United States
Circa 1990s
Sterling silver, gold, turquoise, shell, amber
89.63 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
This modernist necklace combines sterling silver, gold, turquoise, shell, and amber in a mixed-material composition characteristic of the American studio jewelry movement of the late 20th century. The combination of Southwest materials — turquoise and shell — with amber and gold gives the piece a Southwestern character without placing it strictly within the Native American tradition. The necklace is signed, though the signature has not been identified, and no maker attribution is included pending further research.
The piece comes from a private collection in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Its materials and construction connect it to the regional modernist jewelry field that developed alongside the broader Southwest art market in the second half of the 20th century.
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United States
Circa 1990s
Sterling silver, gold, turquoise, shell, amber
89.63 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
This modernist necklace combines sterling silver, gold, turquoise, shell, and amber in a mixed-material composition characteristic of the American studio jewelry movement of the late 20th century. The combination of Southwest materials — turquoise and shell — with amber and gold gives the piece a Southwestern character without placing it strictly within the Native American tradition. The necklace is signed, though the signature has not been identified, and no maker attribution is included pending further research.
The piece comes from a private collection in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Its materials and construction connect it to the regional modernist jewelry field that developed alongside the broader Southwest art market in the second half of the 20th century.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
