SILVER KACHINA BOLA SLIDE WITH TURQUOISE

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #521967
BB.199

Dating into the latter part of the mid-20th century, this 5 1/8” tall silver kachina bola slide (BB199) is from the estate of the late Billy Branch of Denver. Unstamped, but nicely detailed and inset with deep sky-blue turquoise cabs, the slide is in excellent condition and was noted by Branch to be ‘dead pawn’. Although the braided leather string tie shows obvious wear and would probably be best replaced, the long silver cones at its ends are in very good condition and tipped with decorated, tw... Click for details

LARGE EAGLE HEAD SILVER BUCKLE WITH GOLD WASH

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #521518
BB.135

This impressive 3 ½” tall eagle’s head silver buckle (BB135) was noted by its late owner, Billy Branch of Denver, to be Navajo ‘old pawn’. Believed to date into the mid-20th century, the beak of the eagle is covered with a gold wash, and its one piercing, disk-shaped golden eye is centered with a small button of polished jet. A unique, soldered, raised touch mark on the back of the buckle has the word ‘STUMP’ floating over the image of a tree stump. A handsome Native American buckle that will ac... Click for details

INLAID BLUEJAY SILVER BUCKLE SIGNED QUAM

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #521516
BB.138

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 eit... Click for details

SUPERB TURQUOISE AND SILVER NAVAJO CUFF

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #520516
BB.087

This superb Native American made, relatively heavy silver cuff (BB87) with wonderfully matched, deeper blue turquoise oval and round stones and silver shot is, as you should now guess, from the estate of Denver’s late Billy Branch. Doubly stamped on its inner surface with the notation ‘sterling’ and commented to in Billy’s notes as being a ‘pawn’ piece, the bracelet (believed to be mid-20th century in age) is in excellent condition and most wearable with today’s popular styling. Measuring just s... Click for details

MAGNIFICENT ZUNI NEEDLE POINT BRACELET

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #520515
BB.082

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

OLD PAWN PETTI-POINT TURQUOISE BRACELET

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #520514
BB.081

Mounted on a silver, three-bar bracelet frame, the large roped medallion with gorgeous, deep blue petti-point turquoise (BB81) has the scratched initials on its back ‘EY’ (possibly one of the Navajo Yazzie family?). In overall very good condition, with six of the stones chipped and/or cracked from wear (but none loose in their settings), this fine Native American made bracelet was noted to be ‘pawn’ by its previous owner, the late Billy Branch of Denver, and is believed to date into the middle o... Click for details

OLD BISBEE TURQUOISE AND SILVER BRACELET

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #520294
BB.080

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

Selection Turquoise and Silver Native American Jewelry

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1980: item #510751

Zuni silver and turquoise bracelet $395.00 Navajo HUGE turquoise and silver ring $295.00 Small 70s hanging drop earrings silver and turquoise $110.00

Turquoise Nugget Necklace: American Indian

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1940: item #503964

This beautiful green turquoise nuggets and shell heishi necklace from the American Southwest is 29" long. The larger nuggets are 1" long and the smallest is 5/8" long. The nuggets are in excellent condition and have aged beautifully.The Heishi beads between the nuggets are characteristically from the Southwest. They might even be olive shell.

SIX STRAND CORAL, TURQUOISE, PUEBLO NECKLACE

Estate Jewelry: Ethnic: Native American Pre 1950: item #494442
1.19.6

A fine, six strand pueblo necklace, ca. 1940's, consisting of coral, turquoise, silver tubes, glass beads, in excellent condition, measuring 26" excluding the squaw wrap.