Lot 62
Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo & Zuni, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. An assortment of 5 wearable jewelry pieces that include silver and coral, turquoise, and howlite rings, bracelet cuff, and bear claw pendant! The Zuni Petite Point cuff bracelet is made of teal blue howlite stones within sterling silver sawtooth upon a sterling silver wire cuff, and the interior is stamped with an unknown artist mark "LF." The pendant is a black bear claw, the root capped by a sterling silver sawtooth bezel with a turquoise stone. The largest ring is signed by Navajo artist Eddie Nelson and is made of high quality 91% silver and inlaid with a red coral and turquoise stone in an intricate face. The Navajo ring that incorporates an animal claw nestled into a large face with a turquoise and 2 coral inlays is made from sterling silver. The last ring is a sterling silver men's band with a chief's head surrounded by a headdress of nacre shells, coral and blue stones. See extended description below for additional sizes. Size (bracelet face): 2.47" L x 1.77" W (6.3 cm x 4.5 cm); (interior): 2.23" Diameter (5.7 cm); (wrist opening): 1" W (2.5 cm); silver quality: 94.15; weight: 34.7 grams
Size (claw pendant): 1.57" L x 0.52" W (4 cm x 1.3 cm); silver quality: 92.57%; weight: 6.4 grams
Size (Eddie Nelson ring face): 2.05" L x 0.92" W (5.2 cm x 2.3 cm); (band opening): 0.75" Diameter (1.9 cm); silver quality: 91.02%; weight: 17.4 grams; US ring size: 8.5
Size (Chief ring): 1.14" L x 0.98" W (2.9 cm x 2.5 cm); (band opening): 0.90" Diameter (2.3 cm); silver quality: 92.13; weight: 18.8 grams; US ring size: 13.75
Size (claw ring): 1.37" L x 0.93" W (3.5 cm x 2.4 cm); (band opening): 0.85" Diameter (2.2 cm); silver quality: 93.25%; weight: 36.7 grams; US ring size: 11
Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010
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- Condition: Claw pendant: claw is intact and still sharp! Rim around silver cap has remains of adhesive from sealing the claw to the cap. Cleanable patina and toning on cap, wearable. Nelson ring has an abrasion and nicks to turquoise stone, otherwise intact and wearable. Dark toning and cleanable patina on silver, and clearly signed by artist on verso. Chief ring: minor nearly indiscernible nicks to the stones and shell inlays, otherwise intact and wearable. Dark patina on interior band and sterling mark is indiscernible. Claw ring: use and age-related wear and abrasions to surface. Green patina along upper silver feather and dark toning. Intact and wearable. Bracelet: intact and wearable, areas of cleanable patina and dark toning. Clearly stamped on verso with sterling mark and maker initials.
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