All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6 5/8" 30‘s-40‘s Navajo silver Cerrillios turquoise cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 6 5/8" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. No damage.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 7 1/8" Tony Kyasyousie Hopi overlay cuff bracelet silver with turquoise. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 7 1/8" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. No issues.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 7" John Hartman Durango Silver Seven Dwarves Chalcosiderite cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 7" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. No damage.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6 5/8" Abraham Begay Navajo rug silver coral spiderweb turquoise cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 6 5/8" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. No damage. Very high quality piece with no issues or loss.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.25" Nellie Tso Navajo Atkinson Trading post silver cuff bracelet turquoise. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 6.25" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. No damage.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.75" 30‘s-40‘s Vintage Navajo silver green turquoise cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 6.75" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. Center stone a possible replacement..

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.25" Henry Morgan Navajo sterling vintage Zuni inlay dancer cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 6.5" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. Nice, well made bracelet in good condition with no apparent issues. Appears unworn. This beautiful, unique piece was made by Navajo artist Henry Morgan using vintage inlaid inserts which were made a Zuni artist in the 60s and recently pulled out of an old stash. Stamped with Henry‘s hallmark and Sterling.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.25" Vintage Zuni large silver three row channel inlay cuff bracelet . Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 6.25" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. Nice, well made bracelet in good condition with no apparent issues. Apparently unmarked.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.5" Bellson Zuni sterling Needlepoint turquoise cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver, marked as shown. Will fit up to a 6.5" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. No damage.

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Large 1974 Navajo silver, turquoise, and coral necklace. 24.5" total length, 222 grams, other measurements in pics. Solid sterling silver, hallmarked as shown with what appears to be 74 inside hallmark which is likely the date as this is obviously to me a piece from that era. Very substantial and great, very attractive turquoise looks like Royston/Nevada turquoise.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 7" Leo Coriz Santo Domingo Pueblo tufa cast silver and turquoise cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 7 wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. Nice, well made bracelet. Contemporary bracelet, hardly worn. Leo Coriz (1913-1997) was a master jeweler from Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo) . He was liked by everyone and respected for his knowledge and skills. He served in the U. S. Navy and was honored that President John F. Kennedy approved his request that he be allowed to wear his hair long. He felt this retained his Pueblo Indian heritage at the same time that he was serving his country.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.5" 50‘s-60‘s Zuni Rainbow Man silver cuff bracelet coral, turquoise, shell. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 6.5" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. Nice, well made bracelet in good condition with no apparent issues. Unmarked as typical of this era.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6" c1930‘s Pueblo silver triple twisted wire turquoise cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver, unmarked. Will fit up to a 6" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. No damage.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6" 30‘s-40‘s Navajo silver 3 stone nicely stamped cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 6" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. Nice, well made bracelet. Very nice workmanship, unmarked. Nice natural light blue turquoise, likely Sleeping Beauty.

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Vintage Saguaro Cactus sterling, turquoise, and coral squash blossom necklace. 29" total length, 340 grams, other measurements in pics. This appears to have been restrung some time ago and while 95% of the beads are solid sterling silver and Native American made, there are 9 which appear to be silver plated brass some with worn plating. They are close to the Naja, the round beads with no seams. Still and nice large, rare, if not one of a kind squash blossom.

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Vintage Silver squash blossom necklace with Hand mini najas turquoise fancy bead. 26" total length, 164 grams, other measurements in pics. Solid sterling silver, No detectable markings.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6 5/8" Ray Bennett Navajo Sterling and turquoise 5 stone cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 6 5/8" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. Nice, well made bracelet. Marked as shown. Raymond Bennet, Navajo, has been a silversmith since 1994. He lives where he was born and raised, in Gallup, New Mexico. He learned his craft from his family members, including both his parents and his uncles. Raymond Bennett (Navajo) is a listed silversmith in Barton Wright‘s "Hallmarks of the Southwest". He began using “R. Bennett or Ray Bennett in 1978. At one time Ray was the resident silversmith for Atkinsons Trading Company.

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Vintage Silver Navajo Squash blossom necklace w/ Cast Naja. 28" total length, 160 grams, other measurements in pics. Solid sterling silver, No detectable markings, circa 50‘s-60‘s.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.5" 1940‘s Lone Mountain turquoise sterling navajo twisted silver cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 6.5" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. Nice, well made bracelet with no issues. Very nice high grade natural turquoise that I believe to either be Indian Mountain or Lone Mountain.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 7 3/8" Johnson Yazzie Navajo 70‘s Sterling turquoise nugget cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 7 3/8" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. Nice, well made bracelet with no issues.

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Vintage Silver and chrysocolla squash blossom necklace. 29" total length, 228 grams, other measurements in pics. Solid sterling silver, marked STERLING and 925 on back of Naja with no other detectable markings.

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Vintage Silver squash blossom necklace with coral Clark Teller. 32" total length, 261 grams, other measurements in pics. Solid sterling silver, Somewhat illegible cursive mark on back of Naja that looks like "By Clark Teller".

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6" 30‘s-40‘s Navajo silver and turquoise arrow stamped cuff bracelet. Solid sterling silver. Will fit up to a 6" wrist, gap size and other measurements in pictures. Nice, well made bracelet with no issues.

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1979 Montana Silversmiths Huge sterling trophy belt buckle Jr Working Cow Horse. Well worn and loved, fully functional. Weight and measurements in pictures.

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c1970‘s Newmans Reno Sterling Women‘s Golf trophy belt buckle Mapes Invitational. Very clean and possibly unworn, fully functional. Weight and measurements in pictures. Marked in Center of back Newman‘s Reno Silver Shop Sterling.

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1970‘s Roy Vandever Navajo sterling chip inlay Teepee Peyote Bird belt buckle. Very clean and possibly unworn, fully functional. Solid sterling silver with eight and measurements in pictures. Marked only with Roy‘s RV hallmark which is typical of him and other Artists of this era. Roy Vandever, Diné, Navajo Nation, active ca 1950s-2009: silver stampwork, shadowbox, chip inlay jewelry. Roy Vandever was the son of Walter Vandever and Emma Vandever; uncle of Esther Vandever Wood; husband of Donna Vandever; father of Cassandra Xalladitto, Cindy Howe, Verna Kee, Sheila Vandever, Sherwood Vandever, and Jerome Vandever.

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Nelson Morgan Navajo sterling and turquoise kachina bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 39" total length. Sterling slide and tips.

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c1960 c-31 Zuni inlay sterling bolo tie with thunderbird. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 37" total length. Sterling slide and tips. Apparently unmarked.

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Vintage Rose Chee Navajo Cast silver and turquoise belt buckle. Weight and measurements in pics. Solid sterling silver with artists hallmark. Functional with no issues.

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1986 Huge 130ct Bisbee Turquoise sterling silver bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 39" total length. Sterling slide and tips. 100-150ct Vintage Large Bisbee Turquoise bolo tie. 77.5 grams total weight, if 1/3 of that is stone weight which is likely, that would be approximately 130 carat stone which is rather rare. Similar quality Bisbee sells for about $30/ct. One really cool thing about this bolo is it has the original owner‘s Name and 1986 Date inscribed on the back and Tombstone, AZ. Tombstone is 23 miles from Bisbee, AZ.

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c1970 Vidal Aragon Kewa heavy sterling bolo tie with fancy overlay tips. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 41" total length. Sterling slide and tips. From Santo Domingo Pueblo, Vidal Aragon (1923-2015) translated pueblo life into intricate storyteller jewelry. He became internationally renown for his inventive silver and gold overlay designs. His representations of the elements of nature, animals and pueblo life are symbolic of the Indian way. One symbol refers to “everlasting happiness. Other common motifs are animals and the tracks they make and the blessing and nourishment of corn. An expert craftsman, Aragon drew each story strip with his saw blade and soldered it to a textured oxidized underlayer to illuminate the images. He often incorporated a trademark gold disk to represent the sun or moon. Vidal Aragon learned the overlay technique in the 1930s when he was a student at the Santa Fe Indian School. Before inventing the storyteller jewelry, he experimented with tufa casting and other metalworking techniques. He briefly lived in Scottsdale where he honed his skills as a shop smith. He has fond memories of the time he spent learning ballet as a young man in Phoenix. By the early 1940s, Vidal was already being recognized alongside such prominent smiths as Ambrose Roanhorse and Tom Burnsides for his innovative yet classical designs. Aragon found his true calling though when he began to translate his rich sense of the pueblo way of life into wearable stories, often full of his unique humor.

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c1960 c-31 Zuni inlay sterling knifewing figural bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 37" total length. Sterling slide and tips. Apparently unmarked.

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c1930‘s Concho - c1960 c-31 Sterling/turquoise hand stamped silver bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 40" total length. Sterling slide and tips. Extremely awesome heavy handmade tips, old concho from the second quarter of the 20th century turned into bolo right around 1960.

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UITA-22 Dean Kirk Trading Post Navajo silver Lone Mountain turquoise belt buckle. Weight and measurements in pics. Solid sterling silver. Functional with no issues. Second quarter of the 20th century. United Indian Traders Association (UITA) was formed in 1931 to insure quality craftsmanship in Native American art. The association had strict rules regarding the methods used to make jewelry. A UITA stamp was a guarantee the piece was hand made by a member of an enrolled tribe. Traders paid dues and each post had its own number

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c1940‘s Dan Simplicio Zuni Lone Mountain turquoise silver ranger belt buckle set. 3/4" ranger set, unmarked, attributed to Dan Simplicio, likely from the second quarter of the 20th century. The belt fits a 38-41" waist with existing holes. The belt is signed Fred Harvey, which is really cool and likely really rare and possibly collectible in it‘s own right. The belt is old but liikely has some life left in it if cared for. I don‘t really feel like I‘m charging a premium for the leather belt as this ranger set is rare and important, especially with this high grade turquoise which is most likely Lone Mountain. Zuni silversmith, Dan Simplicio (1917-1969) learned the art of jewelry making from his uncle, Juan DeDios, one of the earliest Zuni silversmiths. Although this World War II veteran only had about 30 short years of jewelry making, his talent and techniques are still recognized. Simplicio is one of the first known artists to begin incorporating natural red coral branches and rough-cut coral nuggets into his jewelry. As early as 1931, it is also said that he is possibly one of the first Zuni artists to begin using gold. Simplicio worked at C.G. Wallaces trading post and collaborated with amazing Zuni artists including Leekya Deyuse, Teddie Weahkee, Leo Poblano, Bernard Homer and Lee Edakkie. Throughout his time, he developed an inapt ability to create stunning leaf motifs with intricate stamps and carved details, beginning his signature balance of delicate leaf work and heavy turquoise and coral designs.

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c1960 c-31 Navajo sterling and green turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 38" total length. No detectable markings. Sterling slide and tips.

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c1950 Navajo silver rainbow man dancer bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 35" total length. No detectable markings. Sterling slide and tips.

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35-40" Benny Peralto Navajo Heavy sterling woven concho belt. Solid sterling, with typical copper belt loops. Measurements in pics for (9) conchos, and (1) buckle. Existing holes at 35-40", could easily add new holes or put conchos on another belt.. Belt is approximately 650 grams total weight. No issues.

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Glbert Tom Navajo sterling coral 3/4" Ranger belt buckle set NOS. Unworn, never put on a belt. Weight and measurements in pics.

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Vintage Navajo silver bear paw belt buckle with turquoisee. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics. Marked Sterling, there is some other info lightly scratched on the back, I believe that is when it was aquired as I think it‘s older than 1980‘s.

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Large c1960 c-31 Zuni silver inlay turquoise snake eye border bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 38" total length. No detectable markings. 2.75" x 2.25" slide. Sterling slide and tips.

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small Vintage Navajo silver nicely stamped belt buckle with lapis. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics. No detectable markings.

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Vintage Navajo silver belt buckle with turquoise 1. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics. No detectable markings.

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Vintage Navajo sterling wild ponies belt buckle. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics. Not hallmarked, engraved on reverse side as shown.

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Georg Jensen Acorn sterling coffee/tea/demitasse spoons/2pr springed sugar tongs. Selling the 12 spoons shown and the 2 pairs of springed sugar tongs all in the acorn pattern. No damage or significant wear, vintage set. Measurements shown in one of the pictures. No monograms or monogram removals. Designed in 1915 by Johan Rohde, the Acorn sterling silver cutlery pattern represents the early foundation of Georg Jensens organic and timeless design language. In contrast to the Art Nouveau style of the early 1900s, Acorns design captures a classic, understated style where decoration is used to emphasise the form and shape. Regarded as both a sumptuous and noble pattern, Acorn at one time had 220 individual pieces. Todays range totals approximately 75 pieces and remains one of Georg Jensens most exclusive silver cutlery patterns. silverdrawer

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Georg Jensen Acorn sterling Nutracker with stainless steel cracker. Sterling handle with stainless "cracker" part.. No damage or significant wear, vintage set. Measurements shown in one of the pictures. No monograms or monogram removals. Designed in 1915 by Johan Rohde, the Acorn sterling silver cutlery pattern represents the early foundation of Georg Jensens organic and timeless design language. In contrast to the Art Nouveau style of the early 1900s, Acorns design captures a classic, understated style where decoration is used to emphasise the form and shape. Regarded as both a sumptuous and noble pattern, Acorn at one time had 220 individual pieces. Todays range totals approximately 75 pieces and remains one of Georg Jensens most exclusive silver cutlery patterns. silverdrawer

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David R Freeland Jr Sterling, Turquoise wolf inlay belt buckle. Weight and measurements in pics. No issues. Alvin & Lula Begay Navajo High grade cobblestone inlay 3pc belt buckle set. 228 grams total weight, the leather belt is very light. Very versatile belt that can be easily adjusted and can be worn as a 3 pc set or two. With the current leather belt this will fit up to a 48" waist, can be easily adjusted to as small as you like. 50 years years ago, as a young boy, David followed his heart and began making jewelry. Today he is well known for his unique style and exceptional designs. David enjoys teaching his art in his home studios in Tucson, Arizona and Atlanta, Georgia.

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Abel Soseeah Zuni Sterling channel inlay sunface concho belt. No issues, 38" total length, can be worn at any size smaller than that. Weight and measurements in pictures. No damage.

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30" c1950‘s Allen Kee (1916-1972) Navajo for White Hogan Shop Modernist sterling concho belt. 30" long where it hooks, appears to have been shortened hence the solder on the end loop. 1.5" wide buckle, 1 1/6" wide conchos. 150.7 grams. Navajo Allen Kee created during his time as a benchsmith at the White Hogan Shop in Scottsdale, Arizona from 1946 to 1962, working beside Kenneth Begay. White Hogan Shops silver jewelry. Lead by mentors, such as Kenneth Begay and the Kee brothers, jewelers working at the White Hogan produced an amazing array of modern designs in jewelry and flatware. Allen Kee worked at the White Hogan during the early years. He was a experienced silversmith that created the desired designs of the White Hogans style of jewelry. All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin) silver and possibly higher content. Anything marked is guaranteed to be what it‘s marked, most bracelets are photographed on a 6" wrist (non hairy), rings photographed on the appropriate sized finger when possible. With bracelets if the measurement is not given in the description then inside circumference is shown where the metal meets the number on the the cloth tape measure.

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6 Large 1850‘s Memphis Tennessee Coin Silver spoons James Edward Merriman. These are really big spoons all in amazing barely used condition. Each 8.75" long with 1 7/8" wide bowls. 366 grams total weight. All with the same monogram, likely an important/historical early Texas family as there were spoons from an early Austin retailer in the same estate with the same monograms.

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c1900 Large pr Antique Chinese export Silver pierced boxes. Tested and guaranteed solid high content silver. Very fine quality with no significant issues. Slight variations as they are handmade, but they are a pair. Both with good hinges, both snap shut and stay shut tightly. Each 5.75" x 3" x 2" tall. 410 grams total weight. Each illegibly hallmarked, I didn‘t put time into figuring out the hallmarks. Selling both of the boxes shown.

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Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen Acorn sterling salt cellars 62 w/ 110 spoons. Selling the 8 pieces shown with minor tarnish, two have slight wear to enamel on top rim upon close inspection, the one turned up in the last pic has a spot of enamel as wide as the handle just inside the handle, it was difficult to show in the pics and doesn‘t stand out in person. Spoons 2.2" long, salts 2 3/8" wide with handles. The spoons are Jensen also but a different pattern. I could probably sell either the salts or spoons separately for a reasonable offer. silverdrawer

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Tommy Denetdale Navajo silver cobblestone inlaid Yei belt buckle. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures. Great in a lot of ways.

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c1890 Antique silver Dragon Cigarette holder with glass eyes. Tested and guaranteed solid silver, articulating mouth with lever on head to open mouth. Some cracks in original amber mouthpiece, but appears stable. Case rough with broken hinge and missing/brittle leather cover. Dragon in good condition. Dragon with stem 3 3/8" long. trinketdrawer

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Vintage Navajo Nevada Turquoise sterling belt buckle. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures. Very large high grade natural American turquoise.

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Antique Ornate Sterling banded agate wax seal w/ 6 pointed star 3.25" long. Very good condition overall with only the slightest wear in a few spots to the beveled agate. Sterling base, extremely detailed, apparenty unmarked. trinketdrawer

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Large Vintage ERY Navajo silver, turquoise, coral, jet sterling belt buckle. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures.

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Vintage Massie Zuni sterling channel inlay sunface necklace white mop, No issues, measurements in pics. 20" long necklace. 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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David Rosales Navajo Supersmiths sterling channel inlay dragonfly pendant/pin. Nice contemporary Navajo pendant/pin, no issues. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pictures.

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c1970 Frank Patania jr "Caballeros del Sol" Sterling/turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 38" total length. In 1927 Italian immigrant Frank Patania Sr. opened the Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe which sold Native American handmade arts and crafts. Patania, a trained goldsmith and fine jewelry designer, had become enamored with Native American jewelry. He quickly turned his talents to designing and fabricating sterling silver and turquoise jewelry inspired by Native designs, developing a new type of Southwest jewelry, termed “Thunderbird style which combined Mediterranean elegance with traditional Native American materials. He became known for his exquisite craftsmanship and unique jewelry designs which displayed great attention to detail. As his business grew, Patania required assistance in the workshop and in 1932 hired Charles Begay, a skilled Navajo silversmith. He became the first of many Native Americans to work for the Patanias as silversmiths in the Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe, and later also in Tucson. Some of these artists remained employed until retirement, while others, after becoming versed in the Thunderbird style, departed to work on their own, carrying with them the influence and inspiration of Patania family designs. Those who carried the Thunderbird style into their own successful careers were Lewis Lomay, Julian Lovato, Jimmie Herald and Harry Sakyesva, whose talents and body of work still resonate long after their passing. The history of the Cabaleros Del Sol- As retold by charter members Schuy Lininger and Stub Ashcraft In the mid 1920s, two doctors named Huett and Kline who specialized in the care of tubercular (TB) patients saw the need to begin touting the great dry heat of Tucson as the perfect place to be for people with lung problems. This need along with the desire of Tucson business people to get more people to visit and move to The Old Pueblo eventually evolved into an organization called the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club. Many years later, the visitors & Convention Bureau was added to the professional heading. For the next 37 years (1926- 1963), the Sunshine Climate Club grew as the premier organization to bring and develop new business to Tucson. The organization was funded in part by both the city of Tucson and Pima County. Some of the greatest early “City Fathers of Tucson served this group. As the Chamber of Commerce grew both the City and County decided to quit funding the Sunshine Climate Club as they felt there were some overlapping between the two organizations. So in 1963, two key people- Frank Drachman and Roy Miller convinced the entire Board of Directors of the Sunshine Climate Club to dissolve their Club and become a standing committee in the Tucson Chamber of Commerce. The group would be call the Caballeros Del Sol and Roy Miller (who ran the J.C. Penney store downtown) would become the first El Jefe. They put sunshine in cans, models in cactus “bathing suits and Tucson in the underwood of every travel writer in the country. “Nobody did the things we did to promote tourism says C.L. “Stubs Ashcraft, general manger back in the ‘50s of the old Tucson Sunshine Climate Club. Who else would: Scoop out the tops of two saguaro cactus arms, fashion them into a “bra, and have the end result modeled by a local high school girl? : Welcome the Cleveland Indians to town with smoke signals from atop “A Mountain? : Get the superintendent of Saguaro National Monument to draw beer from a cactus? How you gonna get “em out to the desert? With sunshine, sex and rootin tootin atmosphere. For 40 years, that was the winning formula used by the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club to bring visitors to town- until a merger put an end to all the good times. It began with a rivalry. “By 1920, Phoenixs population was the larger than Tucsons, says Roy P. Drachman, general manager of the Sunshine Climate Club, 1939- 1945. Naturally says Drachman, this “annoyed a few Tucson businessman. So car dealers Monte Mansfield and L.C. “Jessie James decided to form an organization to promote tourism. In 1922, the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club held its first meeting. Far from feeling usurped, the Chamber of Commerce welcomed the move, says Drachman. “There was a lot of overlap. Many of the same members served on both boards. Money came from local businesses, which bought up memberships, and from the city and county, which helped pay for advertising in publications across the country. Back then, Tucson was still considered a health mecca. “I think we spent more money in the American Medical Association Journal than any other publication, says Drachman. When he took over as manager in 1939, Drachman hired two photographers, Chuck Abbot and Robert Burns, who took pictures of prominent folk visiting the desert and then sent the photos to various news organizations, where they received wide play. “We had a clipping service, says Drachman. “We kept big sheets of brown paper covered with clippings we got back from photos we had sent out. The club also co- sponsored a modeling club, using high school girls, mainly from Tucson High, to sell the Old Pueblo. “Wed put them in a pair of boots, shorts, shirt and a hat and send them out in the desert with Ray Manley, says Ashcraft. “Wed put them up against a cactus or in a field of poppies, anything for publicity. The Clubs finest hour for cheesecake however, probably came during Drachmans reign. “We hollowed the tops out of a saguaro cactus and made a bra, says Drachman.“Then we took prickly pear cactus pads and cut all the thorns off and hung them on wire for a skirt. Then we put a model from Tucson High in that outfit and took her picture. Life magazine printed it, full page. By the time Ashcraft came on board as the general manager in 1952, the publicity machine was in high gear. “I used to lie awake at nights thinking of things to do. Such as passing out cans of “sunshine. Or posing a model in a $ 3,500.00 pair of mink “jeans. Or having the Cleveland Indians pull a stagecoach with their manager on board, cracking the whip. Naturally all of this was photographed for play in the Eastern papers. Ashcrafts golden moment may have come in 1955, when a group of travel writers arrived in town on a junket sponsored by American Airlines. “First thing we did was take them downtown and get them outfitted with jeans, shirts, boots and a hat, says Ashcraft. Then they took them to the Forty Niners Ranch for a party.“The next morning, most of these folks had hangovers like you couldnt believe, says Ashcraft. “Then we got them up on horses for a ride to Saguaro National Monument. By the time we got them there, their tongues were hanging out by a mile. What the writers didnt know was that a chuck wagon filled with draft beer had been set up at the monument. Standing next to the chuck wagon was a mannequin in a squaw dress, and next to the mannequin was a saguaro cactus, with a thin tube running through it. The tube was a conduit, allowing beer to flow from a keg in the chuck wagon to a spigot on the outside of the cactus. “After we got there, we had John Lewis, who was the superintendent of the monument, give this talk on the flora and the fauna of the desert, says Ashcraft. “It was the most boring thing you had ever heard. Then he bent over and the mannequins hand fell on the spigot and the beer started to flow. You should have seen the eyes of those travel writers. As with most of the clubs stunts, this one, says Ashcraft, followed the script “right down to a gnats eyebrow. Such was not the case, however, the day the club welcomed the Cleveland Indians to town with a smoke- signal greeting. Every year when the Cleveland Indians came to town for spring training, we tried to top what we had done the year before, says Ashcraft. “So I thought, ‘Ah, lets welcome ‘em with smoke signals. “I went down to Indian Village Trading Post. They had an Indian there who did sand painting, and I said, ‘Freddy I dont remember his last name- ‘Do you know how to make smoke signals? He said yes, ‘Sure, so we arranged it. Ashcraft also arranged for American Airlines, which was bringing the team to town, to fly directly over “A Mountain where the signals would be sent. The day arrived. “It was a nasty damn day, recalls Ashcraft. “The wind must have been blowing about 100 miles per hour. And of course we had invited the local press and photographers there. Ray Manley was there and for some reason he had brought along a couple of old tires. It never dawned on any of us the consequences of what we were about to do. “So we got the fire started and Ray threw the tires on it and the black smoke started pouring out. Then the sheriffs car came up the road, its lights blinking. They didnt want to come all the way up, and they were hollering at us to come down. We were scared to death. “Well, people were calling all over. “A Mountain used to be a volcano and people thought it was erupting again. “Anyway, the time came for the plane to come over. Freddy has the blanket. Here comes the plane. Freddy and his friend put the blanket down over the tire- and it burned a hole right in the middle of the damned blanket. “I said, ‘Freddy, what in the hell happened? He said, ‘I forgot. We were supposed to wet the blanket. In 1962, the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club merged with the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Board, in an effort to strengthen the chamber and do away with duplication of effort. “That killed the club, says Ashcraft. But not its past deeds. “When we started out, we were getting the tourists, says Ashcraft. “They liked it and came back as winter visitors. Then they decide to retire here. We had businessmen come here, decide to have a convention, then relocate their businesses here. Now, there isnt the Western atmosphere anymore. Asked if perhaps the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club did its job to well, Ashcraft sits and reflects by the pool of a midtown hotel, a hundred feet away from the rush of the traffic along Alvernon Way. Finally, the words come: “If I could do it all over again, I wouldnt do it. I loved the Old Pueblo.

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c1960 c-31 Alice Leekya Homer Zuni sterling turquoise fishscale inlay bolo tie, unmarked - attributed. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 40" total length. No detectable markings. Cord is very old but intact and should stay that way with careful use.

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Gary and Elsie Yoyokiei Hopi large sterling bolo tie in overlay style. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 38" total length. Yoyokie, Gary and Elsie Gary and Elsie Yoyokie live on Third Mesa, Arizona at Kykotsmovi on the Hopi reservation. During their distinguished careers as silversmiths, the Yoyokies have won many awards at major shows and exhibits, including the Santa Fe Indian Market, where their unique jewelry has won dozens of ribbons, including Best of Division awards. The Yoyokies were selected as Fellowship winners by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts in 1993 in recognition of their beautifully designed and crafted silverwork. They were also honored by the Museum of Northern Arizona, which presented the Yoyokies with the Charles Loloma Award of Excellence. They have won many ribbons, including Best of Division at the Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market, Best of Show at the Twin Cities Indian Market in Minneapolis, as well as awards from the Eight Northern Pueblos Indian Arts and Crafts Exhibit, the Sedona Hopi Show, the Lawrence, Kansas Museum of Anthropopogy Indian Arts Show, the American Indian Art Festival in Dallas and numerous other major shows.

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c1950 Edward Beyuka Zuni Roadrunner carved bolo tie sterling. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 37" total length. Unmarked to the best of my knowledge. I could not lift the cord up in the center without risking damaging it. Attributed as I‘ve seen similar carved later examples that were signed. This one is slightly different, but it‘s also earlier than any I have seen recorded.

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c1950 Navajo silver thunderbird bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 38" total length. No detectable markings. Cord is very old but intact and should stay that way with careful use.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 7" Early Navajo hand stamped cast silver cuff bracelet. 7" inside circumference including the 1" gap. Weight and measurements in pics. No Damage or significant wear, solid sterling silver. Unmarked, nice old bracelet from the second quarter of the 20th century.

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****All James Avery jewelry on the Estate Fresh Austin website is used/pre-owned authentic jewelry that was originally purchased directly from James Avery by the owners or family of the estates we liquidate. Each item will have some degree of wear which will be shown in the photos but will be in clean condition, no boxes or paperwork will be included unless shown in the photos. The item you are purchasing is the exact item photographed as we only have one.******* Retired James Avery Sterling/brass tree pin. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics with no issues.

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c1970 William Zunie sterling silver Zuni channel inlay bolo tie. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). No damage, sterling tips and bolo slide. Hallmarked as shown, WM Zunie, 40" total length.

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Vintage Zuni inlay thunderbird belt buckle sterling silver. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures. Unmarked.

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sz7.5 50‘s-60‘s Big Zuni Knifewing sterling ring. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pictures. No markings. Vintage or pre-owned item in good condition with some expected wear as shown in the pictures. Items with significant wear are not offered by me online unless they are extremely old/rare and still desirable in that condition by collectors. Older Native American jewelry (1970‘s and before) is expected to have wear as it was made to be worn. Typically good honest wear is typically considered desirable.

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Vintage Native American sterling sunface belt buckle overlay design. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures. Picto-hallmarked as shown with sterling mark.

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Modernist sterling nephrite Jade belt buckle Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures.

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Vintage Navajo sterling silver ranger belt buckle set. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures. No apparent markings.

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Vintage Navajo silver pendant/pin with nice turquoise rope bezel. Nice old pendant/pin from the third quarter of the 20th century, no issues. Unmarked, solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pictures.

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40‘s-50‘s Navajo silver Petrified wood pin. Weight and measurements in pics, all solid sterling, unmarked.

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Donald-Dorothy Clark Navajo Wild Horse, lapis, spiny oyster sterling pendant. Nice contemporary Navajo pendant, no issues. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pictures.

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Loren Phillips Hopi overlay bear themed belt buckle sterling silver. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures. Hopi artist Loren Phillips is not only a master jeweler, but a renowned carver of Hopi Katsinas. He began his career in the 1970‘s.

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32" 30‘s-40‘s Navajo slim silver link concho belt/hatband. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures. No apparent markings. Can obviously be linked at any spot, and links can be easily removed.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.25" 40‘s-50‘s Betty and Gillerimo Natachu Zuni knifewing silver cuff bracelet. 6.5" inside circumference including the 1 1/8" gap. Weight and measurements in pics. No Damage or significant wear, solid sterling silver.

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Huge sz9.5 Vintage Navajo silver turquoise cluster ring. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pictures. No markings. Nice old ring from the third quarter of the 20th century. Vintage or pre-owned item in good condition with some expected wear as shown in the pictures. Items with significant wear are not offered by me online unless they are extremely old/rare and still desirable in that condition by collectors. Older Native American jewelry (1970‘s and before) is expected to have wear as it was made to be worn. Typically good honest wear is typically considered desirable.

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Norman Honie Sr Hopi overlay blue gem turquoise thunderbird pendant/pin sterling. Nice vintage (third quarter of 20th century) pendant, no issues. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pictures. Norman Honie Sr. was born in the 1920s at Hano, First Mesa, Hopi Pueblo in Arizona. He learned his craft at the Hopi Silvercraft Cooperative Guild and began making jewelry in the 1960s. He was also a katsina doll carver. He was the recipient of numerous awards including a first place award at the Hopi Show at the Museum of Northern Arizona in 1967. His work is in museum collections and has been published in Arizona Highways (June, 1971). Norman Honie Sr. signed with the sun symbol of the Hopi Crafts Guild on one earring and Honie‘s hallmark of a spider on the other.

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Vintage Navajo sterling/90% silver 1964 Kennedy Half dollar belt buckle. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures. Stamped sterling, and LC. Most likely made in 1964 or right after.

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Hand Stamped Southwestern silver trinket box with mother of pearl. Marked and tested silver, very well made. 2 3/8" x 1 5/8" x 1 5/8" tall 43.2 grams, hand stamped. Unsure of maker but it seems Navajo. trinketdrawer

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Manuel Hoyungowa Hopi Large sterling silver dancer pendant in overlay style. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional and attractive vintage piece in good condition with no significant issues, but some expected wear. Manuel Hoyungowa (ca. 19532011) Hopi Tribe was from the village of Hotevilla on Third Mesa and has been an active silversmith at Hopi Pueblo since the 1970s. His hallmark is a strong raincloud. Although he has produced some jewelry with coral and turquoise, more in the style of Navajo work, Hoyungowa is a master silversmith which is evident in his traditional Hopi silver overlay technique jewelry. Hoyungowa actually learned silver overlay technique from Preston Monongye (his uncle and another famous Hopi artisan) and the Institute Of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More History: The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (a government department) and the Hopi Tribe collaborated on the formation of the Hopi Silvercraft Guild in 1949 and noted Hopi artist Fred Kabotie became the manager. It was then that Hopi overlay jewelry found it acceptance. Hopi overlay technique involves cutting out the desired design in one piece of silver and overlaying that onto another piece that has been incised and oxidized. Polishing is accomplished with steel wool which results in a matte rather than a shiny surface.

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Collection of Antique/vintage sterling silver pill/trinket boxes. Sell all the boxes shown, all sterling, all functional with no issues. Ranging from c1900 for repousse box to the third quarter of the 20th century for the two Mexican boxes. Selling the lot for one price. Measurements and weight in pictures. -anderas

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vintage Frank Patania Thunderbird Shop "Caballeros del Sol" Sterling/turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 38" total length. In 1927 Italian immigrant Frank Patania Sr. opened the Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe which sold Native American handmade arts and crafts. Patania, a trained goldsmith and fine jewelry designer, had become enamored with Native American jewelry. He quickly turned his talents to designing and fabricating sterling silver and turquoise jewelry inspired by Native designs, developing a new type of Southwest jewelry, termed “Thunderbird style which combined Mediterranean elegance with traditional Native American materials. He became known for his exquisite craftsmanship and unique jewelry designs which displayed great attention to detail. As his business grew, Patania required assistance in the workshop and in 1932 hired Charles Begay, a skilled Navajo silversmith. He became the first of many Native Americans to work for the Patanias as silversmiths in the Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe, and later also in Tucson. Some of these artists remained employed until retirement, while others, after becoming versed in the Thunderbird style, departed to work on their own, carrying with them the influence and inspiration of Patania family designs. Those who carried the Thunderbird style into their own successful careers were Lewis Lomay, Julian Lovato, Jimmie Herald and Harry Sakyesva, whose talents and body of work still resonate long after their passing. The history of the Cabaleros Del Sol- As retold by charter members Schuy Lininger and Stub Ashcraft In the mid 1920s, two doctors named Huett and Kline who specialized in the care of tubercular (TB) patients saw the need to begin touting the great dry heat of Tucson as the perfect place to be for people with lung problems. This need along with the desire of Tucson business people to get more people to visit and move to The Old Pueblo eventually evolved into an organization called the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club. Many years later, the visitors & Convention Bureau was added to the professional heading. For the next 37 years (1926- 1963), the Sunshine Climate Club grew as the premier organization to bring and develop new business to Tucson. The organization was funded in part by both the city of Tucson and Pima County. Some of the greatest early “City Fathers of Tucson served this group. As the Chamber of Commerce grew both the City and County decided to quit funding the Sunshine Climate Club as they felt there were some overlapping between the two organizations. So in 1963, two key people- Frank Drachman and Roy Miller convinced the entire Board of Directors of the Sunshine Climate Club to dissolve their Club and become a standing committee in the Tucson Chamber of Commerce. The group would be call the Caballeros Del Sol and Roy Miller (who ran the J.C. Penney store downtown) would become the first El Jefe. They put sunshine in cans, models in cactus “bathing suits and Tucson in the underwood of every travel writer in the country. “Nobody did the things we did to promote tourism says C.L. “Stubs Ashcraft, general manger back in the ‘50s of the old Tucson Sunshine Climate Club. Who else would: : Scoop out the tops of two saguaro cactus arms, fashion them into a “bra, and have the end result modeled by a local high school girl? : Welcome the Cleveland Indians to town with smoke signals from atop “A Mountain? : Get the superintendent of Saguaro National Monument to draw beer from a cactus? How you gonna get “em out to the desert? With sunshine, sex and rootin tootin atmosphere. For 40 years, that was the winning formula used by the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club to bring visitors to town- until a merger put an end to all the good times. It began with a rivalry. “By 1920, Phoenixs population was the larger than Tucsons, says Roy P. Drachman, general manager of the Sunshine Climate Club, 1939- 1945. Naturally says Drachman, this “annoyed a few Tucson businessman. So car dealers Monte Mansfield and L.C. “Jessie James decided to form an organization to promote tourism. In 1922, the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club held its first meeting. Far from feeling usurped, the Chamber of Commerce welcomed the move, says Drachman. “There was a lot of overlap. Many of the same members served on both boards. Money came from local businesses, which bought up memberships, and from the city and county, which helped pay for advertising in publications across the country. Back then, Tucson was still considered a health mecca. “I think we spent more money in the American Medical Association Journal than any other publication, says Drachman. When he took over as manager in 1939, Drachman hired two photographers, Chuck Abbot and Robert Burns, who took pictures of prominent folk visiting the desert and then sent the photos to various news organizations, where they received wide play. “We had a clipping service, says Drachman. “We kept big sheets of brown paper covered with clippings we got back from photos we had sent out. The club also co- sponsored a modeling club, using high school girls, mainly from Tucson High, to sell the Old Pueblo. “Wed put them in a pair of boots, shorts, shirt and a hat and send them out in the desert with Ray Manley, says Ashcraft. “Wed put them up against a cactus or in a field of poppies, anything for publicity. The Clubs finest hour for cheesecake however, probably came during Drachmans reign. “We hollowed the tops out of a saguaro cactus and made a bra, says Drachman.“Then we took prickly pear cactus pads and cut all the thorns off and hung them on wire for a skirt. Then we put a model from Tucson High in that outfit and took her picture. Life magazine printed it, full page. By the time Ashcraft came on board as the general manager in 1952, the publicity machine was in high gear. “I used to lie awake at nights thinking of things to do. Such as passing out cans of “sunshine. Or posing a model in a $ 3,500.00 pair of mink “jeans. Or having the Cleveland Indians pull a stagecoach with their manager on board, cracking the whip. Naturally all of this was photographed for play in the Eastern papers. Ashcrafts golden moment may have come in 1955, when a group of travel writers arrived in town on a junket sponsored by American Airlines. “First thing we did was take them downtown and get them outfitted with jeans, shirts, boots and a hat, says Ashcraft. Then they took them to the Forty Niners Ranch for a party. “The next morning, most of these folks had hangovers like you couldnt believe, says Ashcraft. “Then we got them up on horses for a ride to Saguaro National Monument. By the time we got them there, their tongues were hanging out by a mile. What the writers didnt know was that a chuck wagon filled with draft beer had been set up at the monument. Standing next to the chuck wagon was a mannequin in a squaw dress, and next to the mannequin was a saguaro cactus, with a thin tube running through it. The tube was a conduit, allowing beer to flow from a keg in the chuck wagon to a spigot on the outside of the cactus. “After we got there, we had John Lewis, who was the superintendent of the monument, give this talk on the flora and the fauna of the desert, says Ashcraft. “It was the most boring thing you had ever heard. Then he bent over and the mannequins hand fell on the spigot and the beer started to flow. You should have seen the eyes of those travel writers. As with most of the clubs stunts, this one, says Ashcraft, followed the script “right down to a gnats eyebrow. Such was not the case, however, the day the club welcomed the Cleveland Indians to town with a smoke- signal greeting. “Every year when the Cleveland Indians came to town for spring training, we tried to top what we had done the year before, says Ashcraft. “So I thought, ‘Ah, lets welcome ‘em with smoke signals. “I went down to Indian Village Trading Post. They had an Indian there who did sand painting, and I said, ‘Freddy I dont remember his last name- ‘Do you know how to make smoke signals? He said yes, ‘Sure, so we arranged it. Ashcraft also arranged for American Airlines, which was bringing the team to town, to fly directly over “A Mountain where the signals would be sent. The day arrived. “It was a nasty damn day, recalls Ashcraft. “The wind must have been blowing about 100 miles per hour. And of course we had invited the local press and photographers there. Ray Manley was there and for some reason he had brought along a couple of old tires. It never dawned on any of us the consequences of what we were about to do. “So we got the fire started and Ray threw the tires on it and the black smoke started pouring out. Then the sheriffs car came up the road, its lights blinking. They didnt want to come all the way up, and they were hollering at us to come down. We were scared to death. “Well, people were calling all over. “A Mountain used to be a volcano and people thought it was erupting again. “Anyway, the time came for the plane to come over. Freddy has the blanket. Here comes the plane. Freddy and his friend put the blanket down over the tire- and it burned a hole right in the middle of the damned blanket. “I said, ‘Freddy, what in the hell happened? He said, ‘I forgot. We were supposed to wet the blanket. In 1962, the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club merged with the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Board, in an effort to strengthen the chamber and do away with duplication of effort. “That killed the club, says Ashcraft. But not its past deeds. “When we started out, we were getting the tourists, says Ashcraft. “They liked it and came back as winter visitors. Then they decide to retire here. We had businessmen come here, decide to have a convention, then relocate their businesses here. Now, there isnt the Western atmosphere anymore. Asked if perhaps the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club did its job to well, Ashcraft sits and reflects by the pool of a midtown hotel, a hundred feet away from the rush of the traffic along Alvernon Way. Finally, the words come: “If I could do it all over again, I wouldnt do it. I loved the Old Pueblo.

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Vintage sterling silver 10k gold Bell Telephone (tested) belt buckle. Solid sterling silver with solid 10k gold bell telephone piece. One stone missing, stones untested (just no time) with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures.

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c1950‘s Modernist silver malachite bolo tie. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Some natural fissures in stone only superficial and not noticeable in real life when worn, fully functional with overall attractive appearance. Sterling tips and bolo slide. 37" total length, unmarked slide but tips marked sterling.

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c1950‘s small Sterling and turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. Sterling tips and bolo slide. 36" total length, slide marked sterling.

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Large Vintage Navajo sterling and green turquoise belt buckle. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures. No apparent markings. Stone secure in bezel with some old fissures that are stable.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.25" 50‘s-60‘s Navajo freeform nugget hand stamped silver cuff bracelet. 6.25" inside circumference including the 1" gap. Weight and measurements in pics. No Damage or significant wear, solid sterling silver, Marked sterling with no other markings. Mid 20th century. -anderas

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31.5" Vintage Navajo stamped sterling silver link concho belt. Solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pics. Fully functional, with appropriate wear as shown in the pictures. 31.5" total length, can be hooked anywhere shorter. Sterling hallmark with no other detectable markings.

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.25" Vintage Navajo sterling 3 stone turquoise cuff bracelet. 6.25" inside circumference including the 1 1/8" gap. Weight and measurements in pics. No Damage or significant wear, solid sterling silver, unmarked bracelet from the 60‘s-70‘s. -anderas

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All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. 6.25" Vintage Navajo Tufa Cast silver cuff bracelet w/corn design feather picto-hallmark. 6.25" inside circumference including the 1" gap. Weight and measurements in pics. No Damage or significant wear, solid sterling silver, Marked sterling with unidentified feather hallmark. Last quarter of the 20th century. -anderas

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28" Vintage Hand Stamped sterling, turquoise, multi-stone beaded necklace. Solid sterling silver, 28" long with other measurements and weight in pictures. No detectable markings. I believe it‘s Native American made, likely from the 70‘s or 80‘s but not sure who made it.

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58" Large Vintage Sterling and turquoise cluster concho belt. (Solid sterling silver, with typical copper loops) No detectable markings, likely Navajo made from the last half of the 20th century. 58" total length, 53" to the last hole, can be worn shorter of course(there are existing holes around 34-36"), other measurements in pictures 787 grams total weight. Very good vintage condition with no significant issues, no cracks in turquoise stones. 9 Conchos and 1 Buckle (10 total)

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