Description
6.5" 1970's Gary Reeves Navajo stamped silver and turquoise cuff bracelet
Gary Reeves was born in 1962 in Gallup, N.M. and died July<br>2014. He began silver work in 1974.<br><br>He was the older brother of renowned silversmith Sunshine Reeves and the younger<br>brother of David Reeves (now no longer with us), who was so instrumental in<br>teaching the craft to both Gary and Sunshine, as well as their half-brothers<br>Darrel and Andy Cadman.<br><br>While each artist has his own individual style, they all share an affinity for<br>complex engraved and hand stamped geometric designs and they are all a part of<br>recreating and popularizing the old Navajo designs of the early 20th century.<br>They call their style Navajo Revival Style.<br><br>He filled his old style silver with lots of stamp patterns and used high quality<br>pieces of turquoise. Gary smithed silver from the age of twelve. His work, like<br>that of his brother Sunshine, is present in the collections of the Heard Museum<br>in Phoenix and Gary has won numerous awards for his work.
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. I rarely use the word "sterling" when referring to older Native American silver or really any older silver jewelry as silver contents vary and "sterling" is 92.5% silver. No older jewelry is going to be exactly 92.5% silver, some a little over, some a little under. It wasn't an exact thing with handmade jewelry. I've seen thousands of pieces xrf'd to prove this. Bracelets are photographed on a 6" women's wrist.
