Description
6.5" c1950 Fred Thompson Navajo sterling silver cluster turquoise cuff bracelet. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. Early work by a historically important master Navajo silversmith. Multiple stones with very old fractures, all secure in their bezels. Weight and measurements in pictures.
Fred Thompson worked as a smith for Tobe Turpen at the age of 15 and built his career on the skills he learned in Turpen‘s shop. He made his own stamps, never sold to dealers, and only sold wholesale to Tobe Turpen.
After serving in WWII, he continued to make pieces into the 1990‘s. He was a teacher as well as a silversmith.
World renowned, he focused on traditional Navajo styles, producing his work with utmost skill using the highest quality stones available. Thompson‘s pieces are now rare and hard to find.
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