Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco articulating silver and amethyst pin/earrings, measurements in pics. Amazing set, the pin is hinged in the center of each rod, so they wiggle all over the place, very sturdy and well made.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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Antonio Pineda (1919-2009) Taxco Hammered silver pin and earrings set. All pieces hand hammered and seem a perfect match. Earring don't have a Pineda hallmark but the Mexico and Sterling stamps look the same. Measurements and weight in pics.Antonio Pineda<br>(1919-2009)In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero,<br>large-scale mining can be dated to thesixteenth century, and silver is a way of<br>life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), jewelry and other<br>silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach,<br>informedby modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Today,<br>at the age of 89, AntonioPineda is one of two living members of the Taxco School<br>and is recognized as a world-class designerand a Mexican national treasure.<br>Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work willbe displayed<br>in Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda, a<br>travelingexhibition debuting at the Fowler Museum Aug. 24, 2008.Significantly,<br>given Pineda’s many accomplishments and international renown, he identifies<br>himselfprimarily as a taxqueño, or Taxco, silversmith. From its inception, the<br>Taxco movement broke newground in technical achievement and design. While<br>American-born, Taxco-based designer WilliamSpratling has been credited with<br>spearheading the contemporary Taxco silver movement, it was agroup of talented<br>Mexican designers who went on to establish independent workshops and develop<br>thedistinctive “Taxco School.” These designers incorporated numerous aesthetic<br>orientations—Pre-Columbian art; silverwork, images, and other artwork from the<br>Mexican Colonial period; andlocal popular arts—merging them within the broad<br>spectrum of modernism.Pineda himself is lauded for his bold designs and<br>ingenious use of gemstones. Silver Seduction tracesthe evolution of his work<br>from the 1930s–70s, and includes more than fifty each of necklaces andbracelets,<br>as well as numerous beautiful rings, earrings and diverse examples of his<br>hollowware andtableware. All of the works feature Pineda’s hard-to-achieve<br>combination of highly refined and hand-wrought appeal.Pineda’s jewelry is<br>especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is<br>oftensaid that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is<br>worn. So, for example, a thickgeometric necklace that might at first glance seem<br>too weighty or rigid to wear comfortably is, in fact,faceted, hinged, or<br>hollowed in such a way that it gracefully encircles the neck or drapes<br>seductivelydown the décolletage.In addition, no other taxqueño jeweler used as<br>many costly semiprecious stones or set them with asmuch ingenuity, skill, and<br>variety as did Pineda. Only the most talented of silversmiths could master

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James Avery Descending Dove earrings and Celtic knot lapel pin/tie tac in sterling. Earrings 1" tall, pin .75" wide. Selling both for one price.anderasJames Avery founded his company in 1954, initially crafting jewelry in a two-car garage in Kerrville, Texas, with just $250 and a desire to create lasting value for others. Mr. Avery believed that meaning is what makes life more beautiful and this concept continues to drive how we design jewelry to this day. In 2007, 53 years after he first founded the company, James Avery officially stepped down as CEO and passed the reins on to his sons, Chris and Paul.Mr. Avery’s mission was simple: to create jewelry with meaning—both for himself and others. With a focus on creating straightforward designs and a core belief of integrity in all things, his jewelry became more than precious metals and gemstones. Guests came to him with their stories—their special moments—so he could craft them into pieces they would wear with pride for a lifetime. From writing letters to greeting Customers, Mr. Avery prioritized developing lasting relationships with each person who connected with his designs.

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Suarti 18k/Sterling Balinese Hoop dangle earrings 2.25" long with dangles x 1 7/16" wide, no issues. anderas

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2pr Vintage Native American silver and turquoise earrings. Selling both pairs, the squash blossom pair are really nice, likely came from an old mid 20th century squash blossom. Both sterling unmarked. 1.75" -2" tall. All precious metals are tested and guaranteed,

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Suarti/Samuel Benham 18k/Sterling Balinese bracelet and earrings set. Assembled set from two different brands, look good together. Bracelet 15mm wide, 7.5" long, earrings 1.25" tall. anderas

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Vintage Karl Lagerfeld Gold-tone and Faux Mabe pearl clip-on earrings, 1 1/8" wide with little wear. A few slight scratches to Faux pearls, no wear to gold. Guaranteed authentic, strong springs on clips. Very high quality. 15 grams each.

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Vintage Zuni Sterling turquoise, and coral clip-on earrings. Strong springs on<br>clips, no issues.. Weight and measurements in pics.<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what<br>it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings<br>photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if<br>the measurement is not given in the description then inside circumference is<br>shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.

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13pr Retro southwestern sterling silver earrings 30mm (1.3") vintage American<br>half dollar shown in second pic for scale. Second from the left Alpaca, the rest<br>are sterling, all vintage/retro estate fresh earrings. Some Native American,<br>some signed by artisan. 95.8 grams total.<br><br>Sorry I cannot try any of these on and take pictures of me wearing them standing<br>on my head, jumping through hoops, or separate the lot, there just isn't any<br>time.

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14k/sterling modernist southwestern earrings 1 1/8" tall, amazing quality, unsure of artisan. 6.4 grams. All precious metals are tested and guaranteed,

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Large Retro southwestern sterling channel inlay stone Clip-on earrings. Tested sterling with no apparent markings. 1 5/8" x 1.25" x 20.1 grams total, strong springs on clips with no issues. <br><br><br> Marked or unmarked as shown in pics, weight and other measurements in pics. Sorry but my jewelry is stored in a secure location and cannot be accessed for more pictures,<br>videos, or measurements until sold. If you look at pictures/description your<br>question should be answered. Thank you so much for your time and consideration!<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed. A Native American jewelry piece referred to as "silver" or "ingot" is guaranteed to be at least 90% silver. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women's wrist.

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Felicita Eustace, Cochiti (1927-2016) Carved turquoise silver clip on earrings 1" tall x 7/8" wide, strong springs on clips, no issues, 8.6 grams. Felicita was a potter and silversmith.<br><br>Felicita was born in 1927 and raised at Cochiti Pueblo. She learned to make traditional pottery and storytellers from her parents. After her marriage during the World War II years, she moved to her husband Ben’s home in Zuni. Ben taught her some basics of jewelry-making. She sold her first ring to legendary Zuni trader C.G. Wallace. Over the years she become and accomplished jeweler in her own right, while developing a large following for her pottery and storytellers. “There are always more orders for my claywork than there’s time to do them,” she said.<br><br>The Eustaces show strong respect for the materials and time-honored processes of their art. Felicita still makes her storytellers the traditional way. Her jewelry features an old family design copyrighted in the early 1960s: a domed, natural leave motif in sterling silver alongside a carved, bezeled and polished turquoise stone. Felicita and Ben have passed their respect for quality on to their 13 children, many of whom create their own pottery and jewelry.<br><br>Daughter Bernadette Eustace says, “My parents told us that if we were going to do jewelry at all, we would have to do it their way, the right way. It wasn’t the designs they were talking about, it was the technical aspects of our work: setting stones, welds, engravings and so on. They were the ones who would be selling these items for us, so they would make sure that a certain standard of quality was being met.”<br><br><br> Marked or unmarked as shown in pics, weight and other measurements in pics. Sorry but my jewelry is stored in a secure location and cannot be accessed for more pictures,<br>videos, or measurements until sold. If you look at pictures/description your<br>question should be answered. Thank you so much for your time and consideration!<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed. A Native American jewelry piece referred to as "silver" or "ingot" is guaranteed to be at least 90% silver. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women's wrist.

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Ann King 18k/Sterling dangle earrings. 18k accents and posts, earrings have no backs, no other issues. 1.5" tall x 5/8" wide. 10.7 grams total.

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Collection of southwestern and Native American sterling earrings. Selling all the earrings shown, small to med sized ladies hand with 6" wrist for scale. All sterling.<br><br> Marked or unmarked as shown in pics, weight and other measurements in pics. Sorry but my jewelry is stored in a secure location and cannot be accessed for more pictures,<br>videos, or measurements until sold. If you look at pictures/description your<br>question should be answered. Thank you so much for your time and consideration!<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed. A Native American jewelry piece referred to as "silver" or "ingot" is guaranteed to be at least 90% silver. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women's wrist.

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Vintage Native American Sterling Channel inlay overlay style earrings, no issues. <br><br><br> Marked or unmarked as shown in pics, weight and other measurements in pics. Sorry but my jewelry is stored in a secure location and cannot be accessed for more pictures,<br>videos, or measurements until sold. If you look at pictures/description your<br>question should be answered. Thank you so much for your time and consideration!<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed. A Native American jewelry piece referred to as "silver" or "ingot" is guaranteed to be at least 90% silver. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women's wrist.

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sz8 Art Tafoya Yaqui Reverse Carved Amber Ring, Earrings, and scarf slide/pendant Sterling. Absolutely Amazing, reverse carved set in natural amber, great one of kind works of wearable art. Ring is size 8, everything is large and great. Tape measure and penny for scale.<br><br>Few silversmiths match the power and artistry of Art Tafoya. He specializes in silver. Hammered silver. The old way. Art Tafoya carries on that tradition of the early masters, for he makes his own stamps and dies. Art’s clear and crisp stamp work speaks of skill and talent born of that tradition. Thick silver, hammered like leather, only deeper, brisk, clear and lovely.<br><br>Art Tafoya, silversmith and artist, learned the basics of silversmithing at the age to twelve from a blacksmith at a riding stable near his home. Later he learned the art of making handmade stamps and dies from Carlos White Eagle, a former student of the legendary Navajo silversmith Fred Peshlakai. Art has made an exhaustive study of Fred Peshlakai’s stamps and is an expert at identifying even unsigned work by this master. All of Art’s stamps and dies are his own creations. He specializes in hand stamped old-style jewelry reminiscent of Peshlakai’s, but definitely all of his own.<br><br>His original jewelry is highly sought after by collectors worldwide. He was a silversmith in residence at The Turquoise Shop at Knotts Berry Farm in California for twenty-five years before relocating to New Mexico. His work may be found in the permanent collection of the Albuquerque Museum, the Grove Encyclopedia of American Art and his work is included in the book Navajo Silversmith Fred Peshlakai, His Life and Art.<br><br> Marked or unmarked as shown in pics, weight and other measurements in pics. Sorry but my jewelry is stored in a secure location and cannot be accessed for more pictures,<br>videos, or measurements until sold. If you look at pictures/description your<br>question should be answered. Thank you so much for your time and consideration!<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed. A Native American jewelry piece referred to as "silver" or "ingot" is guaranteed to be at least 90% silver. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women's wrist. Most rings are shown on a a ring sizer in the pictures and the size is typically given at the beginning of the title and description. Women's Size 8 Ring.

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Large Zuni sterling carved frog fetish clip-on earrings 3" long, these weight 68.4 grams total. To be honest I tried them on my ears and wouldn't want to be dancing with them on that's for sure. I'm not sure they will stay on. Or maybe I just don't know what I'm doing or my ears are weird. I'm selling them more as collectibles than earrings. <br><br> Marked or unmarked as shown in pics, weight and other measurements in pics. Sorry but my jewelry is stored in a secure location and cannot be accessed for more pictures,<br>videos, or measurements until sold. If you look at pictures/description your<br>question should be answered. Thank you so much for your time and consideration!<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed. A Native American jewelry piece referred to as "silver" or "ingot" is guaranteed to be at least 90% silver. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women's wrist.

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Large Retro Sterling dangle earrings with birds. Very substatial handmade earrings, unsure of origon. No issues.<br><br>anderas

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2pr Vintage Native American Sterling Multi-Stone inlay earrings. Selling both<br>pairs with no issues. Marked or unmarked as shown in pics, weight and other<br>measurements in pics. Sorry but my jewelry is stored in a secure location and<br>cannot be accessed for more pictures, videos, or measurements until sold. If you<br>look at pictures/description your question should be answered. Thank you so much<br>for your time and consideration!<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what<br>it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings<br>photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if<br>the measurement is not given in the description then inside circumference is<br>shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.

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2pr Ray Tracey Knifewing Navajo Multi-stone channel inlay sterling earrings.<br>Selling both pairs with no issues. Marked or unmarked as shown in pics, weight<br>and other measurements in pics. Sorry but my jewelry is stored in a secure<br>location and cannot be accessed for more pictures, videos, or measurements until<br>sold. If you look at pictures/description your question should be answered.<br>Thank you so much for your time and consideration!<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what<br>it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings<br>photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if<br>the measurement is not given in the description then inside circumference is<br>shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.

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Large Retired James Avery Stud hoop overlay earrings in sterling. No backs, no<br>other issues, weight and measurements in pics. I cannot provide any additional measurements, videos, or pictures that aren't provided as my jewelry is stored at a separate secure location until it ships. Thank you so much for taking the<br>time to look and your consideration.<br><br>anderascollJames Avery founded his company in 1954, initially crafting jewelry in a two-car<br>garage in Kerrville, Texas, with just $250 and a desire to create lasting value<br>for others. Mr. Avery believed that meaning is what makes life more beautiful<br>and this concept continues to drive how we design jewelry to this day. In 2007,<br>53 years after he first founded the company, James Avery officially stepped down<br>as CEO and passed the reins on to his sons, Chris and Paul. Mr. Avery’s mission was simple: to create jewelry with meaning—both for himself and others. With a focus on creating straightforward designs and a core belief of integrity in all things, his jewelry became more than precious metals and<br>gemstones. Guests came to him with their stories—their special moments—so he<br>could craft them into pieces they would wear with pride for a lifetime. From<br>writing letters to greeting Customers, Mr. Avery prioritized developing lasting<br>relationships with each person who connected with his designs.

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Lagos caviar 18k gold on sterling large french clip earrings. Measurements and<br>weight in pics. Guaranteed authentic with no issues.

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Henry Steig (1906-1973) Modernist sterling freeform Screw back earrings (3)<br>pair. Selling the 3 pairs shown, largest 1.25" long, 19.7 grams total.<br><br>Jules Brenner and Henry Steig were among group of prominent of New York<br>mid-century studio jewelers who hand-crafted pieces of wearable art that<br>celebrated the avant-garde, rejected traditional jewelry forms, and appealed to<br>an intellectual and liberal middle class. Jules Brenner was born in the Bronx,<br>grew up in Washington Heights, and studied acting with Stella Adler and painting<br>and sculpture in Greenwich Village. Henry Steig (also known as Henry Anton)<br>studied at City College and the National Academy of Design, and began his career<br>as a New York City jazz musician, writer, novelist, cartoonist, and painter.<br>During the 1950s, both Brenner and Steig operated shops and studios in Manhattan<br>and in Provincetown, Massachusetts—then a prominent artists’ enclave—where they<br>sold hand-wrought silver and gold designs which often emphasized biomorphic,<br>surrealist, cubist, and geometric forms.<br><br><br>Everyone knows the famous picture from the film The Seven Year Itch, of Marilyn<br>Monroe standing on a New York sidewalk, her skirt blown up by on updraft from<br>the subway grate below. However, not everyone knows that at that moment she was<br>standing in front of Henry Steig's jewelry shop at 590 Lexington Avenue.<br>Henry Steig was a man of many talents. Before he became a jeweler, he was a jazz<br>musician, painter, sculptor, commercial artist, cartoonist, photographer, short<br>story writer and novelist.<br><br>"Henry was a Renaissance man," says New Yorker cartoonist Mischa Richter, who<br>was Steig's good friend and Provincetown neighbor.<br><br>Henry Anion Steig was born on February 19, 1906, in New York City. His parents,<br>Joseph and Laura, had come to America at the turn of the century, from Lvov<br>(called Lemberg in German), which was then in the Polish port of the<br>Austro-Hungarian Empire. Joseph was a housepainter and Laura, a seamstress.<br><br>They had four sons, Irwin, Henry, William and Arthur, all of them versatile,<br>talented and artistic. William Steig is the well-known New Yorker cartoonist and<br>author-illustrator of children's books. lrwin was a writer of short stories for<br>the New Yorker. Arthur was a painter and poet whose poems were published in the<br>New Republic and Poetry magazines.<br><br>William Steig recalls, "My father and mother both began pointing and become<br>exhibiting artists after their sons grew up." In the May 14, 1945, issue of<br>Newsweek magazine, an article was published about an exhibition, "possibly the<br>first one family show on Art Row (57th Street)" at the New Art Circle Gallery.<br>It was called "The Eight Performing Steigs, Artists All." Included were<br>paintings By Joseph and Laura Steig; drawings and sculpture by William and<br>paintings by his wife, Liza; paintings by Arthur and his wife, Aurora; and<br>photographs by Henry and paintings by his wife, Mimi. The only brother not<br>included was Irwin, "the only non-conformist Steig," who was working at that<br>time as advertising manager of a Connecticut soap manufacturer.<br><br>In the article "the brothers attribute the family's abundance of good artists to<br>the fact that we all like each other's work…get excited about it. Whenever<br>anyone starts they get lots of encouragement. Joseph Steig adds, 'Painting is a<br>contagious thing. If you lived in our environment, you would probably point.'"<br><br>Henry Steig grew up in this extraordinary environment. The family lived in the<br>Bronx. After graduating from high school, Henry Steig went to City College<br>(CCNY). After three years he left to study painting and sculpture at the<br>National Academy of Design. He was also an accomplished musician, playing<br>saxophone, violin and classical guitar, and while he was in college, he began<br>working as a jazz musician. From about 1922, when only sixteen years old, until<br>1932 he played reed instruments with local dance bands.<br><br>After four years at the National Academy, Steig worked as a commercial artist<br>and cartoonist. He signed his cartoons "Henry Anton" because his brother William<br>was working as a cartoonist at the same time, for many of the same magazines.<br>From about 1932 to 1936, Henry Anton cartoons appeared in Life, Judge, New<br>Yorker and other magazines.<br><br>Steig began a writing career in 1935 that lasted until about 1947. He became<br>very successful and well known as a short story writer, with stories appearing<br>regularly in Saturday Evening Post, New Yorker, Esquire, Colliers and others.<br>They were often humorous tales about jazz and the jazz musicians who populated<br>the world of music in the roaring twenties. Other stories were about his Bronx<br>childhood. He also wrote nonfiction magazine pieces, including a New Yorker<br>profile of Benny Goodmon and jazz criticism. Several of his nonfiction articles<br>were illustrated by William Steig.<br><br>In 1941 , Alfred A. Knopf published Henry Steig's novel, Send Me Down. The<br>story, told with absolute realism, is about two brothers who become jazz<br>musicians in the twenties. On the book jacket, Steig wrote, "Much of the<br>material for Send Me Down was gathered during my years as a jazz musician<br>playing with local jazz bands and with itinerant groups in vaudeville and on<br>dance hall tour engagements. Although I was only second-rate as a musician, I<br>know my subject from the inside, and I believe I was the first to write stories<br>about jazz musicians, based on actual personal experience." His son, Michael,<br>recalls that there was some interest in making a movie of the book. "My father<br>told me that John Garfield wanted to play the lead character."<br><br>Steig did go to Hollywood in 1941, under contract to write screenplays. He was<br>going to work with Johnny Mercer, the songwriter. After the ing of Pearl Harbor<br>on December 7, he returned to New York. "He undoubtedly would have returned<br>anyway," says Michael Steig. "He was not happy with the contract his agent had<br>negotiated for him." Mischa Richter odds, "Henry was very unimpressed with<br>Hollywood."

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Henry Steig (1906-1973) Modernist sterling freeform pin and screw back earrings<br>set 2 5/8" x 2 1/8", earrings 1". 14 grams total weight.<br><br>Jules Brenner and Henry Steig were among group of prominent of New York<br>mid-century studio jewelers who hand-crafted pieces of wearable art that<br>celebrated the avant-garde, rejected traditional jewelry forms, and appealed to<br>an intellectual and liberal middle class. Jules Brenner was born in the Bronx,<br>grew up in Washington Heights, and studied acting with Stella Adler and painting<br>and sculpture in Greenwich Village. Henry Steig (also known as Henry Anton)<br>studied at City College and the National Academy of Design, and began his career<br>as a New York City jazz musician, writer, novelist, cartoonist, and painter.<br>During the 1950s, both Brenner and Steig operated shops and studios in Manhattan<br>and in Provincetown, Massachusetts—then a prominent artists’ enclave—where they<br>sold hand-wrought silver and gold designs which often emphasized biomorphic,<br>surrealist, cubist, and geometric forms.<br><br><br>Everyone knows the famous picture from the film The Seven Year Itch, of Marilyn<br>Monroe standing on a New York sidewalk, her skirt blown up by on updraft from<br>the subway grate below. However, not everyone knows that at that moment she was<br>standing in front of Henry Steig's jewelry shop at 590 Lexington Avenue.<br>Henry Steig was a man of many talents. Before he became a jeweler, he was a jazz<br>musician, painter, sculptor, commercial artist, cartoonist, photographer, short<br>story writer and novelist.<br><br>"Henry was a Renaissance man," says New Yorker cartoonist Mischa Richter, who<br>was Steig's good friend and Provincetown neighbor.<br><br>Henry Anion Steig was born on February 19, 1906, in New York City. His parents,<br>Joseph and Laura, had come to America at the turn of the century, from Lvov<br>(called Lemberg in German), which was then in the Polish port of the<br>Austro-Hungarian Empire. Joseph was a housepainter and Laura, a seamstress.<br><br>They had four sons, Irwin, Henry, William and Arthur, all of them versatile,<br>talented and artistic. William Steig is the well-known New Yorker cartoonist and<br>author-illustrator of children's books. lrwin was a writer of short stories for<br>the New Yorker. Arthur was a painter and poet whose poems were published in the<br>New Republic and Poetry magazines.<br><br>William Steig recalls, "My father and mother both began pointing and become<br>exhibiting artists after their sons grew up." In the May 14, 1945, issue of<br>Newsweek magazine, an article was published about an exhibition, "possibly the<br>first one family show on Art Row (57th Street)" at the New Art Circle Gallery.<br>It was called "The Eight Performing Steigs, Artists All." Included were<br>paintings By Joseph and Laura Steig; drawings and sculpture by William and<br>paintings by his wife, Liza; paintings by Arthur and his wife, Aurora; and<br>photographs by Henry and paintings by his wife, Mimi. The only brother not<br>included was Irwin, "the only non-conformist Steig," who was working at that<br>time as advertising manager of a Connecticut soap manufacturer.<br><br>In the article "the brothers attribute the family's abundance of good artists to<br>the fact that we all like each other's work…get excited about it. Whenever<br>anyone starts they get lots of encouragement. Joseph Steig adds, 'Painting is a<br>contagious thing. If you lived in our environment, you would probably point.'"<br><br>Henry Steig grew up in this extraordinary environment. The family lived in the<br>Bronx. After graduating from high school, Henry Steig went to City College<br>(CCNY). After three years he left to study painting and sculpture at the<br>National Academy of Design. He was also an accomplished musician, playing<br>saxophone, violin and classical guitar, and while he was in college, he began<br>working as a jazz musician. From about 1922, when only sixteen years old, until<br>1932 he played reed instruments with local dance bands.<br><br>After four years at the National Academy, Steig worked as a commercial artist<br>and cartoonist. He signed his cartoons "Henry Anton" because his brother William<br>was working as a cartoonist at the same time, for many of the same magazines.<br>From about 1932 to 1936, Henry Anton cartoons appeared in Life, Judge, New<br>Yorker and other magazines.<br><br>Steig began a writing career in 1935 that lasted until about 1947. He became<br>very successful and well known as a short story writer, with stories appearing<br>regularly in Saturday Evening Post, New Yorker, Esquire, Colliers and others.<br>They were often humorous tales about jazz and the jazz musicians who populated<br>the world of music in the roaring twenties. Other stories were about his Bronx<br>childhood. He also wrote nonfiction magazine pieces, including a New Yorker<br>profile of Benny Goodmon and jazz criticism. Several of his nonfiction articles<br>were illustrated by William Steig.<br><br>In 1941 , Alfred A. Knopf published Henry Steig's novel, Send Me Down. The<br>story, told with absolute realism, is about two brothers who become jazz<br>musicians in the twenties. On the book jacket, Steig wrote, "Much of the<br>material for Send Me Down was gathered during my years as a jazz musician<br>playing with local jazz bands and with itinerant groups in vaudeville and on<br>dance hall tour engagements. Although I was only second-rate as a musician, I<br>know my subject from the inside, and I believe I was the first to write stories<br>about jazz musicians, based on actual personal experience." His son, Michael,<br>recalls that there was some interest in making a movie of the book. "My father<br>told me that John Garfield wanted to play the lead character."<br><br>Steig did go to Hollywood in 1941, under contract to write screenplays. He was<br>going to work with Johnny Mercer, the songwriter. After the ing of Pearl Harbor<br>on December 7, he returned to New York. "He undoubtedly would have returned<br>anyway," says Michael Steig. "He was not happy with the contract his agent had<br>negotiated for him." Mischa Richter odds, "Henry was very unimpressed with<br>Hollywood."

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4 pr Vintage Native American Sterling clip-on earrings. Buying all 4 pairs with<br>no issues, strong clips, all sterling. Largest 2.5" tall x 1.25" wide. 63.1<br>grams total weight. All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native<br>American jewelry referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum<br>of 90% (coin) silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed<br>to be what it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non<br>hairy), rings photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With<br>bracelets if the measurement is not given in the description then inside<br>circumference is shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape<br>measure.

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Waseta Zuni Sterling inlay necklace and earrings set 18" long necklace with 2 1/8" tall girls, earrings 2" long.All precious metals are tested and guaranteed,

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Darryl Dean & Rebecca Begay Tufa cast sterling butterflies bracelet, earrings,<br>and pendant set. Very fun set, bracelet is 6.75" including the 1.25" gap 19mm<br>wide, earrings 31mm x 13mm, pendant 65mm with bail x 20mm wide. This set is in<br>new unworn condition.<br><br>“Our calling it is to create beautiful jewelry and bring joy to people.” –Darry<br>Dean & Rebecca Begay<br><br>Darryl Dean and Rebecca Begay are Navajo artists who collaborate on jewelry<br>designs and fabrication using traditional techniques inspired by contemporary<br>life. Their Navajo culture has a powerful influence on their jewelry, telling<br>stories that allow ancient ceremonies and chants to live on. “As an Indigenous<br>people, we are still holding on to our language and culture,” Darryl Dean<br>offered.<br><br>Each artist brings a unique skill to the jewelry making process. Darryl Dean is<br>adept at stonework and is one of the few true masters at tufa casting. Rebecca<br>applies her design sense and delicate hand to floral carving, incorporating the<br>natural tufa stone texture into their work.<br><br>“We don’t mass produce,” Darryl Dean says of their meticulous methods. “The<br>thing with us is that making jewelry is more of an art form. We create each<br>piece from start to finish.”<br><br>Darryl Dean and Rebecca won the Best of Show award at the 2009 Santa Fe Indian<br>Market. They work chiefly with high-grade turquoise and silver, though also use<br>coral and other gemstones, and work in 18-karat gold as well.

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3 pr Marie Tsosie Navajo and other sterling Multi-stone channel inlay earrings.<br>Selling the three pairs shown, Marie Tsosie missing backs, no other issues.<br>Marie Tsosie 1" tall. 17.9 grams total weight for three pairs.

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Pat Bedoni Navajo 14k on Sterling modernist clip-on earrings. 24mm tall x 16mm<br>wide x 8.1 grams with no issues.Pat BedoniNavajo silversmith, Pat Bedonie, was<br>born in Ganado, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. She is of the Edge Water and<br>Coyote Pass Clans. Pat’s mother, Lutricia Yellowhair, is an accomplished<br>silversmith who has passed the traditional Navajo jewelry making styles onto her<br>children. Every time you look at a piece of Pat Bedonie’s work you see her<br>mother’s influence. Today, Pat lives in Farmington, New Mexico and often<br>collaborates with her mother to create an array of stunning jewelry. She uses a<br>variety of symbols important in her Navajo heritage.Pat Bedoni is known for her<br>fine traditional Navajo carved jewelry and miniature silver boxes. All Pat<br>Bedonie Jewelry is made by herself alone. She creates exceptional silver jewelry<br>by any standards, which is not surprising, since her brother is Ron Bedoni, a<br>well-known silversmith. Pat’s jewelry is much like her brother Ron's, however<br>you'll find the designs not as complex.

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7pr Vintage Southwestern sterling silver earrings. Most if not all from the 4th<br>quarter of the 20th century, most Native American made,<br>some possibly not. Some missing backs. 38.6 grams total.

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7pr Vintage Southwestern sterling silver earrings. Most if not all from the 4th<br>quarter of the 20th century, Largest 3" long, Some Native American made, some<br>possibly not. 36.7 grams total.

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1980's Zuni Mediterannean Coral Snake Eye Sterling necklace and earrings set by<br>G Eriacho. Necklace 17", earrings 1.25" long each. 17.9 grams total.Guaranteed<br>to be a minimum of 90% (coin) silver and possibly higher content. Anything<br>marked is guaranteed to be what it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on<br>a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings photographed on the appropriate sized finger when<br>possible. With bracelets if the measurement is not given in the description then<br>inside circumference is shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth<br>tape measure.

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Retro Emilia Castillo Sterling silver cross clip-on earrings 1" square 25.3 grams. These were part of an important jewelry collection and appear to have been given as a gift by Emilia Castillo. No issues. Daughter of the famous Mexican silversmith, Antonio Castillo, home décor and jewelry designer Emilia Castillo has a following and reputation that spans the globe. As a child growing up in Taxco, Mexico, master silversmiths in her family’s legendary workshop surrounded Emilia. She has since developed a patented technique of fusing pure silver to porcelain, a beautiful and unique result that is a signature of her pieces. All of Emilia’s pieces are made of natural materials such as lapis lazuli, jasper, turquoise, malachite, onyx, porcelain and silver. Her designs are hand-crafted in the workshop at her ranch in Taxco.

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Lisa D'Agostino 18k/Sterling modernist earrings 10-11mm square, high quality<br>workmanship and design. No backs included, no other issues. 5.2 grams.For Lisa,<br>working with her hands has been the only thing that has ever really interested<br>her. Her curiosity about the potential for designing and creating with metal has<br>lasted since 1980. That year she participated in her first art fair. The shows<br>were local at first, but gradually developed into national venues that included<br>galleries as well. Except for an additional 12-year foray into baskets (see "The<br>Basketmaker's Art", Lark Publications) her focus has been on jewelry.The designs<br>have evolved over the years but the inspirations have remained the same. Lisa's<br>pieces are informed by geometry and architecture but tempered by the poetic and<br>philosophical aspects presented by astronomy. She ponders a phrase from an old<br>sixties song... "we are stardust - billion year old carbon."The work begins with<br>a loose drawing until a new solution or idea presents itself. It is a balance<br>between intention/chance and spontaneity/deliberation. The contours and forms<br>are simple at first. She likes the rigor and order of basic geometric shapes but<br>then organizing them into something more complex. Shapes are cut out of sterling<br>silver and formed or scored and soldered together. Other parts are distorted<br>through the rolling mill. Surfaces are textured with files or hammers or fused<br>with silver dust or 18K yellow gold. Many techniques may be incorporated into<br>one piece using a variety of hand tools, some of which are her oldest<br>buddies.The final steps involve patination of the piece, and then selectively<br>removing some of the patina to leave combinations of matte or polished surface<br>areas. Earthy rough stones and lustrous pearls are used to further enhance the<br>piece.Lisa was formally introduced to art at college. She earned a Bachelor of<br>Fine Arts degree at Bowling Green State University in 1977, but never really<br>learned to solder well until she was able to work in her own studio. She went<br>back to school, and after 3 years she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from<br>the University of Kansas in 1991. During this time she continued to show and<br>sell her work at many selected art fairs and galleries across the country.All<br>precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry referred<br>to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin) silver and<br>possibly higher content. Most cuff bracelets are shown photographed on a 6"<br>woman's wrist and will include a photo showing the inside circumference where<br>the metal tip meets the number on the tape measure.

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Vintage Navajo Sterling, turquoise and shell earrings, pendant, and stickpin.<br>Selling the set shown unmarked, really cute set. Earrings 5/16" x 7/16" each,<br>whole set weighs 5.1 grams.

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Calvin Begay Early Work 14K Gold & Sterling Silver Geometric Overlay Earrings 1" tall x 13mm wide x 12.7 grams with no issues. Calvin Begay is an award winning artist, jeweler, designer and master craftsman. He was born in Gallup, New Mexico in 1965 and raised in Tohatchi, northwestern New Mexico. Calvin designed his first piece of jewelry at age 10, learning from his mother an uncle. In more than 20 years as a jewelry designer and craftsman, he has become a master in every aspect of the design and manufacturing process. He has won numerous awards at the Gallup Inter Tribal Ceremonial, including Best of Show in 1989. His jewelry has been featured in Arizona Highways and Southwest Art Magazines. This gifted artist continually innovates and updates his designs, working in both gold and silver, and adding new motifs and stones to his repertoire. In his leisure time, Calvin participates in rodeos and rides in the back country in his all terrain vehicles. When he creates jewelry, that wild free spirit finds expression in precious metals and stone.He has a unique ability to translate traditional Navajo inlay techniques into jewelry that reflects his Native American heritage, yet have elegant and contemporary flair. Calvin’s work is prized by clients and collectors, not only in the Southwest, but throughout the United Stated and the world. In the artistry of Calvin Begay, the stunning beauty of the untamed West is reflected in the combination of color and design that create unforgettable pieces of wearable art.

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Modernist Sterling Azurite, Malachite, and Sodalite earrings/pin set. Extremely high quality set with no apparent markings. Earrings 2" long x 1 1/8", Pin 2 7/8" x 7/8", 29.7 grams total with no issues. Selling the whole set shown. All precious metals are tested and guaranteed,

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Vintage Christian Dior gold tone Clip on Earrings 2 Pair. Selling both pairs from the last quarter of the 20th century appearing unused with no wear, damage, and strong springs on the clips. They measure 1 1/6" tall and 1 1/8" tall.

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18k/Sterling Old Cuzco Peruvian Clip on Earrings. Nice quality vintage earrings 1" tall with no issues, clips and springs on clips work.

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5 Pairs Navajo and Artisan Sterling Earrings. Selling the 5 pairs shown from the<br>last quarter of the 20th century, all marked and tested sterling with<br>designers/artists marks, one also marked and tested 18k. Largest pair is 1", 3<br>pairs missing backs.

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4 Pairs Navajo Sterling and Mexican Silver vintage earrings. 4 pairs of great earrings from the estate of a woman with great taste, selling all four with no significant issues. They range from 7/8" to 1.25"

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1980's Rober Lee Morris Sterling Clip on Earrings. Nice biomorphic cool subtle earrings by an important designer. 3/4" x 13/16", good working clips, no issues.

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4 Pairs Navajo and Artisan Sterling Earrings. Selling the four pairs shown with<br>no issues all sterling, 3 with makers marks. Qt's are 1 5/8" long.

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Antique Chinese Filigree Silver Vermeil Enamel Earrings. Nice antique Chinese earrings from the first half of the 20th century with no damage or issues. I did replace one back. Measure Just over 1" both marked silver.

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Sterling and Turquoise/Shell Navajo Heishi Necklace/Earrings. The necklace is<br>28", earrings are 2". This is a nice vintage set very good quality. The earrings<br>are clip on and marked sterling, the metal on the necklace tests sterling but is<br>unmarked. These came from the same estate and I'm assuming have been together<br>for 50 years or so.<br>tw7

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Jackie Cohen Sterling Handmade Earrings pearls and sea glass. They're 2" long with no issues.

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Hobe Vintage Costume Jewelry Clip on Earrings 4 pairs. Selling all four really well made and gorgeous with no significant issues. 2 pairs have minor oxidation on the back only, one earring appears to maybe have been repaired at one point, see solder on back only.

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Vintage Sterling Clip On Earring Lot Mid Century Navajo, Mexican, Siam, Roman coins. Selling the lot, 4 clip on and one screw back. The turquoise and Pink abalone are likely native american, turquoise unmarked pink Stamped S.J. Sterling. The siams were in the original 1960's or so box but I can't find it, I believe they've never been worn, One mexican, and then the unmarked but tested sterling extremely well cast Roman coin style earrings which I assume are top quality replicas from the mid 20th century. Largest is 1.25" wide. 59.8 grams total.

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Vintage Sterling Clip On Earring Lot Mid Century Modern (5). Selling the lot 78 grams all well made earrings from the mid to late 20th century. All marked sterling or 925, one stamped MD, one Thai, 3 Mexican. The largest is 1 1/8" square.

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Vintage Sterling Clip On and Screw Back Earring Lot Begay Navajo. Largest is the<br>Begay pair measuring 1.5" wide. I really like the pair marked "original" The<br>other two are vintage Mexican. Selling all four pairs all mid to late 20th<br>century.

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1940's Danecraft Sterling Art Deco Brooch and 2 Screw back Earrings. Selling the lot with no issues. brooch is 1 5/8" wide. All guaranteed circa mid 20th century.

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T Foree Hunsicker (1932-2015) Sterling Silver Luggage tag Clip on Earrings. Nice large heavy clip on earrings 59 grams 2 5/8" long x 1.75" wide. No significant issues, clips work well with good springs. T Foree Hunsicker (1932-2015) In 1954, she graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in art. At UT, she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Later, she studied at Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC and the Arts Students League in New York City. A life-long Francophile, in July of 1956, she made the first of many trips to Europe, this initial journey on the venerable Queen Elizabeth. Foree always had an artistic bent. At various times, she was a painter, clothes designer, and interior decorator. Her greatest success, however, came as a jewelry manufacturer when she started a company in 1987 called Medalias by Foree Hunsicker. At one time employing nearly fifty people, Medalias specialized in luggage tag jewelry, reproducing in sterling silver a wide variety of Victorian-era luggage tags and fashioning them into earrings, necklaces, and other accessories. A fixture for many years in the North Texas design world and at the Apparel Mart, Foree was honored with a Dallas Fashion Award in 1995.

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Vintage Swarovski Clip on Gold tone Earrings. Circa 1980's no issues .5" wide x .75" tall.

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Vintage Beau Sterling Horses Brooch Bracelet Screw Back Earrings Set. Earrings<br>are 13/16", bracelet 7" brooch 2.25". All from same estate.

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Southwestern Sterling Cactus Earrings. Estate earring, not sure how old. I can find no markings other than St Sil on the backs but guaranteed and tested sterling. Really nice well made earrings. They can be switched so the cacti are charms.

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1930's Art Deco Mexican Silver Earrings Screw Back Clip on. One pair marked del rio, one marked silver, other unmarked. All three sterling silver with working clips or screw backs.

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Navajo Ray Tracey Knifewing Modernistic Inlaid Earrings 1.25" wide square. Light scratches, no deep scratches, bends, or damage to stones. The Creative Process Fueled by Inspiration “God blesses everyone with a variety of gifts and talents.” The Creator blessed Ray with the spirit of Creativity. Inspiration is the basis for his creative spirit. Inspiration arrives in many forms and disguises when least expected. Hiking the canyons of the Southwest, where his ancestors did the same, gives Ray a feeling of reverence. Walking in peace with gratitude and thanksgiving opens up the senses to receive ideas. Petroglyphs carved on canyon walls turns into wearable art. Stories from an ancient past are re-lived on the faces of Yei pendants. The evening sky’s transformation of color inspired the Earth and Sky jewelry line. Once while golfing, a white butterfly landed on Ray’s golf bag and accompanied him down the fairway. This incident brought the Butterfly and Dragonfly design concept to reality. Having awareness of this special gift, he aspires to know the origin. Artist Ray Tracey has had a life-long love of jewelry. As a child growing up in Sawmill, AZ, Asa Tracey, his Grandfather, influenced him with his stories of working the goat bellows for his uncle. Asa would pump the goat bellows all day long to fuel the fire in the forge that would melt silver in a small cast iron crucible. This process was very labor intensive and his grandfather hated it. The molten silver would then be poured into a tufa stone mold to form an ingot. The jeweler would then execute his craft and a new piece of jewelry would be created. “I wanted to see finished jewelry and wanted to learn everything I could. Whenever we would go to Gallup, NM, I would visit curio stores to see creations in silver.” Ray spent time viewing jewelry designs at the Gallup Intertribal Indian Ceremonial and at the Navajo Nation Fair. Anywhere, there was jewelry on display; Ray could be seen viewing the works of art. Ray’s family moved to Ganado, AZ when he was six years old. One summer day when he was nine years old, he complained to his mother of how bored he was. The next day his mother enrolled him into summer school and changed his life forever. He went straight to art class and found a silver smithing table in the corner. He remembered his grandfather’s stories and the rest is history.  “In class I fabricated my first ring out of silver for my Mother. I found an unknown stone and made a cabochon. I tried to copy an old style ring design that I had seen at Hubbells Trading Post. One teardrop flanked the sides of the stone. It was a very simple design but it took me a week to finish. I kept melting the silver. I made my next silver and stone creation at the age of 21 and gave it to my mother. It was another ring, but this time it was a split shank with three ribs and three tear drops on the side of the stone.” I told my father, I want to make jewelry for the rest of my life.” Ray continued making jewelry while attending Brigham Young University. Studying chemistry and physics by day and making jewelry at night. “The designs were simple, my first love was Old Style Navajo jewelry. Weekends were spent traveling to Gallup, NM, to sell his work. While at BYU another opportunity arose to express his creativity—acting. “I wasn’t a very good student so Hollywood had an instant appeal. My gift of creativity carried over into acting. Acting was just another outlet of creative expression.” His adventurous nature allowed Ray to spend several years as an actor in feature films and television. This acting detour never made him lose interest in jewelry design. Eventually, Ray’s love of jewelry brought him back to New Mexico to permanently pursue this art form. “One time while traveling to Albuquerque from Gallup, I noticed the horizon over Laa Pueblo. I saw steps on a mesa. I incorporated this imagery of tiered steps into a bracelet design.” “Another time, while golfing at Hobble Creek Golf Course, I saw pebbles aligned in a  row on the river bottom. Those pebbles became my inspiration to place them on the sides of an inlaid bracelet.” “Sometimes my creativity comes to a screeching halt. When this happens I go to my roots; Old Style jewelry. That is the place of fascination. The Old Ones utilized rudimentary tools to create their simple, yet perfected, pieces of craftsmanship. From this point I am able to create from an inspiring idea. On the flip side, sometimes my mind becomes flooded with more designs than I can remember. Ideas come so quickly I can’t draw them fast enough.” “When I see someone wearing one of my designs, it takes me back to the time when the piece was created. Sometimes I can recall what I was eating or even the music I was listening to. I will remember the inspiration that helped create that design.” Ray has found his path or gift of self-expression that has blessed, enlightened, and influenced his life and others. Awareness of this special gift, fuels his energy and creativity. Inspiration helps to translate his creativity into artistic-visual expression. His creations stand as transitional figures from traditional to contemporary.  He creates something good as he is drawn toward untouched fields of yet-to-be-discovered imagery. Unknowingly he is creating a legacy from which generations can learn and grow. Ray has learned to appreciate and embrace the journey of life and its gifts.

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Vintage Navajo Sterling QT Sterling Quoc Turquoise New Mexico Earrings inlaid feathers Bears. No issues

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Native American Sterling Multi-stone channel inlay hoop earrings. Estate earrings likely 20-30 years old, possibly never worn, on card as shown. Unmarked and tested sterling. 7/8" tall x 9/16" wide x 4.5 grams with no issues.

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Vintage Southwestern sterling turquoise howlite clip-on earrings. Great looking pair of earrings, I believe the stones are Howlite. 12.6 grams, no issues strong functional clips.

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Retro Sterling silver hoop earrings. 2 pair of high quality hinged earrings, stones untested, both pairs fully functional with very secure clips. Selling both pairs for one price 1 1/8" tall. 37.2 grams total weight.

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c1890 Victorian 14k Micro-Mosaic Dog earrings. Great pair of hollow but solid<br>(tested) 14k gold earrings from the last half of the 19th century. 2" tall x<br>5/8" wide 6.5 grams. unmarked

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c1940's Zuni Snake eye sterling and turquoise screw back earrings .5" wide faces. From the second quarter of the 20th century. At the time of this listing I have two pairs of these from the same estate. Selling one pair with another available. If you buy one you will get the pair shown. 3.4 grams.

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Retired James Avery Sterling Southwestern Modernist earrings. 1" tall x .75" wide x 13.3 grams. No issues. anderascoll James Avery founded his company in 1954, initially crafting jewelry in a two-car garage in Kerrville, Texas, with just $250 and a desire to create lasting value for others. Mr. Avery believed that meaning is what makes life more beautiful and this concept continues to drive how we design jewelry to this day. In 2007, 53 years after he first founded the company, James Avery officially stepped down as CEO and passed the reins on to his sons, Chris and Paul. Mr. Avery’s mission was simple: to create jewelry with meaning—both for himself and others. With a focus on creating straightforward designs and a core belief of integrity in all things, his jewelry became more than precious metals and gemstones. Guests came to him with their stories—their special moments—so he could craft them into pieces they would wear with pride for a lifetime. From writing letters to greeting Customers, Mr. Avery prioritized developing lasting relationships with each person who connected with his designs.

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Big Retro Sterling fun dangle earrings. 3.25" x 1 1/8" no backs, no other issues. 28 grams. anderas

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Vintage Navajo stamped sterling beaded earrings 1 1/8" tall x .75" wide x 9.4 grams with no issues. All precious metals are tested and guaranteed,

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2pr c1940's Native American sterling and turquoise screw back earrings. Selling both pairs of earrings shown. Smallest .5", largest 7/8" x 5/8", 8.7 grams total weight.

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Large Modernist Erika Hult de Corral Taxco Sterling RIC Earrings 3" tall x 1.25" wide x 26.8 grams with no damage. Early in her career she worked for Sigfrido Pineda, and Enrique Ledesma, later owned shops in Puerto Vallarta. She was trained at Parsons School of design in Paris ( Hougart Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks, Bille Hougart, 2006). This piece is reflective of that training.

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Navajo Sterling/Malachite necklace and earrings set. Selling the vintage set<br>shown with no issues. Tested sterling with no purity markings. 1" tall earrings<br>Necklace has an extender so it can be worn at 22" or 28". 113 grams total

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Retired James Avery Sterling and onyx Southwestern Style earrings 1 1/16" x .75", little to no wear. 9.3 grams. anderascoll James Avery founded his company in 1954, initially crafting jewelry in a two-car garage in Kerrville, Texas, with just $250 and a desire to create lasting value for others. Mr. Avery believed that meaning is what makes life more beautiful and this concept continues to drive how we design jewelry to this day. In 2007, 53 years after he first founded the company, James Avery officially stepped down as CEO and passed the reins on to his sons, Chris and Paul. Mr. Avery’s mission was simple: to create jewelry with meaning—both for himself and others. With a focus on creating straightforward designs and a core belief of integrity in all things, his jewelry became more than precious metals and gemstones. Guests came to him with their stories—their special moments—so he could craft them into pieces they would wear with pride for a lifetime. From writing letters to greeting Customers, Mr. Avery prioritized developing lasting relationships with each person who connected with his designs.

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Retro Ben Shiley Navajo stamped silver and onyx earrings. No backs, no other issues. 2.75" x 1 5/8" x 19..6 grams. All precious metals are tested and guaranteed,

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Retired James Avery sterling earrings 11/16" tall x 3/8" wide both with mixmatch backs that work, no other issues. 7.7 grams anderascoll James Avery founded his company in 1954, initially crafting jewelry in a two-car garage in Kerrville, Texas, with just $250 and a desire to create lasting value for others. Mr. Avery believed that meaning is what makes life more beautiful and this concept continues to drive how we design jewelry to this day. In 2007, 53 years after he first founded the company, James Avery officially stepped down as CEO and passed the reins on to his sons, Chris and Paul. Mr. Avery’s mission was simple: to create jewelry with meaning—both for himself and others. With a focus on creating straightforward designs and a core belief of integrity in all things, his jewelry became more than precious metals and gemstones. Guests came to him with their stories—their special moments—so he could craft them into pieces they would wear with pride for a lifetime. From writing letters to greeting Customers, Mr. Avery prioritized developing lasting relationships with each person who connected with his designs.

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Retired James Avery Hammered sterling Hoop earrings and jackets. Selling the<br>earrings with removable jackets, both James Avery, all 4 pieces signed. 1 1/8"<br>tall x 5/8" wide. 8 grams total.<br><br><br>James Avery founded his company in 1954, initially crafting jewelry in a two-car<br>garage in Kerrville, Texas, with just $250 and a desire to create lasting value<br>for others. Mr. Avery believed that meaning is what makes life more beautiful<br>and this concept continues to drive how we design jewelry to this day. In 2007,<br>53 years after he first founded the company, James Avery officially stepped down<br>as CEO and passed the reins on to his sons, Chris and Paul.<br><br>Mr. Avery’s mission was simple: to create jewelry with meaning—both for himself<br>and others. With a focus on creating straightforward designs and a core belief<br>of integrity in all things, his jewelry became more than precious metals and<br>gemstones. Guests came to him with their stories—their special moments—so he<br>could craft them into pieces they would wear with pride for a lifetime. From<br>writing letters to greeting Customers, Mr. Avery prioritized developing lasting<br>relationships with each person who connected with his designs.

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Large Navajo Sterling Eula Wylie Chrysocolla Earrings 1.75" x 1" x 31.3 grams,<br>no damage or detectable wear.<br><br>Navajo silversmith Eula Wylie was a silversmith for Atkins Trading Company. Eula<br>is from Ganado, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. She has used the hallmark “E.<br>Wylie” in gothic letters since 1976.

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Mid Century Japanese Sterling Crystal Star screw back earrings. Very cool pair of earrings Highest quality what I assume to be crystal rather than stone. 7/8" wide possible minute wear to a few of the tips. No large chips, no other issues.

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c1940's Mikimoto Pearl/silver screw back earrings. Great vintage condition with no issues. 13/16" tall 4.7 grams.

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Movado 18k gold/Sterling Heart earrings in box. Very lightly used, strong<br>springs on clips, 14.3 grams, very clean box and outer box included as shown.<br>Earrings are .75" tall x 7/8" wide. The hearts on these are solid 18k gold, the<br>rest solid sterling.

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Retro AIS Southwestern Sterling silver Sea fossil cuff bracelet and earrings.<br>Clean condition with no issues, will shine like new with 5 minutes of polishing<br>which I could do upon request. I'll leave like this unless requested as everyone<br>has different taste. Earrings 1.5" x 1" x 19.5 grams, cuff fits up to a 6.5"<br>wrist, .75" adjustable gap 42.6 grams, 62.1 grams total.<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Most cuff bracelets are shown photographed<br>on a 6" woman's wrist and will include a photo showing the inside circumference<br>where the metal tip meets the number on the tape measure.

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Retro Modernist multi-stone sterling earrings. Very cool earrings with a petrified stone exterior and turquois mounted in sterling interior 1.5" wide, 23.8 grams, one missing back, no other issues, marked on back as shown.

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Art Deco Sterling Carnelian/Marcasite Brooch and earrings. Brooch Marked Germany and Sterling with a numerical hallmark on the opposite side I don't have time to puzzle over unfortunately, earrings marked 925. Brooch likely from the 1920's or so, earrlngs later but I'm not sure how much later. Both excellent quality from the same estate. Brooch 1 7/8" wide, earrings 1.75" tall x 7/8" wide, no missing stones or apparent damage. Earrings missing backs. 17.9 grams total.

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Calvin Begay Navajo Sponge Coral Sterling Channel inlay necklace and earrings.<br>Very unusual set with no damage or issues 18.5" long necklace 1 1/8" long<br>earrings. 88 grams total.<br><br>Calvin Begay is an award winning artist, jeweler, designer and master craftsman.<br>He was born in Gallup, New Mexico in 1965 and raised in Tohatchi, northwestern<br>New Mexico. Calvin designed his first piece of jewelry at age 10, learning from<br>his mother an uncle. In more than 20 years as a jewelry designer and craftsman,<br>he has become a master in every aspect of the design and manufacturing process.<br>He has won numerous awards at the Gallup Inter Tribal Ceremonial, including Best<br>of Show in 1989. His jewelry has been featured in Arizona Highways and Southwest<br>Art Magazines. This gifted artist continually innovates and updates his designs,<br>working in both gold and silver, and adding new motifs and stones to his<br>repertoire. In his leisure time, Calvin participates in rodeos and rides in the<br>back country in his all terrain vehicles. When he creates jewelry, that wild<br>free spirit finds expression in precious metals and stone.He has a unique<br>ability to translate traditional Navajo inlay techniques into jewelry that<br>reflects his Native American heritage, yet have elegant and contemporary flair.<br>Calvin’s work is prized by clients and collectors, not only in the Southwest,<br>but throughout the United Stated and the world. In the artistry of Calvin Begay,<br>the stunning beauty of the untamed West is reflected in the combination of color<br>and design that create unforgettable pieces of wearable art.

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Retired James Avery De Flores sterling and turquoise earrings. 5/8" 5.2 grams<br>with no issues.<br><br><br>James Avery founded his company in 1954, initially crafting jewelry in a two-car<br>garage in Kerrville, Texas, with just $250 and a desire to create lasting value<br>for others. Mr. Avery believed that meaning is what makes life more beautiful<br>and this concept continues to drive how we design jewelry to this day. In 2007,<br>53 years after he first founded the company, James Avery officially stepped down<br>as CEO and passed the reins on to his sons, Chris and Paul.<br><br>Mr. Avery’s mission was simple: to create jewelry with meaning—both for himself<br>and others. With a focus on creating straightforward designs and a core belief<br>of integrity in all things, his jewelry became more than precious metals and<br>gemstones. Guests came to him with their stories—their special moments—so he<br>could craft them into pieces they would wear with pride for a lifetime. From<br>writing letters to greeting Customers, Mr. Avery prioritized developing lasting<br>relationships with each person who connected with his designs.

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Retro Sterling/turquoise clip-on earrings 33mm tall x 8mm wide x 19.9 grams. No<br>damage, strong spring on clips, possibly unsused.

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Large John Hardy 18k/Sterling Jalsimer Dot Clip-on earrings. 1.25" tall x .75"<br>wide with no issues.<br><br>About John Hardy<br><br>Inspired by Bali and its time-honored jewelry-making traditions, John Hardy’s<br>artisan collective was founded in 1975 with a dedication to handcrafted jewelry.<br>We are committed to sustainable luxury business practices, our craftspeople and<br>the preservation of Bali. We pride ourselves on the value of authenticity; it is<br>the soul of community that makes each piece truly one of a kind.<br><br>WE ARE ARTISANS<br>One of the largest employers on the island of Bali, the John Hardy Workshop &<br>Kapal Bamboo Boutique employs over 500 multi-generational craftspeople, from<br>watercolor artists to metalsmiths. Dedication to heritage artistry not only<br>defines the John Hardy legacy, it retains artisan families that craft jewelry<br>through meditative, communal chain-weaving, hand-hammering and carving.<br><br>WE ARE COMMUNITY<br>We are fueled by the spirit of togetherness and dedicate ourselves to the<br>artisans whose deep connection to Bali inspires the foundation of our Workshop &<br>Kapal Bamboo Boutique. We offer an apprenticeship program, Jobs For Life, that<br>provides vocational training and financial support to the citizens of Bali. Each<br>participant is given the opportunity to join the workshop, where we provide<br>locally sourced family-style meals to several-hundred workers––a gathering<br>ritual that both fosters a sense of community and attracts visitors.<br><br>WE ARE SUSTAINABLE<br>As a certified member of the Responsible Jewellery Council, and Kimberley<br>Process compliant, John Hardy is committed to codes of practice that ensure our<br>stones, diamonds and metals are conflict-free and ethically produced every step<br>of the way.<br><br>The same sense of responsibility is applied to our packaging. From our jewelry<br>boxes to our shopping bags, all paper materials are now certified by the Forest<br>Stewardship Council, a non-profit that manages the environmental and economic<br>benefits of trees.<br><br>We also craft jewelry that gives back. Our “Wear Bamboo, Plant Bamboo”<br>initiative, in partnership with non-profit 1,000 Bamboo Villages, is committed<br>to cultivating the natural beauty of Bali. This means every time you shop from<br>our Bamboo Collection, we plant bamboo seedlings in Bali on your behalf.

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Howlite, Red Jasper, and Sterling Earrings.. Unmarked, tested sterling. 2.5" long 21 grams with no damage.

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Signed Southwest Blue Gem Turquoise/Sterling earrings. Very high quality<br>earrings with high quality turquoise. Made by an Artisan I'm not familiar with<br>that took the time to write the carat weight of the turquoise on the back of the<br>earrings. 2.75" long x 1.25" wide 16.7 grams total.

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Mel Benally Navajo Sterling Opal, and Charoite channel inlay earrings 2.25" long with hooks x .5" wide with no issues 8.9 grams. Mel Benally is a 28 year old Navajo jeweler from Gallup, New Mexico. He was introduced to silversmithing by his older brother when he was 17. He enjoyed creating art through metal and soon learned to do other techniques such as inlay and working with gold. He uses the style called “fuzzing” where he solders silver saw dust to give it a rough texture. Mel loves making jewelry that others will enjoy and be able to share with their friends.!

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S.A. Pinto Navajo Sterling and turquoise earrings. 3" tall x 1 5/8" wide 14.3<br>grams with no issues.<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what<br>it's marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings<br>photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if<br>the measurement is not given in the description then inside circumference is<br>shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.

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Vietnam War Era Pilot's sweetheart pin and screw back earrings. Pin 1.5", earrings 7/8" wide. Selling the lot

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c1940's Matilde Poulat screw back earrings 1.25" x 1" with no issues. 14.8 grams.MAT-MATILDE POULAT & RICARDO SALAS JEWELRY Matl is the mark that appears on some of the most beautiful and unique jewelry in Mexico. Matilde Eugenia Poulat introduced MATL in 1934 and, since her death in 1960, her designs and techniques have been carried on by her nephew, Ricardo Salas. For sr. Salas, who can recite poetry in the language of the Aztecs, the mark matl, has greater meaning in its reference to the Nahuatl or Aztec word for water, atl.As a young woman, Matilde Poulat studied painting at the prestigious San Carlos academy of fine arts in Mexico city, she went on to teach painting classes at an art school until her interest turned exclusively to silver. Matilde Poulat´s designs for jewelry and figures were part of the new cultural vision among Mexico’s intellectuals after the revolution in 1920s, artists were searching for Mexican aesthetic, rejection European subjects in favor of the art of the pre-conquest Indians and of the Mexican pueblos. Sra. Poulat found inspiration in the mextec gold jewelry discovered in 1932 at Monte Alban. Her choice of motifs the dove, flowers, and tiny bells are reminiscent of the whimsical subjects of contemporary Mexican folk art.Matilde Poulat received international recognition for her jewelry when she was asked in 1941 to participate in an exhibit of Latin American silver at the pan American union in Washington, D.C. as a result of increasing demand for matl silver during world war ii , the number of silversmiths in the taller increased to thirty-three. In 1950, Srta. Poulat and her nephew opened a showroom on the first floor of her home, where she also had the workshop. Ricardo Salas recalls that they made three thousand types of silver jewelry and one hundred different pieces.Ricardo Salas worked closely with his aunt from the time he was eleven years of age. He says she recognized his artistic talent when she saw him do a play with puppets he had made himself. Sr. Salas was sent to the San Carlos academy, where he received the premio Diego Rivera. As a youth, he learned the techniques of the silversmith and perfected the carving of "Off White", coral, turquoise, and other stones used in the jewelry and figurines. From sr. Salas perspective, he and his aunt collaborated so closely as designers, that there really cannot be a comparison of their work.In 1955, William Spratling wrote of Matilde Poulat: “she has continued to produce some of the most charming native jewelry in Mexico, intensely her own. Her jewelry has the same charm and delightful surface and colorful quality of the old lacquer work of Uruapan. Spratling`s admiration for matl silver reflects his recognition of their shared appreciation for Mexican native art. This mutual inspiration led each of the two artists in different directions within the same medium. The exuberance of matl silver resembles the interiors of the churches in Puebla, like the chapel of Santa Maria Tonantzintla, where Indians covered the interior of the dome with polychromed and gilded angels. In matl silver, the introduction of color is accomplished with bits of coral, turquoise, and amethyst quartz. The surfaces are decorated with applied wire and elaborated with embossing and repousse of astounding complexity (pl.XXIII-1, XXIII-10). Matilde Poulat and Ricardo Salas have been successful in incorporating the artistic language of the Mixtecs into jewelry and silver figures with imagination, drama, and with a style that is completely personal.

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Navajo Delbert Delgarito Sterling turquoise/spiny oyster dangle earrings. Nice estate fresh pair with no damage and little to no wear. One missing back in pic, if you purchase and a back is really important to you please let me know and I will find one as I have tons just din't have it available right now. 2 5/8" long x 5/8" wide x 17.6 grams.

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Navajo Herman Smith 14k gold on Sterling Earrings 1" tall x .75" wide with no issues 13.3 grams. Born in 1964 Gallup, NM. Herman learned silversmithing from he`s mother. He is known for his detailed and unique stampwork, created by using very few stamps. He is known as a local artist and his jewelry is very popular in his home town.

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Large Native American sterling multi gemset earrings 1.5" x 15/16" x 15.6 grams with no issues. All precious metals are tested and guaranteed,

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Daslin Southwestern Sterling beaded hearts earrings. Marked and tested sterling with no damage or issues. 1.25" wide x 1.75" tall with hangers 15.5 grams.

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Oystein Balle Norwegian Sterling enamel pansy earrings and pin. Top quality with<br>no damage to the enamel or wear. Earrings 7/8" x 7/8", pin 1.25" x 1.5". The<br>earrings were a little dirty in the pic but it cleaned off, no issues.

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David Yurman 14K Yellow Gold Sterling Silver Double "X" Twisted Cable earrings.<br>Marked inside Yurman 14k 925. 14.5 grams Guaranteed 100% Authentic David Yurman.

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