Is this an early Tommy Singer signature?

Identifying & Discovering
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I own 64 chip inlay cuffs by the Navajo artist Delvin J. Nelson, but today I think I may have something by Tommy Singer.

All opinions welcome.

I’m going to mention Delvin Nelson because, owning so many of his cuffs, he’s my takeoff point for comparison. I never thought when I saw this one that it was by DJN. When you have looked at many cuffs by the same guy, something imprints in you. I can sometimes spot his work in a case full of stuff.

This is more linear and more etched-feeling than Delvin Nelson’s work. Also, the border of the bracelet is curious. It’s “shaded” with a series of extremely tiny circles so close together they look as if they had bubbled up or as if they were some kind of tufa mixture.

[url=https://imgur.com/SVS9WrP][/url]

Here’s two views of the signature.

[url=https://imgur.com/IA4RQHG][/url]

Another view.

[url=https://imgur.com/tGuatKY][/url]

Also, the weight of the bracelet is somewhere between the thinnest DJN bracelets that I own and the one VERY thick DJN bracelet that isn’t like any of the others I own. Sorry for this one, it’s blurry.

[url=https://imgur.com/0IUcCKg][/url]

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Yes, that looks like Tommy Singer. Like you said it looks like his early hallmark.

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That’s good to know. Thanks so much for taking a look.

It’s fascinating to handle & look closely & compare with the other chip inlay I’ve got & see the difference between the artists. The border on Singer’s piece really interests me – it’s the texture. A simple but very sophisticated bit of detail.

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