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Inlaid Bluejay Silver Buckle Signed Quam
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Pre 1980 item# 521516 (stock# BB.138)
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303-695-1301
$750.00
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Beautifully inlaid with turquoise, mother of pearl, jet and malachite, this Native American made silver buckle (BB138) was noted by its late owner, Billy Branch of Denver, to be ‘rare pawn’. Measuring 3” in width, the buckle will accommodate a 1 7/6” wide belt. Believed to date into the mid-20th century and in overall very good conditon, the buckle has some minor scratches from wear, and some hardly noticeable loss of inlay. It is signed on the back in script ‘P. & Q. W. QUAM, Sr.’ Great for ...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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Old Pawn Petti-point Turquoise Bracelet
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Pre 1980 item# 520514 (stock# BB.081)
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HD ENTERPRISES, INC.
303-695-1301
$750.00
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Mounted on a silver, three-bar bracelet frame, the large roped medallion with gorgeous, deep blue petti-point turquoise (BB81) has the scratched initials on its back ‘EY’ (possibly one of the Navajo Yazzie family?). In overall very good condition, with six of the stones chipped and/or cracked from wear (but none loose in their settings), this fine Native American made bracelet was noted to be ‘pawn’ by its previous owner, the late Billy Branch of Denver, and is believed to date into the middle o ...click for details
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Twelve African Gold Beads And Pendants
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Pre 1980 item# 432277 (stock# AFRICAN.E)
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HD ENTERPRISES, INC.
303-695-1301
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The African gold beads and pendants in this group of 11 (100.78XHD, 100.78AAHD, 100.78ABHD, 100.78ARHD, 100.78ATHD, 100.78AUHD, 100.78AWHD, 100.78CKHD, 100.78CQHD, 100.78CSHD and 100.78CTHD) represent a mixture of Akan and Baule tribal styles dating from the 19th century into the 20th century. This group is restricted to the small drums and disks, nicely priced for a bead collector looking for an inexpensive ‘type’ piece. Due to the age of the beads, gold content can range from about 10K up to 1 ...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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303-695-1301
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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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Twelve Native American Buckles: Group B
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Pre 1980 item# 529293 (stock# BB.JWL.B)
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Each of the photographs in this group of twelve illustrates and prices a different, mid to later 20th century Native American silver buckle (BB136, 137, 139-143, 145-149). Including pawn and other previously owned examples of southwestern styles assembled by the late Billy Branch of Denver, the buckle types include sandcast, stamped, incised, turquoise, plain, silver shot decorated, hallmarked, etc. Each photo is a composite of two views of the same buckle (front and back) and is annotated at th ...click for details
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Old Bisbee Turquoise And Silver Bracelet
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Pre 1980 item# 520294 (stock# BB.080)
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303-695-1301
$1,500.00
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From the fine collection of the late Billy Branch, this middle-20th century pawn silver bracelet (BB80) has a huge, irregularly shaped, spider-webbed turquoise slab that was identified by the late owner as ‘Bisbee Cloud’ turquoise. In a shadow-box setting, centered on four bars with scattered bars of silver shot, and highlighted with feather appliques on either side, the bracelet is unsigned but believed to be of either Navajo or Zuni origin. The greatest dimension of the turquoise is 1 7/8”. Th ...click for details
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Battles Collection: Indian Jewelry & Masks – Group A
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Pre 1980 item# 1020692 (stock# MLB.GROUP A)
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This twelve-piece assortment (MLB 2, 4-8, 9, 11, 14, 18, 19 and 23) includes nine pieces of Navajo and Zuni Indian jewelry, plus three striking hand-carved wood masks, one from the NW Coast Tlingit and two from members of the Iroquois Five Nations group in the Grand River country of Canada, each individually priced and shown in its own photo group. From the varied and large collection of the late Asa Battles, a noted Denver area artist who specialized in Western and Indian art, the pieces in thi ...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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HD ENTERPRISES, INC.
303-695-1301
$750.00
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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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