Navajo, Southwest
Circa 1930
Sterling silver, natural turquoise
Total circumference 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); gap 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); weight 57.24 g
Provenance: Private collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cluster setting, in which multiple individually bezeled turquoise stones are arranged in close formation across a silver ground, became one of the defining forms of Navajo silversmithing during the first half of the 20th century. This bracelet dates to circa 1930, a period when Navajo smiths were working with natural, unenhanced turquoise before the widespread introduction of stabilized stone in later decades. The cluster format gives the piece a full surface of stone and silver that reads as a cohesive composition rather than isolated settings.
The bracelet has a total circumference of 8 1/2 inches with a 1 1/4-inch gap and weighs 57.24 grams, dimensions useful for collectors evaluating fit and gauge. The turquoise is natural, with no mine attribution documented. The piece comes from a private Albuquerque collection.
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Navajo, Southwest
Circa 1930
Sterling silver, natural turquoise
Total circumference 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); gap 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); weight 57.24 g
Provenance: Private collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cluster setting, in which multiple individually bezeled turquoise stones are arranged in close formation across a silver ground, became one of the defining forms of Navajo silversmithing during the first half of the 20th century. This bracelet dates to circa 1930, a period when Navajo smiths were working with natural, unenhanced turquoise before the widespread introduction of stabilized stone in later decades. The cluster format gives the piece a full surface of stone and silver that reads as a cohesive composition rather than isolated settings.
The bracelet has a total circumference of 8 1/2 inches with a 1 1/4-inch gap and weighs 57.24 grams, dimensions useful for collectors evaluating fit and gauge. The turquoise is natural, with no mine attribution documented. The piece comes from a private Albuquerque collection.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
