I recently bought this Concho Belt. The seller did not list the turquoise as Bisbee but I purchased it thinking the stones are. I’ve bought several pieces sellers advertised as Bisbee only to find out they were not. So hopefully my eye is getting better and I got the real deal this time. Concho is 231 grams and not hallmarked except for the
sterling stamp. Questions as to the age, Turquoise and if Bisbee what value do these smaller stones represent? Nice thing about this Concho is it is longer so it can be worn as necklace or belt.
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Looks like Bisbee, nice. It is hard to know the age, but you don’t see many link belts and more and it would be difficult to put this many Bisbee stones together. I think 80s - 90s. Bisbee can sell for $25 - $50 a carat for the good stuff, it is hard to tell from the image exactly what we have as a group. Some of these look like classic Bisbee and others look like a matching blue.
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@Jason thanks for confirming the Turquoise as Bisbee. Below is what most of the stones resemble. I am attaching another pendant that I have that was sold as Bisbee but this one I’m not very confident actually is. It is hallmarked with what appears to be two capital TT’s but I couldn’t find anything on it. If you have any input on this pendant that would be great. How do you tell if the chain is handmade? Sorry couldn’t get the pictures to load in correct order.
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That looks like the mark for Toby Turpen; the trading post that is now Perry Null.
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Thanks @Islandmomma, I thought that might be a possibility as well. Due to it being hand engraved it’s so hard to tell. Thanks for your help!
Does the pendant have a hallmark?
Yes the pictures combined when I posted and are out of order. The picture with the TT hallmark is the back of the pendant.
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It is not a Tobe Turpen mark. Beautiful pendant would call this really nice Morenci.
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Hi Jason. Was thinking Morenci too. It turns out I have several Morenci pieces. Should put them in a group shot to show the varying looks of Morenci. I’m learning so much thanks for sharing your knowledge.
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