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White snowflake obsidian sterling bracelet. Beautiful intricate sterling detail work consisting of hearts, beads, leaves and twisted rope on front a...

Navajo Blue Gem turquoise bracelet and pendant. Each with intricate sterling silver detail of leaves and flowers with beads. Elaborate hand stamped ...

Navajo large turquoise slab bracelet. The turquoise is from the Kingman Mine in Arizona. This bracelet has an exceptionally beautiful sky blue stone (over 2") with twisted rope and bead border. Nice patina! This bracelet came from Arizona (Kingman Mine), we purchased in 2010. It was made by a Navajo silversmith during the period before they marked their work (most probably around 1960-70s). It not enhanced, it is a 100% untreated natural turquoise stone. It was first mined by the Native Americans many years before Europeans came to America. Probably at least 1,000 years ago. Much later a number of individuals and companies owned and used the mine. The Kingman Mine is located in an area called Mineral Park in Arizona. It was discovered by James Haas in the late 1800’s. In the late 1880’s to the early 1900’s, Mineral Park was mined by the Aztec Turquoise Co., the Los Angeles Gem Co., Arizona Turquoise Co., Southwest Turquoise...

Exceptional Navajo single stone bracelet surrounded by stunning leaf and bead silver work in shadow box design. The turquoise is from the Cerrillos Mine in New Mexico. Old Pawn. From...

Navajo single stone turquoise bracelet with stars. Beautiful large stone with hand stamped stars and detail with twisted rope borders. Hand stamped sterling details flows on sides on...

Navajo bracelet with beautiful natural lapis center stone. The bracelet is accented with rope and notched frame and star concho pieces on the band.Stamped “Sterling” and hallmarked “...

Navajo dangle earrings with purple spiny oyster stone at the top and a natural turquoise oblong stone at bottom. The turquoise is accented with a hand sta...

Beautiful Navajo lapis bracelet with silver leaf design and large lapis center stone. Maker marked M. Spencer. Marked sterling silver. Excellent silver wo...

Sterling charoite ring measuring 1 7/8" long and built in a pear shape. This ring has a large chunky charoite stone in the center the stone is accented with a simple rope frame. Ster...

Navajo Kingman turquoise bracelet with five nuggets surrounded by twisted rope border. Turquoise is stunning lighter blue color of excellent quality. Old Pawn. From the Indian Stor...

Exceptionally large beautiful turquoise pendant with stunning Morenci turquoise stone surrounded by rope and leaf border on sterling link chain. PE...

Three-strand necklace signed by Tommy Singer. Onyx tube beads with accent beads of silver and 14k gold, turquoise, spiny oyster, and lapis. Rare and stunn...

French corkscrew with stag handle having sterling caps with vine and grape motif. PERIOD: 19th Century ORIGIN: France SIZE: 5" x 5" Barware, Corkscr...

Exceptional Navajo spiny oyster and sterling silver bracelet. Tear drop stone bordered on one side with flowers and feather design. Marked "Peterson Johns...

Old pawn two genuine coral nugget ring surrounded by twisted rope border and two small Navajo pearls on sterling band. Excellent quality of coral. PERIOD: After 1950 ORIGIN: Navajo...

Santa Domingo four-strand necklace with stunning red jasper beads and turquoise pebbles. PERIOD: After 1950 ORIGIN: Santa Domingo, Southwest SIZE: 35" total length jewelry necklaces silver women's jewelry coral necklace santa domingo southwest turquoise...

Exceptional Navajo silver dollar squash blossom necklace. Crafted in 1925 for a special occasion/pow wow. Eleven 3" turquoise discs with silver dollar ce...

Signed LMB. Marked sterling; 11 conchos total. PERIOD: After 1950 ORIGIN: Navajo, Southwest SIZE: Total Belt Length 62 1/2" Leather; conchos 2 1/4"D The word “concho” sometimes spelled “concha”, comes from the Spanish word meaning shell. Some of the first “conchos” were made of melted silver dollars and resembled a shell. Concho belts reportedly began appearing in Navajo country in the late 1860s. Other Native Americans including Zuni and Hopi also made traditional concho belts before long. Concho belts can cost into the thousands of dollars depending upon the craftsmanship, amount of silver, rarity of turquoise and stones used. Belts in the upper end of the price scales are usually made before the turn of the century. Buyers should deal with reputable dealers as many fakes and look-a-likes exist. A well-made belt with age to it will fetch a bigger premium and hold its value better. The earliest concho belts are now referred to as “First Phase” belts. This style of belt was made before Native silversmith had learned much about soldering. The conchos were hammered out from melted coins, cut, and filed into shape, engraved and a diamond shape slot was cut out of the middle of the concho, with a bar left across the center of the diamond shaped slot for the leather loop. Conchos that required no soldering are generally thought to be made from 1860-1880. Second phase conchos were done 1890-1900s in which silversmith began to solder. Third phase conchos is when you start to see the “butterfly” or “bow” appear between conchos and the use of turquoise as an adornment. A butterfly (bow) is a smaller concho in between bigger conchos. A belt with butterflies and sometimes turquoise would be from the early 1900s – 1930s. The timelines may slightly differentiate depending upon who you ask. Natives first had concho belts for personal use only, but around the turn of the last century, tourist demand had kicked in and a new outlet emerged. belts & buckles jewelry silver belts conchos navajo needlepoint southwest turquoise...

The turquoise is from the Kingman Mine in Arizona. Bear claw with turquoise and coral. Twelve claws total. Exceptional; museum quality. PERIOD: Est before 1...

Heart shaped diamond ring. 14kt white gold ladies wedding ring, with a 1.50 ct heart-shaped diamond center. SI1, I5, and 1.68 ct tw diamond melee. PERIOD: Established 1940-50s ORIG...

Solid amber pendant necklace. Marked Sterling, signed Charles Johnson. Stunning giant amber, beautiful antique chain, lightweight for the size. Chain is...

Gone With the Wind era pearl necklace - approx 5000 seed pearls, all hand drilled. In original leather/velvet carrying case. It appears that there was once a bracelet and earrings to...