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Albert Nells

Both of these artists are profiled in Silver and Stone.

Kee Yazzie crafted this striking bracelet with a contemporary, graphic stampwork pattern and set with one coral.   1.5 inches wide, size medium.   $650.

Dorothy Poleyma, from Hopi, design and made this very contemporary overlay bracelet set with a spiderweb turquoise.   1.25 inches wide, a medium.   $395 (SOLD)

This Hopi overlay bracelet was made by the late Paul Saufkie Sr., a member of the Snow Clan from Soongopavi Village on Second Mesa.   His silversmithing career spanned nearly three-quarters of a century.   Born into the Snow Clan in 1898, he passed in 1993.   Just over ¾ of an inch wide, it is set with turquoise that appears to be from the Turquoise Mountain Mine.   $675. (SOLD)

A fine example of work by the pioneering and versatile Navajo silversmith, Tommy Singer.   A medium ladies’ size at 5.5 inches plus a 1 inch opening,   2 inches wide and set with very good quality natural turquoise from the Kingman Mine, in a chiseled bezel.   $675.

(ABOVE) The bracelet at top is by Frances Jones, a silversmith from Tohatchi who has been smithing for over fifty years. One of her ‘track’ bracelets, it is 1.25 inches across, set with a very nice turquoise from the Morenci Mine and is 5 ¼ (or small) ladies size.   $320.

One inch wide, it is a medium size (5.5 inches) and set with an unusually dark turquoise from Pilot Mountain Mine in Nevada.   The chiseled bezel is beautifully, meticulously crafted by Emery Barton (b 1965), a silversmith from Tolani Lake.   $480.

Set with five turquoise that appear to be from the Kingman Mine (I can’t say for certain; it could also be from one of the Nevada mines).   One inch wide, also a medium.   $300.   Unsigned, but it's definitely classic style Navajo. (SOLD)

A small size, just over ¾ of an inch wide, Marco Begaye crafted this bracelet with a reverse curve (very comfortable to wear) and set with a turquoise from the Tyrone Mine, one of a handful of mines where turquoise was obtained in early Pueblo times.   $475

An exuberant flight of hummingbirds grace this overlay bracelet by Philbert Begay. Set with spiderweb turquoise from Nevada, it is a medium size, 1.25 inches wide and $650.

Oriville Tsinnie of Shiprock, NM (he is profiled in Silver and Stone) brought these great bracelets into our Santa Fe store.   The turquoise are from our 'stash'.   The two armadillo bracelets (his name for them) are just under 1 and 1.5 inches wide, small and medium size, respectively and $370 and $380.

The 14kt gold and sterling man's bracelet set with natural Chinese spiderweb turquoise is 7/8 inch wide and $925.

The small ladies' bracelet set with the small square natural #8 spiderweb turquoise is 1/2 inch wide and $675. (SOLD)

The last bracelet is set with natural Bisbee spiderweb turquoise. 5/8 inch wide, is is $825.

At our Santa Fe store we are able to work closely with some of the best artists from Santo Domingo Pueblo who still, actually, make their own beads, starting from scratch, as opposed to what are called ‘stringers’ that one sees everywhere.   These works are from artist whose workshops we have seen and whom we have seen actually cutting, drilling, shaping and polishing the stones.

The three necklaces at left are by Joseph and Mary Calabaza (they are profiled in the recent book, Silver and Stone. The ten strand turquoise necklace is 17.5 inches long, overall.   The multi-stone and shell necklace, also 10 strands, is 20.5 inches long and $800.   The 5-strand turquoise, 17.5 inches long is $400.

Nick and Me-wee Rosetta (also profiled in Stone and Silver) created this one of pale yellow-green serpentine and coral, 19 inches long,   $540.