I’m so excited about this squash blossom, which I’m hoping arrives by this weekend. But I can’t wait. In the meantime, I’ll have to use the pictures that the seller provided.
What is this? Is this Ajax? Damele? Some look of Royston that I don’t own yet?
The snail signature is supposed to belong to Bobby “Slow Hand” Etsitty. That’s an intriguing name. I wonder if he worked slowly, or if the name is ironic, as when musicians used the same nickname for Eric Clapton – they were joking about how quickly his fingers worked the electric guitar.
The stones on this one are fascinating, yes, but I think they blinded me, because this is a necklace that I don’t like as much in person, now that I’m holding it. I own several squash blossoms, all of which are vintage, so maybe I’m noticing signs that it was made after the 1970s.
The silver elements are sharp-edged, including the edges of the beads.
The blossoms are loosely rolled.
Most perplexing of all, the settings don’t really have stampwork, as they look cast - the rope twists don’t look like they were fashioned individually and separately applied.
So I’m not sure what I have on my hands here, but I’m still curious about the stones, which look correct and have variations, depth & texture.
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