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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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MAGNIFICENT ZUNI NEEDLE POINT BRACELET
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Pre 1980 item# 520515 (stock# BB.082)
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303-695-1301
$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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TWELVE NATIVE AMERICAN EARRINGS: GROUP I
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Pre 1980 item# 546711 (stock# BB.JWL.I)
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This group of twelve includes sets of silver earrings made by Native Americans from the southwest pueblo areas (BB202, 208-214, 219, 221 and 239). All are from the estate of Billy Branch of Denver, and all but one of the sets include at least one of the following colorful materials: coral, lapis lazuli, shell, malachite, turquoise, etc. Each photograph is annotated with the following information. First, in brackets, is the unique inventory number of the illustrated item. Next is a brief descript ...click for details
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OLD MIDDLE EASTERN SILVER RING WITH LAPIS
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Pre 1950 item# 722663 (stock# MAP.109)
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303-695-1301
$75.00
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The ring is antique but the lapis lazuli cabochon is a recent replacement. Though worn, and with one of its side floral elements missing, this old horse (MAP109) still wears well and looks surprisingly good. The nice quality of the Afghan lapis contributes heavily to its appeal. Not one that would normally be considered for dress-up occasions, but a fun and inexpensive accessory that is sure to solicit comments and at least a modicum of admiration (and the intrigue that could be developed with j ...click for details
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TWELVE TRADE BEAD NECKLACES, EX HOWARD
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Pre 1980 item# 693017 (stock# TEH.BEAD.A)
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The twelve bead necklaces in this group (TEH 115, 175, 184-187, 190, and 195-199) are all from the estate of the late Chester Howard, founder of the Colorado Mineral Society. This group includes beads traded in both Africa and North America: chevrons, shell, porcelanites, whitehearts, Hudson’s Bay, Lewis and Clark, and more. The North American beads were collected in the Plateau area of the US, California, Northwest Coast, etc. They range in age from the 18th century to the 20th century. Prices ...click for details
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TWELVE MORE NATIVE AMERICAN SILVERS: GROUP B
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Pre 1980 item# 682628 (stock# TEH.JWL.B)
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This group includes twelve more previously owned Native American silver items, primarily buckles (TEH.F83. 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18 and 22), all from the collection of the late Chester Howard, founder of the Colorado Mineral Society in 1936. Chester started collecting prior to that date, and some of the pieces are believed to date back into that period, with all dating pre-1970s. Most are unsigned, and most appear to be Navajo or Zuni pawn pieces. Although the silver has not been cle ...click for details
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TWELVE NATIVE AMERICAN TURQUOISE RINGS
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Pre 1980 item# 468331 (stock# TEH.RINGS)
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The twelve Native American made rings, each individually priced in this group of twelve (TEH 37-40, 42-45, 68 and 70-72), are all from the estate of the late Chester Howard, founder of the Colorado Mineral Society. Each photo shows first the illustrated ring’s inventory number in brackets, followed by a note on provenance, the age, the length of the top of the ring, the ring size, a note about condition, whether the ring has been signed and, if so, by whom (only one of the group has a touch mark ...click for details
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TWELVE NATIVE AMERICAN BRACELETS: GROUP J
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Pre 1980 item# 546714 (stock# BB.JWL.J)
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This impressive group of twelve illustrates individually photographed and priced Native American silver bracelets (BB77, 83, 85, 86, 96, 98-100, 102, 104, 106 and 108) from the southwest pueblo areas. From the estate of Billy Branch of Denver, bracelet styles include: inlays, petit-point, bar, kachina overlay, etc. Materials represented include: turquoise, shell, jet, lapis lazuli, and coral. Each photograph is annotated with the following information. First, in brackets, is the unique inventory ...click for details
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TWELVE NATIVE AMERICAN NECKLACES: GROUP F
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Pre 1492 item# 546185 (stock# BB.JWL.F)
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This group of twelve illustrates individually priced Native American necklaces (BB 152, 156, 157, 159, 162, 166, 168, 170, 178, 179, 181 and 184) made by silversmiths and designers from the southwest pueblos. Dating broadly from the middle to the later 20th century, the group includes squash blossom, coral, fetish, graduated bead, an attractive multi-stoned cross, a sharp inlaid butterfly on a chain, and a spectacular large mounted Nevada blue turquoise cab in silver...and other necklaces. From ...click for details
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AFRICAN TRADE BEADS: CHEVRON & RUSSIAN BLUE
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Pre 1900 item# 727872 (stock# LFG.416.424)
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$150.00 EACH
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From the collection of anthropologist and former southwestern primitive arts dealer Lorenzo Gordon Fritz, the two individually priced strands of African trade beads are the same types that were traded to the North American tribes in the later 1800s to early 1900s period. Both in very good condition with a few dings, nicks and stain, and good representative examples of the type, the Chevron bead necklace (LFG416) is 21” in length with 69 four-layer beads plus one six layer bead, while the Russian ...click for details
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