Vintage Zuni Squash Blossom Necklace Blue Gem Turquoise Sterling Silver
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Vintage Zuni Navajo Squash Blossom Necklace Blue Gem Turquoise Sterling Silver
Tribe: Navajo Date: 1950+Artisan: Master Zuni JewelerHallmark: Unmarked as is typical for that time periodMaterials: Sterling Silver & Blue Gem TurquoiseSize: Naja: 2-1/2" by 2-3/4"; Necklace: 30"+ end to endWeight: 159 grams / over 5-5/8 ozCondition: Excellent vintage condition, NO damage or repairWow, this stunning Native American handmade Blue Gem turquoise and Sterling silver squash blossom... necklace was created by a Zuni Pueblo master jeweler.
The artist hand cut, shaped, and polished SEVENTY-EIGHT matched diamond shaped Blue Gem turquoise stones. What an effort!! Thirty stones grace the naja, whose origins can be traced back to an Old World designed to ward off the evil eye. Each stone is embellished by a Sterling "eye loop" made from silver wire and silver drops. The blossoms, based on the silver pomegranates that adorned the Spaniard's leather breeches, are decorated with four diamond turquoise each and a short silver flower. Each turquoise is decorated with a silver eye loop and embellished with silver drops. A single and double strand of globular silver beads are strung on foxtail and Sterling cones, hook and eye finish the necklace.
Make this stunner a great part of your fine collection of Native American arts.
Our photos simply do not do our beautiful pieces justice so if you are having difficulties deciding from the photographs, please feel free to contact us and we send you more.
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Tribe: Navajo Date: 1950+Artisan: Master Zuni JewelerHallmark: Unmarked as is typical for that time periodMaterials: Sterling Silver & Blue Gem TurquoiseSize: Naja: 2-1/2" by 2-3/4"; Necklace: 30"+ end to endWeight: 159 grams / over 5-5/8 ozCondition: Excellent vintage condition, NO damage or repairWow, this stunning Native American handmade Blue Gem turquoise and Sterling silver squash blossom... necklace was created by a Zuni Pueblo master jeweler.
The artist hand cut, shaped, and polished SEVENTY-EIGHT matched diamond shaped Blue Gem turquoise stones. What an effort!! Thirty stones grace the naja, whose origins can be traced back to an Old World designed to ward off the evil eye. Each stone is embellished by a Sterling "eye loop" made from silver wire and silver drops. The blossoms, based on the silver pomegranates that adorned the Spaniard's leather breeches, are decorated with four diamond turquoise each and a short silver flower. Each turquoise is decorated with a silver eye loop and embellished with silver drops. A single and double strand of globular silver beads are strung on foxtail and Sterling cones, hook and eye finish the necklace.
Make this stunner a great part of your fine collection of Native American arts.
Our photos simply do not do our beautiful pieces justice so if you are having difficulties deciding from the photographs, please feel free to contact us and we send you more.
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