970: item #629722

NATIVE AMERICAN RING STERLING & TURQUOISE MOSAIC "JP"  Here is a really nice heavy silver ring made by a Native American with the mark of a conjoined "JP." The ring has a mosaic top with turquoise chips set into a black matrix which is then set into 4 compartments. It has cutouts on the sides and hand-hammered design work along the top. The ring is approximately a size 12 1/2 ... a nice large size! It is marked STERLING JP, as described above. A very nice ring!

Superb 1970s Turquoise Coral Shell & Silver Necklace

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #628172

This is a supremely elegant Native American necklace that drapes like silk. You couldn't hope to find more perfectly graduated turquoise beads -- besides which, this jewel has EVERYTHING: accents of both shell and coral, plus wonderful silver beads of the type you seldom see anymore, hollow and ridged at the center.

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Huge Old Pawn Navajo Fine Turquoise & Silver Bracelet

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1950: item #628042

This magnificent vintage cuff bracelet features a deep-cut (thick) and vivid stone, along with highly ornate silverwork. The turquoise is outstanding; it's natural, of course (not stabilized), and it looks more like the greener examples of Blue Gem than anything else, given its pools of blue and loads of toasty golden pyrite matrix. While the mine was located in Nevada, its owner regularly supplied traders in the Southwest who dealt with Navajo and Zuni jewelers. The mine was very prolific at on... Click for details

New Mexican Hand-Crafted Vintage Turtle Earrings

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #628039

In Pueblo Indian symbology here in the Southwest, Turtle is a very significant figure -- a particular annoyance to Coyote, because Turtle is impervious to his tricks. In fact, Turtle is even able to defy death. As such, he stands for long life, as well as strength and perseverance. Perhaps I should say "she," instead of "he," since the Turtle fetish is associated with feminine power.
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Antique Silver Dangle Earrings Exotic Asian Tribal

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Far Eastern Pre 1930: item #611878

If you enjoy exotic jewelry, you'll love these hand-made silver earrings. Two inches long, they're highly decorative -- combining stamped, cast, hammered, soldered & wire wrap details. Even the ear wires are hand-drawn.

Exact metal content is uncertain. Several small spots seem to reveal another metal, but may simply reflect the vagarie... Click for details