Navajo, Southwest
1940s
Sterling silver, turquoise
Height 2 inches (5.1 cm), Width 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)
35.17 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The buckle is formed as a heavy lobed silver frame with a rounded, softly swelling outer edge and an open center. Five turquoise stones in green and yellow green with dense spiderweb matrix are set across the middle in plain bezels, four at the corners and one elongated stone at the center, with silver drops of varying size filling the spaces between them. The silver holds a soft polish across the raised lobes with a darker patina settled in the joins.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Navajo, Southwest
1940s
Sterling silver, turquoise
Height 2 inches (5.1 cm), Width 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)
35.17 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The buckle is formed as a heavy lobed silver frame with a rounded, softly swelling outer edge and an open center. Five turquoise stones in green and yellow green with dense spiderweb matrix are set across the middle in plain bezels, four at the corners and one elongated stone at the center, with silver drops of varying size filling the spaces between them. The silver holds a soft polish across the raised lobes with a darker patina settled in the joins.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
