Hello! Appreciate any insights. I found this beautiful ring at an estate sale that said it was Navajo made. It is stamped on the back (ST I think). Any thoughts ? This is my first piece of turquoise 
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Well, I don’t recognize the hallmark so, I can’t say whether it’s Navajo or not but, the turquoise looks to be genuine.
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Looks a bit like a conjoined JTL and an “S?”. I couldn’t come up with a match.
Here is a piece with similar hallmark:
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This is a typical piecework ring, meaning it is the type of simple ring made in large quantities for quick sale for the mass market lower end retail trade. Simple twist wire setting with a split shank, set with an inexpensive treated or stabilized Turquoise stone. These are (or were) made in a production environment in quantities from tens to hundreds of similar items produced in a day.
Typically you just aren’t going to find known artists or hallmarks associated with this kind of ring or bracelet. Most who stuck it out and stayed in the business started out making items like this in bulk for quick money, but moved on to more complex items with a much better return. If they used a hallmark at all on these items it was usually just a generic commercial letter stamp or perhaps a shop mark provided by the trading company who provided the materials.
This particular ring is well made, and many are, but trying to track down an ‘artist’ for pieces like this rarely if ever yields any useful information about who made it.
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Thank you so much for sharing!!
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