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6.5" 1982 Bill Derrevere Southwestern sterling cuff bracelet<br><br>Bill Derrevere is a metalsmith, jeweler and Associate Professor of Art at Tulsa<br>Community College who works primarily in metal – pewter sculptural works as well<br>as silver jewelry. Of pewter, he states, “To work in pewter is to rediscover and<br>reshape traditional techniques for use in making artistic statements which are<br>contemporary and alive. This leads to the invention of new concepts and forms,<br>and to the use of unusual combinations of materials.” As for jewelry making, he<br>says, “I construct a large portion of my jewelry out of sheet or wire. I also<br>cast much jewelry using the lost wax method. I enjoy the manipulation of the<br>metal or the wax because this allows my personal attitude to project from the<br>jewelry. If the metal hasn’t gone beyond what it was when it was purchased from<br>the smelter, then it hasn’t received a new spirit. That spirit is what I hope my<br>abilities as a metalsmith allow my work to convey to anyone who sees it.”<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.
