Description:

**Originally Listed At $200**

Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo, ca. 1950s CE. A beautiful and wearable pair of vintage silver, turquoise, coral, and shell necklaces. The first is comprised of a few dozen liquid silver tubular beads strung on a wire with a barrel clasp. The center is arranged with red coral, shell heishi, and three turquoise stones that add a nice vibrancy and texture to the strand. The other necklace is strung with 32 abalone shell beads with a central scallop shell pendant. The natural shell exterior is covered with a black fixative then inlaid with green and blue turquoise stones, silver bands, and red coral. A piercing through the top suspends the shell pendant and a red coral bead from the cord. Size (shell necklace): 19" L (48.3 cm); (shell pendant): 1.5" L x 1.5" W (3.8 cm x 3.8 cm); (second necklace): 17.75" L (45.1 cm); (largest bead): 0.6" L (1.5 cm)

Provenance: private Lake City, Colorado, USA collection

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  • Condition: Some losses and chips to the black resin on the shell pendant, but inlaid stones and coral are not at risk of coming loose. Some age and use expected surface wear and scratches to beads of both. Cleanable patina and dark toning on silver areas. Both are wearable.

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