hi! new here and so happy to have found this forum.
I was told this is genuine but idk what type of turquoise/if turquoise. A friend told me it is an obvious fake, but I don’t know. Please help! I will be uploading other pieces that I am questioning now, thanks!
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I’m not finding that signature or name in Hougart’s 5th edition
this image comes up in a search for “bob becenti” navajo jewelry and was the only signature that matched found so far
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Welcome @Nell. There is a very similar Bob Becenti squash that just sold, March 31, on Billy the Kid auction house website. It was listed as Kingman turquoise.
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Interesting, because something about this turquoise doesn’t look quite right. I was wondering if it could be block. But maybe it’s just stabilized. And the beads look… different.
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I saw some of his pieces with a BB hallmark. Just the above one with the full name.
The turquoise looks like block to me, too.
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Real in what sense, Nell? It appears the necklace is assembled from white metal cast pieces set with an unknown turquoise colored material. Beads appear to be machine made.
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didja notice it’s “squashED”?
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just now,
adding more words