Lady I purchased this from claimed it was created by a Navajo artist with bisbee turquoise. It has no makers mark and while it looks similar to some other rings I’ve seen the rose in the center is very different.
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Lovely ring, but it doesn’t really look Native American made to me. I don’t know if the stones are Bisbee, maybe Persian?
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Very pretty ring. I think it’s Art Nouveau Victorian and possibly Italian in origin. The silverwork and carved coral rosette (if natural coral: you’d want to check) point to European work. Some carved coral florals are Chinese in origin but lots of it was made in Italy. I agree with @Ziacat about likely Persian stones.
Thanks for sharing!
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Nice ring. I’m tending to agree with the Persian turquoise but 20th century. Looks like epoxy is used to mount the orange flower with no hint of bezel used. The shank is also 20th century in my opinion.
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@StevesTrail 
I love when the tech folk speak up. Stylewise, maybe more properly stated as Edwardian in era and look.
Where do you think it was made, Steve?
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IMHO, Middle Eastern to Mediterranean. It’s a style I can’t quite ID as it seems to have elements of various styles.
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I’m just pleased that I have learned something on here (a lot actually 
). I knew practically nothing about Persian turquoise before I joined this site. @Emmllleeee, just know it’s pretty much an educated guess as far as the mine. I also figured if this ring wasn’t Native made, and possibly crafted out of country, it’s less likely to be Bisbee.
I’m now thinking one of my buckles has Persian turquoise…
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I found this cross which looks similar but isn’t James shay, looking at his other work it has to be mislabeled
As well as some similar styles but nothing quite like it…
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Thank you so much for your opinions and suggestions, I’m new to the site and have a few rings I’d like to share and ask about…
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To me those rings look very different from yours. Much of the time you can’t trust what is on eBay, Etsy, and a lot of other sites. You have to be very careful shopping online. People claim anything about anything.
I have a cuff by James Shay which does look different. However I googled the cross pendant and the hallmark looks pretty close, so 
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I just noticed when I looked up his body of work, they seemed much better and had cleaner lines than the cross, but perhaps it’s an older piece made when he had less experience. I just noticed the filligree/stamping patterns on the cross as well as how the stones are set look very similar to my ring. I’m kind of grasping at straws here trying to find something like it. I had originally found several similar pictures of rings that the only difference was the coral flower in the center, but upon searching those photos are nowhere to be found now.
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I have yet to identify any of my favorite rings, neither of these have hallmarks either and are probably fakes, but I love them all the same.
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None of the James Shay examples are related to your ring. Your piece was misdescribed. There isn’t “filigree” in the rings or the cross: stamping on a solid plate or sheet of silver isn’t filigree. The openwork in the silver of your ring–that is, areas of negative space, or openings–is a very clear and telling feature pointing to non-Native origin.
Enjoy your jewelry!
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Thank you I am aware they aren’t related, and I’m not a silversmith, was simply looking for a descriptive word to refer to the designs on the ring. Thanks for all the corrections but what I’m looking for is something useful.
Just wanted to show some examples of filigree work in my jewelry. These are vintage rings in white gold & they exemplify delicate, filigree work. The OP’s turquoise ring has neither open work nor filigree.
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They are open spaces along the outside edge, but I don’t pretend to know what to call any of it. I just want to know where I can find anything like it, where it’s from, or how old it is, anything. I’m also curious if I payed way too much for it, but I suppose that’s left to eye of the beholder.
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Hi @Emmllleeee Maybe I’m misunderstanding but, I think your ring has some stampwork on it but not filigree work. You can see through filigree & it’s delicate. Looking at the photo showing the back of your ring, it’s a solid, thick piece that you can’t see through. I honestly don’t know by whom or where your ring was made. It has a rustic appeal to me. The center flower (coral?) appears to be glued in - I just wonder if it was original to the ring or a replacement. I wish you good luck in your ongoing research!
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My mistake, you’re correct, they aren’t open space…
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i actually think this may be NA, with a replacement center stone glued into possibly a replacement center bezel cup, since it doesn’t match the other bezels. The stampwork does not look european to me.
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This seems to be something made in a native Style and does have some elements of Native American jewelry, but some of it just doesn’t look right to me. The “fans” stamped around the bezel cup are not anything I have ever seen on NA jewelry, that seems more Mediterranean or well, Spanish to me. Even the curved arches aren’t really similar to NA stampwork. The rosette is definitely different. Does appear older and while likely a custom piece, I think maybe made by someone not native that is influenced by the style.
As for your other rings, those do look Native-made. Nice selections!
If you were trying to sell the original ring and need a description, I think I would only feel safe describing it as having some elements of NA in style; it is just too questionable to label definitively and the beauty and appeal of the piece would need to sell it.
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