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TWELVE ASSORTED NATIVE AMERICAN NECKLACES
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Pre 1980 item# 693032 (stock# TEH.BEAD.B)
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Here’s an eye-catching assortment of Native American necklaces (TEH 174, 192, and 201 thru 210) from the estate of the late Chester Howard. As founder of the Colorado Mineral Society in the 1930s, one shouldn’t be surprised that Howard would identify at least a few of the turquoise varieties that make up the beads in these strands: Red Mountain, Ruffan Mine, McGinnis Big Blue, and Pilot Mountain. In addition to turquoise, the beads in the necklaces include: shell, pipestone, varieties of glass, ...click for details
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SUPERB TURQUOISE AND SILVER NAVAJO CUFF
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Pre 1980 item# 520516 (stock# BB.087)
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$575.00
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This superb Native American made, relatively heavy silver cuff (BB87) with wonderfully matched, deeper blue turquoise oval and round stones and silver shot is, as you should now guess, from the estate of Denver’s late Billy Branch. Doubly stamped on its inner surface with the notation ‘sterling’ and commented to in Billy’s notes as being a ‘pawn’ piece, the bracelet (believed to be mid-20th century in age) is in excellent condition and most wearable with today’s popular styling. Measuring just s ...click for details
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TWELVE MORE AFRICAN GOLD BEADS AND PENDANTS
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Pre 1980 item# 432123 (stock# AFRICAN.B)
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The African gold beads and pendants in this group of 12 (100.78HHD, 100.78IHD, 100.78RHD, 100.78AHHD, 100.78BEHD, 100.78BJHD, 100.78BQHD, 100.78CRHD, 100.78CUHD, 102.43BHD, 102.43DHD and 102.44DHD) represent a mixture of Akan and Baule tribal styles dating from the 19th century into the 20th century. Among the various types are tube, disk, and rectangular, all very wearable and can be used either individually or as spacers in complex necklaces. Due to the age of the beads, gold content can range ...click for details
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TWELVE WEST AFRICAN GOLD BEADS AND PENDANTS
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Pre 1980 item# 432149 (stock# AFRICAN.C)
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The West African gold beads and pendants in this group of 12 (100.78JHD, 100.78THD, 100.78AKHD, 100.78BGHD, 100.78BHHD, 100.78BOHD, 100.78CMHD, 101.1AHD, 101.1BHD, 101.1HHD, 102.43CHD and 102.43FHD) represent a mixture of Akan and Baule tribal styles dating from the 19th century into the 20th century. Among the various types are tube, disk, and rectangular, all very wearable and can be used either individually or as spacers in complex necklaces. Due to the age of the beads, gold content can rang ...click for details
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TWELVE TURQUOISE AND SILVER INDIAN BRACELETS
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Pre 1980 item# 466084 (stock# TEH.BRCLT)
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All but one of the twelve individually photographed and priced Southwestern Pueblo Indian bracelets in this group of twelve (TEH49-53, 77-79, 82-84 and WJF411) are from the estate of the late Chester Howard, founder of the Colorado Mineral Society. Dating no later than the 1970s, some of the pieces are believed to date into the earlier 20th century. All are in good wearable condition. Each photo shows top and oblique views of a bracelet, and is keyed with the inventory number (in brackets) of th ...click for details
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EARLY 2OTH CENTURY 14K EMERALD RING
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Pre 1940 item# 419792 (stock# MAJP3)
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$900.00
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This attractive 14K yellow gold lady’s ring (MAJP3) dates into the 1920s-1930s. The stylish basket mount holds a 13mm x 18mm (@5.5 carats) transparent to translucent, light grass green oval emerald faceted on both top and bottom. The stone, although heavily included and so expressed with lines and imperfections on its surface, shows beautifully. The shank of the ring, though thinned from long and loving wear, does not need replacement, but will eventually if constantly worn. Measuring 7 ½ on a j ...click for details
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TWELVE ESKIMO CARVINGS AND SCRIMSHAW: GROUP K
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Pre 1980 item# 546716 (stock# BB.JWL.K)
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The seven pieces in this ‘group of twelve’ are all carvings and scrimshaw done by Eskimo artists (BB223-229). From the estate of the late Billy Branch of Denver, each individual photo illustrates a different and independently priced piece. Included in the scrimshaw group are: a walrus buckle, a Captain Ahab plaque, and an elk-head cab. In the carved group: two polar bears, a walrus, and a ram head pendant. Inexpensive pieces for the collector of Eskimo art, each photo is annotated with the follo ...click for details
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THE FAMILY JEWELS OF KENDRA BOWERS
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Pre 1980 item# 798090 (stock# BOWERS.1)
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This assortment of heirloom jewelry (KEB 1-5,7,10-12, and 14-17) is from the old family collection of the well-known anthropologist Kendra Bowers, one of only a handful in the US who has been board-certified by the American Society of Appraisers for Personal Property/Native American Art. Kendra’s background as retailer, appraiser, broker, consultant, lecturer, tour director, and more, has been known to many throughout the region for decades. Now in the process of reducing her possessions to make ...click for details
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ANTIQUE GOLD TRIBAL PENDANT, AFGHANISTAN
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Pre 1900 item# 286403 (stock# WJF.0447)
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$750.00
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In overall very good condition with a small cut out area at the top between the two bales where the interior core can be seen (appears to be a resin of some sort), this attractive high karat gold pendant (WJF447) is decorated on both sides with two birds, one each standing aside a central flower. Measuring just shy of 1 ¼” across, and about ¼” thick, this exotic piece of ethnic jewelry is from Afghanistan and dates into the 18th-19th century. Ready to be worn, it comes with a small display card. ...click for details
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MAGNIFICENT ZUNI NEEDLE POINT BRACELET
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Pre 1980 item# 520515 (stock# BB.082)
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$675.00
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With almost every newly listed item from the late Billy Branch’s collection of Native American Indian jewelry, any viewer will, as with this one (BB82), be frequently impressed with the beauty and quality of his selections. This truly magnificent example of the Zuni needlepoint style is simply stamped ‘sterling’ on one of its three supporting framework bars. In used but overall very good condition (I count seven cracked and/or lightly chipped turquoise cabs, all of which are securely held), and ...click for details
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