hello, happy new year to all
Do you know this signature? and what kind of turquoise?
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Wilson Begay, Navajo, well-known for his excellent sandcast work. Terrific cuff, enjoy! I can’t speak to the type of turq.
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Thanks You very much. But it is not engraved sterling!!??
Hi Val,
the mark shown on your cuff does not match the marks listed in Hougarts 5th edition, something feels a little “off” to me.
where did you buy it?
what were you told about it?
ask a jeweler to test the metal.
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I want to buy it!!! But I don’t know if it was tested !
here is the answer of the person who sells the bracelet (on a non-professional second-hand sales site in France):
It is silver, not all Navajo jewelry has the sterling inscription.
This Wilson Begay cuff was sold at the Museum of Northern Arizona gift shop. An equally wonky hallmark. It has a sterling hallmark, but the lack of one is not that unusual.
One missing the sterling hallmark but with equally messy hallmark:
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Thanks You… I will buy it for 140 or 160
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I have quite a few nice pieces (even newer ones) that don’t have a sterling mark. Maybe Chinese turquoise? Whatever it is, it’s a lovely stone! I do have a piece of Lone Mountain that looks a little bit like it, at least at a quick glance. I am no expert.
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