I am new to the forum and thought I would share two of our pieces. The first is a cuff that was originally a watch that my father had made in Santa Fe in the 70s. I’ve done some research but cannot find any reference to the hallmark “JP”. I had a trusted jeweler in Santa Fe remove to watch and add an additional shadow box with a piece of stabilized kingman turquoise. I do not know what the side pieces are… perhaps Tyrone? There is some pyrite so maybe kingman? Any help with the hallmark or the origin of the two side stones would be much appreciated!
The second piece is a ring that I wear daily. There is no signature and I suspect the stones are Bisbee given the chocolate nature of the matrix Appreciate your thoughts here as well!
Welcome! I love what you did with the cuff. The stones on the side look a lot like some Kingman I have, but who knows. I see what you are saying with the possibility of the ring being Bisbee, but it’s so uncommon, I don’t know. But they are both lovely.
Hougart lists Juan Pedro Garcia, Johnny Pablo, Jackson Pino, Jeanette Platero, Jonathan Platero, John Platers as having a JP hallmark for a little research. I would call that watch bracelet side stones Morenci and the ring definitely has a Bisbee look but could be something else.
It is not uncommon for this time period to not have a hallmark. Many times this heavy casted ring shank is made by someone different than who finished it with set stones.