I got this cute silver cuff from an online seller. I love it & didnt pay a lot for it but it does have a hallmark on the inside of it that I am not able to find a reference to it. Can some of you more experienced and savvy folk help?
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As well I came up with no info. Interesting hallmark. Could you show the rest of the cuff? There maybe clues in workmanship.
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Can you show us the front? The hallmark Steve found belongs to a Hopi artist, and from the just the back we can’t tell if it’s a Hopi piece (from what I found, his work is done in the traditional Hopi style overlay).
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sorry all! didnt even think to add more photos since I was focused on the hallmark. Just added a couple of more.
that’s the face! the one in top middle is the exact stamp but on mine the A is missing.
Okay this is weird. Your cuff does not look to be Hopi work, and that artist is Hopi. You also have the same stamp on the front of the cuff, so I’m wondering if the stamp could be one that is bought in supply stores and used in the design here. Hopefully some others will chime in. I didn’t have time to dig very deep.
When you’re trying to figure out an artist, you need to not only look at the hallmark, but see if the style of work matches up.
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I’m not convinced that the pictograph seen on the reverse of the cuff is a hallmark. This same image also appears on the front as a decorative element. While the image is very similar to the hallmark pictograph on Art-Amerindien (shown with the letter A), it doesn’t look like an exact match, imo. I agree with @Ziacat that the cuff isn’t Hopi style work. I’d consider this nice cuff to be Southwestern style.
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Is it the same stamp that is on the front of the horse? Could the artist have possibly started the stamp work on the animal, stopped and started again on the other side? The piece is definitely looks like it comes from a time period when hallmarks are not common. You would also expect to see that hallmark on the bracelet shank, not on the cutout?
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I guess same thought at the same time. 
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Is it the same stamp that is on the front of the horse? Could the artist have possibly started the stamp work on the animal, stopped and started again on the other side?
Yes, because they would end up with 2 left or 2 right horses.
It may be that this mark was a purchased stamp that was used as part of someone’s hallmark, or just misattributed as a hallmark all along
Just my 2 cents
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I agree with all of you; that was what I was kinda saying. There is a cloud and rain stamp that I’ve seen used in decorative work, and is now occasionally used on fake Chinese stuff. I’m not at all saying that this is fake, just that @markyboy57 might be right in it being used as a hallmark or just being falsely attributed at one point.
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Antique? Circa 1930? Rare collectible? Hmm, I don’t think the cuff fits any of those descriptions. I’d call this nice Southwestern cuff vintage & collectible, but not rare.
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Looks like Fred Harvey style cuff.
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