This is my new set! What do you think? How much do you think it’s worth? Any info/opinion
is appreciated and welcome!
is appreciated and welcome!
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Nice set. Quid pro quo. How much did you pay?
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That is one very nice Zuni needlepoint set! I only have one or two pieces of Zuni Jewelry so I’m sure some of the others can give you much better information.
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I paid 1500$ plus tax
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@Yamei Congrats! I think your new turquoise set is beautiful & will look fabulous when worn all together. I hope you enjoy wearing your new treasure. (I’m not an appraiser so I can’t speak to what it’s worth.)
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I’m still not good with Navajo beads as far as handmade vs machine made. Are these handmade?
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From what I’ve seen online at the high end shops you did fine for an entire set if authentic. Billy the Kid auction sold a signed set for $1900. I see Zuni scratched on the naja. Any makers mark?
That being said, here is an alleged “Frances Begay” set offered by jumigoods on imall for $33. Lots of repros out there. Others more knowledgable than me should comment.
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I’m pretty sure those beads are handmade.
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I deleted above post, because I looked closer at the pic that Steve’s Trail posted and I was wrong. I thought the beads in his pic were different than what they are.
@Yamei, your necklace is beautiful!
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@StevesTrail this “imall” thing is a typical example of an internet scraper site that steals pics of authentic goods and aims to trick people with ridiculously low pricing. (There’s a lot of this fraudulent activity online in many categories of collectibles.) This image is indeed a set by Frances Begay, which was sold at auction, and the set went for $2K.
To the original poster, it’s a nice set and you did well. Enjoy it!
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/88872800_4-pc-signed-frances-begay-navajo-jewelry-set
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Thanks for everyone chiming in. This type of dialogue is great in aiding with authentications and exposing scams. Very educational.
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Glad you responded on this. I’m trying to teach myself how to differentiate between handmade & machine made beads. My guess was handmade. Yay!
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I’m glad you responded to this. I enlarged that image, from imall, and looked at it very closely. I took a long look. And, I thought, this sure looks real to me. (I’m not familiar with scrapper sites. Good info to know.)
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