I’m looking for information about Orville Tsinnie’s Hallmarks and signatures. His early signatures are scrolled saying Orville and Darlene Tsinnie. Some are stamped. Over the years Orville changed his signature/Hallmark.
Please send all information and sources.
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Actually I’m wearing one of his hallmarked pieces right now, on our way to a holiday gathering. This cuff was purchased at Santa Fe Indian Market directly from Orville in the early 2000’s (?).
Pictures aren’t the best…I’m riding in a car😄. Not sure about the “M”
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And, great turquoise and silver cuffs and rings! I recognize several cuffs as a style Orville made. I’ll post hallmarks from my other rings/cuffs when I get home.
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Great cuff. The M is the size. Orville marked his cuffs with S, M, L etc.
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@Islandmomma I would never have known that “M” was a reference to size on the cuff. Thanks!
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Thanks…makes sense but didn’t know that! I’ll have to check my other pieces by him. At least now I know what size I wear😄.
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@Islandmomma I just checked another piece by Orville without the size mark. Do you have any idea when he started adding size marks along with his hallmark?
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The red stone is very beautiful. Looks like agate?
The bracelet made by OT has several very characteristic models, one is wound with 14K gold wire, and the other is this, with a huge main stone.
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I wish I did, but I don’t. I didn’t realize that at first myself and then I read a description on a sale piece and they mentioned the size marking. That’s a very nice piece of coral also.
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