Lot 186
Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo & Pueblo, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. Three sterling silver jewelry pieces: a shell pendant, a bracelet cuff with turquoise, and a cuff with a petrified wood inlay. The shell spire is polished to a nearly flat disc and set in a silver setting with an integral suspension bail. The turquoise cuff has 3 bezels, rope twist borders, raised spirals, and an etched linear motif. The polished petrified wood slab is set in a scalloped lip bezel face upon thick cuff wires. Prehistoric fossilized or "petrified" wood comes from Arizona is a unique resource for jewelry; it was even used as building material by Ancestral Puebloan people for thousands of years! Size (turquoise cuff): 2.5" Diameter x 1" W (6.4 cm x 2.5 cm); (gap opening): 1.75" W (4.4 cm); silver quality: 92%; total weight: 191.8 grams; (petrified wood cuff): 2.125" Diameter x 2" W (5.4 cm x 5.1 cm); (gap opening): 1" W (2.5 cm); (pendant): 3.2" L x 2.5" Diameter (8.1 cm x 6.4 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
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- Condition: All are wearable with age and prior use surface wear. Patina and toning throughout. Turquoise cuff is fair condition: abrasions, green and white patina encrustations. Pendant is great condition. Petrified wood cuff is great condition with some toning and white mineral deposits.
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