Zuni, New Mexico
1990s
Sterling silver, turquoise, shell, black jade
Height 1 1/4 inches (3.2 cm), Width 1 5/8 inches (4.1 cm)
11.97 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
The pin depicts a covered wagon rendered in channel inlay, with the canopy built from alternating panels of white shell and black jade set into individual silver bezels that fan outward across the top of the composition. Beneath the canopy the wagon body is worked in turquoise and red inlay laid in angled segments, and the wheels are formed from silver wire with soldered spokes that stand slightly proud of the surface. Zuni inlay of this type depends on precise stonecutting, since each piece must be shaped to fit its silver cell without visible gaps, and the pin is finished on the reverse with a hinged pin stem and catch.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Zuni, New Mexico
1990s
Sterling silver, turquoise, shell, black jade
Height 1 1/4 inches (3.2 cm), Width 1 5/8 inches (4.1 cm)
11.97 grams
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
The pin depicts a covered wagon rendered in channel inlay, with the canopy built from alternating panels of white shell and black jade set into individual silver bezels that fan outward across the top of the composition. Beneath the canopy the wagon body is worked in turquoise and red inlay laid in angled segments, and the wheels are formed from silver wire with soldered spokes that stand slightly proud of the surface. Zuni inlay of this type depends on precise stonecutting, since each piece must be shaped to fit its silver cell without visible gaps, and the pin is finished on the reverse with a hinged pin stem and catch.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
