Jewelry
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OLD JEWELRY
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CONCHA BELTS

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Yellowhorse Gallery

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Pruitt Gallery

Mildred Parkhurst and her mother, Isabel Kee made these sandcast necklaces set with coral.   (They also handmade the silver chain.)
Each element on the swirl necklace is roughly 1 by 1.25 inches.   $185.
Each element on the triangle necklace is 1 by 1 3/8.   $165.
We also have triangle chokers in plain silver ($145) and in turquoise   ($165).  

These spiderweb turquoise earrings (the stone came from the Indian Mountain Mine in the 1970s) were made by Jimmie Herald Jr., a very fine Navajo silversmith whose father apprenticed with Frank Patania Sr. starting about 1939.   Approximately 1/2 inch square, they are $300.

In 14kt gold, this Zuni turquoise dot bracelet and matching ring were made in the late 1970s/early 1980s by Ted and Alice Hanaweeka.   The ring is a size 8 and is priced at $310.   The bracelet, which is a small ladies' size, is $600.  

A pair of very fine inlaid Zuni Kokko (katsinas), a Corn Dancer and a Rain Dancer.   Each is just under 3.5 inches and priced at $480.

Leonard Nez fashioned a very contemporary but traditional inspired bracelet as the setting for this unusual spiderweb turquoise from the Bisbee Mine.   I've been hanging on to this stone for some time - waiting for the right silversmith and right design.   It is set in 14kt gold.   It is 1 1/8 wide.   $925.  

Leonard Nez set a very nice piece of natural tuqruoise from one of the Nevada Mines in this buckle.   Made for a 1.5 inch belt, the overall dimensions are about 2.5 by 2.75 inches.   $825.  

Della Coan McCrae comes from a family (the Coans) who have been known for their fine quality tufa-cast (sandcast) jewelry for many decades.   My father was carrying their work in the 1950s and I am delighted that the tradition is being carried on in the Coan family.  

These bracelets are all about 5.5 inches with a 1 inch opening (they can be opened further).   They are $145.00 each with the exception of the widest bracelet (1.5 inches wide) which is $150.  

The large pendant by Wayne Muskett is not quite 2.75 inches long, including the bale.   Set with what people call 'watermark turquoise' due to the darker color along the matrix, it is $360.   The other pendants measure 2 inches including the bale and are $135.  

A beautiful sterling swirl pin by Mildred Kee Parkhurst.   Just over 2 inches across.   $90.  

I could say a lot of great things about Orville and his work, but the work speaks for itself.   In sterling with 14kt gold bezel, drops and bars, from top to bottom:
Set with spiderweb turquoise, it measures 5.5 inches with a 1.25 inch opening it is just under 1 inch wide.   $875.
Set with turquoise from Nevada's Royston district, this is 5.25 inches with a 1 inch opening.   Just over 3/4 of in inch wide.   $850.
And set with a very nice turquoise from the Blue Gem Mine, is a small ladies' size bracelet 1/2 inch wide.   $850.   (SOLD)

Another fine bracelet by Leonard Nez, set with turquoise from the Tyrone Mine that we 'saved' from a rather lackluster bolo tie that had been made in the 1970s.   The Tyrone Mine closed a few years back and propsect for it being re-opened are uncertain at this point. The bracelet measure 5.5 inches with a 1.25 inch opening and is 1.4 inches across at the top. $1100.  

These two bracelets by Orville Tsinnie are a study in contrasts.   The small ladies size bracelet is all sterling and set with natural bright blue turquoise from Morenci.   $400.   The medium-size bracelet is set with natural variegated green turquoise from the Royston Mine in Nevada and the stones are set in 14kt gold bezels with 14kt gold drops that enhance the rich color of the stones.   $825.  

Ray Lovato is the only heishe maker in Kewa Pueblo (formerly Santo Domingo Pueblo) who still uses natural turquoise.   The bright blue one at right is of Sleeping Beauty turquoise and is 18.5 inches long.   $385.   The one at left is of turquoise from the Candelaria Mine.   It is 19.5 inches long and $400.   (SOLD)

I have a personal fondness for fine traditional sandcast work, which gets harder and harder to find.

-At top is a cast buckle by Alvin Thompson, originally from Dilkon, Arizona.   It fits a 1.5 inch belt and measures a little over 2.5 across and just under 2.5 inches high.   $145.

-The center buckle, set with Morenci turquoise, is also by Alvin, is 2.5 by 1.5 inches and fits a 1.25 inch belt.   $185.

-The bottom buckle is by the Cone family of Blackhat, New Mexico.   Also made for a 1.25 belt, it is 2.75 by 2.25 inches and is set with what I regard as a very fine example of Pilot Mountain turquoise from Nevada.   $240.  

This unusual Hopi overlay bracelet was made by Dorothy Poleyma, a niece of the late Charles Loloma.   A very striking abstract design overall, each end has a corn plant motif - one with a silver sun.   Set with a nice natural turquoise from one of the Nevada mines.   It is 1.25 inches wide, 5.75 inches wide with a 1 inch opening.   $375.

This coral, turquoise, jet and serpentine cardinal pin/pendant was made and signed by Porfilio Sheyka (d 1982) of Zuni.   It was made in the late 1960s to the very early 1970s.   It measures 2 3/4 inches long, in excellent condition.   $875.  

This pendant was created bu Duane Maktima, using a piece of stone called "sonoran sunset".   The stone is a mixture of chrysocolla (the blue-green) and chalcotricite (the red-orange, and tenorite (the black).   The effect of the stone suggest the turquoise and spiny oyster shell pendants that have been made gong back to ancient pueblo times.   The reverse contains geometric pieces of 14kt gold.   It is signed inside the bale. Just under 2 inches in diameter, it is $1275.  

Kee Yazzie made both the textured silver cut-out earrings (SOLD) and the overlay earrings.   The larger pair is 1.5 inches across and $140 the smaller pair is $130.   The Round overlay earrings are just under 1 inch across and $130.   The intermediate size trapezoidal shape overlay earrings are 1.25 inches long and $140, and the large pair are $145.  

Leo Yazzie of Flagstaff has been working in gold in his signature style for some thirty-plus years.   He works with fine natural Sleeping Beauty Beauty turquoise and excellent coral in 14kt gold and sterling.   The pendant is 2 1/2 inches long and $1400.   The earrings, 2 inches long, are $950.  

A ring from the 1970s, set with natural Bisbee turquoise.   (hallmarked SKY on reverse - I am still researching that mark)   It measures 1.5 by 1.25 inches, almost a size 6.   $475.