Stone Mountain Turquoise Pendant Sterling Silver Necklace

An astonishing seventeen perfectly matched natural Bisbee turquoise cabochons were used to create this super rare squash blossom necklace. Today, due to the scarcity of the turquoise the necklace would not be able to be made. Each of the large specimens is the signature look of the lavender pit of the mine, deep Bisbee blue with reddish brown and purple matrix. The quality of the silver work is a great testament to the rarity and beauty of the stone. It is strung with beautiful handmade silver beads and is very wearable. Bisbee mine turquoise was one of the first to appear for sale on the modern American market, which is at least partly responsible for its fame. The turquoise mine was a secondary operation to the Bisbee copper mine, operated by the Phelps Dodge Corporation. The vast majority of Bisbee turquoise surfaced when the Phelps Dodge started their open pit...

Sterling silver old style pendant by Navajo silversmith Leonard James. A pear-shaped turquoise stone in the center is surrounded by 17 smaller turquoise cabochons. The sterling silver pendant is 1 7/8” x 2 1/2” and signed “L James S/S.” Twenty two strands of small hand cut turquoise beads...

A Zuni hawk/bird pendant accented with black enamel and turquoise & coral inlays on a fine silver chain. Traditional Native American design. Di...

ZinZi Sterling Silver Round Faceted Stone Pendant Necklace - This beautiful necklace features a chunky link 18 in. chain with a round hanging pendant that has a faceted stone (14.5 ...