I recently bought a cuff that is not hallmarked at all. It is a style that I am not familiar with and I have not been able to find anything comparable. I am also not sure whether it is Native American or perhaps artisan made. It weighs approximately 68 grams and is extremely comfortable to wear. I am also wondering what type of turquoise it might be. It has a very high sheen but you can see and feel the matrix. It is very similar to a ring made by Wilson Padilla who was doing work for a woman I know who worked for and then owned a shop that had purchased a lot of stones from the Zachery collection. The ring was made from a stone from that collection. I will add a picture of the ring also.
Can someone please help me find some answers? I’m hoping to find out style, age, type of turquoise, if NA, and maybe even a guesstimate of
value. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
As soon as I posted this I saw the following picture.
Really like this one - it is very cool!
I think you need to adopt me!
and I thought you were going to give me a wonderful insight into this cuff! I think you would probably be a great addition to the family!
Really lovely bracelet.
You have some awesome pieces!
@Jason do you think this is native or artisan made? And I’m guessing it’s probably fairly new? Thank you for your help.
I think of the piece as Navajo made. The turquoise looks like it could be really nice, hard without being able to do a closeup.
Kingman can also get the same look.
Thank you! I tried to get some clear pictures but when I shrink the size to upload on my slow internet they don’t give the same clarity when you enlarge them. The fellow I got this from took pictures in his shop and I kept telling him that it looked “plasticky”. He finally explained that he had 4rows of 6 led lights each in the shop. He did the hot needle test and is also a GIA certified jeweler and knows diamonds and gemstones but not turquoise. At last, he took pictures in the other room with regular lighting and then it looked good. Good enough that I bought it. I’m glad I did because it’s super comfortable.