Sonwai (Verma Nequetewa ) Royston Turquoise Silver and Gold Ring Circa 2018

A pair of large sugilite, coral, turquoise and 14 karat gold clip on earrings, by Hopi master jeweler, Verma Nequatewa (Sonwai), 1993. Signed Sonwai, ...

A highly collectible carved turquoise and silver ring, by Zuni fetish carver Leekya Deyuse and Steven Tiffany c. 1940. Stamped ST coin. Size 7. Leekya D...

A Condor banded agate and sterling silver ring, by Jared Chavez (San Felipe Pueblo). Stamped with maker's mark. This ring is a size 7.50 and cannot be si...

Ebony, Vermillion wood, Lone Mountain turquoise, lapis lazuli, yellow gold and sterling silver height inlay cuff, with stones and wood set in a...

A coral, onyx, turquoise and sterling silver ring by Jesse Monongya, 1977. Signed J Monongye 77. Ring size 6. Due to the stone inlay around the entire ...

A lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise, wood and 14 karat gold shield ring, by Charles Loloma, c. 1970. Vintage jewelry. Signed Loloma, stamped 14k. Ring size 5. Similar examples are shown in the excellent book "Loloma: Beauty is His Name"by Martha Hopkins Streuver, 2005. This is a very finely made, elegant, Loloma shield ring using the highest-quality stones; a vintage jewel in excellent condition, and representative of the great artist jeweler Loloma's best work. The proportion of metal to stone is balanced and the color scheme is harmonious. The shield rings in gold have become hard to find. And the prices for the best jewelry by this transformative jeweler rise even further as witnessed by several recent auctions. This ring is a Loloma beauty, sits comfortably on the finger, and is an investment piece. Hopi artist Charles Loloma was one of the most influential 20th-century modernist jewelers. He was a Renaissance man of the times - a potter, a painter, a muralist, a poet, and a religious ceremonial leader. Living high on the Hopi mesas, he broke multiple imposed prohibitions on Native American jewelers and despite being excluded in his early years from important shows because his jewelry was not Ïndian enough" he simply continued working and changed the arc of his peoples' jewelry making and universal jewelry culture forever. (Loloma told his doubters, it was sufficient that he was an Indian for his jewelry to be considered Indian jewelry.) Through his modernist influence on jewelry, he transformed the design and lapidary techniques - height inlay, styles of shanks and bezel settings, and the use of new materials - lapis lazuli, wood, gold - in much of southwestern Native American jewelry for generations to come, He introduced this new form of beauty to the broader world. Loloma's pieces can be found in almost all important museums and private collections. Frank Lloyd Wright was a client. Mahnaz Collection carries the finest Loloma jewelry (and select artworks) as well as the jewel works of his only two acknowledged proteges - his niece Verma Nequetewa aka Sonwai, and Eveli Sabatie.

Navajo silver ring with turquoise cabochon surrounded by a silver feather and beads. Nice patina - shows age. Can buff out easily by rubbing if want to make shiny. PERIOD: After 195...

Navajo Morenci turquoise and sterling ring. Large stone set in shadow box design with classic twisted rope and leaf border. PERIOD: After 1950 ORIG...

Navajo Kingman turquoise and oxblood coral and sterling silver ring. Stamped "sterling" with maker's initial "J". PERIOD: Contemporary ORIGIN: Southwest - Navajo, Native American SIZE: 8.25 face...

Navajo sterling silver and Triple Creek turquoise ring. The ring displays a sterling silver construction with turquoise set into the center. A large polished nugget of Triple Creek t...

Navajo ring with Fox - White Horse mine turquoise in sterling silver surrounded by rope border. Beautiful stone with small vein spot reminding yo...

Ladies turquoise ring in 14k yellow gold setting. Stamped 14k and weighs 7.1 grams. Tne turquoise is natural and not treated. It measures 14mm b...