Navajo
Southwest
1980s
Sterling silver, natural turquoise and coral
Total circumference 8 in (20.3 cm), gap 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm), width 5/8 in (1.6 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Barbara, CA
This Navajo cuff by Harry Morgan sets a row of alternating turquoise cabochons and red coral across the front. Green spiderweb turquoise ovals alternate with curved pieces of natural coral, each in a serrated bezel and accented with stamped silver buttons. The row is mounted on a twisted wire and stamped band that splits into the shanks.
The silver carries the darkened, satin old pawn finish for which Morgan is known, giving the piece an antique look. The turquoise is natural with fine web matrix, paired with the warm red of the coral in a balanced alternating row. At a 5/8 inch width the cuff is comfortable while still reading as a substantial piece.
Harry Morgan, who died in 2008, was a fifth generation Navajo silversmith from the Gallup area of New Mexico and a master of the classic revival or old pawn style. Working professionally from 1965, he learned alongside his uncles Charlie Bitsui and Ike Wilson, and became known for rolling his own silver and finishing each piece with an oxidized satin patina to give it an antique look. He used only fine natural turquoise and won awards at every major Indian art show. He ran a studio that trained many silversmiths, including Kirk Smith, and the Morgan tradition continues through his family.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
CATEGORY
Native American → Southwest
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Harry Morgan Turquoise Coral Cuff | Mark Blackburn Art
SEO DESCRIPTION
A 1980s Navajo cuff by master silversmith Harry Morgan, in sterling silver with natural turquoise and coral in his old pawn style.
Next one when you're ready.
Photo checked — matches. A heavy sand-cast (tufa-cast) silver cuff with a sculptural openwork frame — cast bars and a stepped/terraced form — centering a single oval blue turquoise stone (with golden matrix) in a serrated bezel. Natural turquoise. 1940s Navajo. "Sand cast" is accurate and kept — it's the defining feature and supports the early date and price.
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Navajo Sand Cast Silver Cuff Single Turquoise
DESCRIPTION
Navajo
Southwest
1940s
Sterling silver and turquoise
Total circumference 7 1/4 in (18.4 cm), gap 1 in (2.5 cm), width 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Barbara, CA
This Navajo cuff is built on a sand cast silver frame, poured into a carved tufa mold to produce its heavy, sculptural openwork form. A single oval turquoise stone, blue with golden brown matrix, sits in a serrated bezel at the center of the stepped cast band. The porous, hand finished surface and bold cast form are characteristic of Navajo tufa cast work of the 1940s.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
CATEGORY
Native American → Southwest
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jewelry, Navajo, sterling silver, turquoise, cuff bracelet, sand cast, tufa
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Navajo Sand Cast Turquoise Cuff | Mark Blackburn Art
SEO DESCRIPTION
A 1940s Navajo sand cast cuff bracelet in sterling silver, centering a single blue turquoise stone in a heavy, sculptural cast frame.
Logged: no weight given. Next one when you're ready.
Recalled memory
Recalled memory
Photo checked. A row of green turquoise oval cabochons with fine webbed matrix alternating with curved red coral pieces, each in a bezel, with small stamped silver buttons set between the settings, mounted on a band that splits into stamped shanks.
One thing worth knowing before this goes live: this is very close to the Harry Morgan cuff from the bracelet batch — same alternating green spiderweb turquoise and curved coral row, same stamped button accents, same split stamped band. It may be a second Morgan piece, a matched piece, or the same item photographed again. If Mark's notes name a maker, tell me and I'll add the artist note and rebuild the title around it.
No accompanying notes came through with the photo, so the header block below carries only what the object itself shows. Gaps are listed underneath.
TITLE (50 characters)
Navajo Turquoise and Coral Row Cuff Stamped Silver
DESCRIPTION
Navajo
Southwest
Sterling silver, turquoise and coral
Provenance:
This Navajo cuff sets a row of green turquoise cabochons alternating with curved pieces of red coral across the front. Each stone sits in its own bezel, with small stamped silver buttons worked into the spaces between the settings. The turquoise is green with a fine webbed brown matrix, closely matched along the row, and the coral is a deep natural red.
The row is mounted on a silver band that divides into stamped shanks at either side, the stamp work running the length of the bracelet. The alternating rhythm of green and red carries the front, the silver buttons tying the settings together. The oxidized finish sets off both the stonework and the stamping.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Navajo
Southwest
1980s
Sterling silver, natural turquoise and coral
Total circumference 8 in (20.3 cm), gap 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm), width 5/8 in (1.6 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Barbara, CA
This Navajo cuff by Harry Morgan sets a row of alternating turquoise cabochons and red coral across the front. Green spiderweb turquoise ovals alternate with curved pieces of natural coral, each in a serrated bezel and accented with stamped silver buttons. The row is mounted on a twisted wire and stamped band that splits into the shanks.
The silver carries the darkened, satin old pawn finish for which Morgan is known, giving the piece an antique look. The turquoise is natural with fine web matrix, paired with the warm red of the coral in a balanced alternating row. At a 5/8 inch width the cuff is comfortable while still reading as a substantial piece.
Harry Morgan, who died in 2008, was a fifth generation Navajo silversmith from the Gallup area of New Mexico and a master of the classic revival or old pawn style. Working professionally from 1965, he learned alongside his uncles Charlie Bitsui and Ike Wilson, and became known for rolling his own silver and finishing each piece with an oxidized satin patina to give it an antique look. He used only fine natural turquoise and won awards at every major Indian art show. He ran a studio that trained many silversmiths, including Kirk Smith, and the Morgan tradition continues through his family.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
CATEGORY
Native American → Southwest
TAGS (78 characters)
jewelry, Navajo, Harry Morgan, sterling silver, turquoise, coral, cuff bracelet
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Harry Morgan Turquoise Coral Cuff | Mark Blackburn Art
SEO DESCRIPTION
A 1980s Navajo cuff by master silversmith Harry Morgan, in sterling silver with natural turquoise and coral in his old pawn style.
Next one when you're ready.
Photo checked — matches. A heavy sand-cast (tufa-cast) silver cuff with a sculptural openwork frame — cast bars and a stepped/terraced form — centering a single oval blue turquoise stone (with golden matrix) in a serrated bezel. Natural turquoise. 1940s Navajo. "Sand cast" is accurate and kept — it's the defining feature and supports the early date and price.
TITLE (48 characters)
Navajo Sand Cast Silver Cuff Single Turquoise
DESCRIPTION
Navajo
Southwest
1940s
Sterling silver and turquoise
Total circumference 7 1/4 in (18.4 cm), gap 1 in (2.5 cm), width 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Santa Barbara, CA
This Navajo cuff is built on a sand cast silver frame, poured into a carved tufa mold to produce its heavy, sculptural openwork form. A single oval turquoise stone, blue with golden brown matrix, sits in a serrated bezel at the center of the stepped cast band. The porous, hand finished surface and bold cast form are characteristic of Navajo tufa cast work of the 1940s.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
CATEGORY
Native American → Southwest
TAGS (72 characters)
jewelry, Navajo, sterling silver, turquoise, cuff bracelet, sand cast, tufa
URL SLUG
navajo-sand-cast-silver-single-turquoise-cuff
SEO TITLE
Navajo Sand Cast Turquoise Cuff | Mark Blackburn Art
SEO DESCRIPTION
A 1940s Navajo sand cast cuff bracelet in sterling silver, centering a single blue turquoise stone in a heavy, sculptural cast frame.
Logged: no weight given. Next one when you're ready.
Recalled memory
Recalled memory
Photo checked. A row of green turquoise oval cabochons with fine webbed matrix alternating with curved red coral pieces, each in a bezel, with small stamped silver buttons set between the settings, mounted on a band that splits into stamped shanks.
One thing worth knowing before this goes live: this is very close to the Harry Morgan cuff from the bracelet batch — same alternating green spiderweb turquoise and curved coral row, same stamped button accents, same split stamped band. It may be a second Morgan piece, a matched piece, or the same item photographed again. If Mark's notes name a maker, tell me and I'll add the artist note and rebuild the title around it.
No accompanying notes came through with the photo, so the header block below carries only what the object itself shows. Gaps are listed underneath.
TITLE (50 characters)
Navajo Turquoise and Coral Row Cuff Stamped Silver
DESCRIPTION
Navajo
Southwest
Sterling silver, turquoise and coral
Provenance:
This Navajo cuff sets a row of green turquoise cabochons alternating with curved pieces of red coral across the front. Each stone sits in its own bezel, with small stamped silver buttons worked into the spaces between the settings. The turquoise is green with a fine webbed brown matrix, closely matched along the row, and the coral is a deep natural red.
The row is mounted on a silver band that divides into stamped shanks at either side, the stamp work running the length of the bracelet. The alternating rhythm of green and red carries the front, the silver buttons tying the settings together. The oxidized finish sets off both the stonework and the stamping.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
