Please help in identifying the maker “AG” and various stones. Thanks. Any idea on value?
The necklace appears to be Asian made, and the stones look like dyed Howlite or something similar. The cross may be Native American made with turquoise. In my hallmark book Albert Cleveland has a similar hallmark, so you might try googling his work to see if it looks similar to the pendant.
Most of us aren’t comfortable giving value in dollars for items, because we are not officially experts.
I see you have posted a number of items. I’m just curious, are you trying to get information to resell them?
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Thank you for your reply. I am trying to sell several pieces. I never wear these so thought be nice for someone else to enjoy.
Diane
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To be direct, everything you’ve posted so far looks like typical Asian jewelry manufactured specifically to pass off as Native made jewelry. Its very unlikely anyone associated wth the forum is going to invest time and effort attempting to find Native makers who don’t exist, or assisting in creating equally erroneous provenance or background where there simply isn’t any.
By way of introduction, why don’t you start with telling us a little bit about who you are, where you’re from/located, and about the nature/focus of your resale business?
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Dear Sir,
I am not sure why you came across the way you did. I am not a reseller as you may think. I am merely trying to get answers on some of the pieces I have purchased over the years. My goal is to sell the items I have because none of these pieces I wear any longer. Maybe some of them are “junk” but there are people that like the look thus would purchase. I did not join this forum to get pricing I merely joined to get some insight about the maker and stones. I did not realize Carson B or Chimney Butte made jewelry form Chinese Stones. I was under the impression these two artists were associated with Native American jewelry. I do apologize if I have offended an entire community that I thought would be kind and helpful. Have a nice evening. By the way I live in Texas.
In the past year we have seen with new members a substantial increase in people wanting free value evaluations in their first post. They have no interest in the forum, history, etc. This is evidenced by their disappearance when they don’t get what they came for. So I feel @mmrogers has a fair point. And if you had spent time on the form and perused many of the the newbies posts before pulling the trigger on wanting value, you would have noticed the trend.
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Your numerous posts indicated that you want to know who made the items you want to sell so that you could resell them.
I was truthful and direct with you concerning the nature of the items you’re offering, and the likelihood of our membership participating in what they know will be a pointless exercise.
I hear your disappointment and frustration, and believe me. We all share it. We see a lot of posts like yours either from resellers who can’t be bothered to do their own research and due diligence, to individuals who have truly been mislead because they did not bother do their own research and due diligence prior to purchasing, or simply trusted the word of anonymous internet sellers.
Bottom line: You came here seeking information, and expertise, and you received an eye level, no nonsense assessment of the items you’re offering for sale.
It’s unfortunate that we don’t always receive the answers or outcomes that we want, but the alternative in this case would be propagating a serious misrepresentation, and I think most of us who really care about this subject would rather have and provide straight, unvarnished truth.
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Just to clarify something about Chinese Turquoise. Quite a few Native American artists use it. There’s nothing wrong with Chinese Turquoise. In fact, some of what came over at the very beginning back in the 80s is now worth quite a bit of money. So don’t let that be a deciding factor.
The other point I wanted to make is that if you have identified that something is not actually native American please make sure that you don’t represent it as such. That is very illegal. There were people (foreigners) copying it and representing their pieces as actual Native American. As a result there is now a law against it. There are lots of imports around and you need to be careful if you’re purchasing off of some sites like eBay. I believe some of the sellers don’t realize it, but some deliberately sell it as Native American to make more money.
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Thank you for your feedback. I did not come to this site to ask for price estimates. I came to learn more about how to identify stones and try to get the maker. I tried American Indian hallmarks but was unsuccessful finding a few.
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One of the reasons I came to this site it to get help understanding the items. I would never just sell a piece claiming it is NA when in fact it is not. I mostly wanted to know if anyone recognized two of the hallmarks that I myself could not find. I did a lot of searching on sites such as American Indian Hallmarks and various others but was unsuccessful. It sounds as if you prefer I not be on this site which I very much understand. I do appreciate some of the people that were kind enough to give me insight regarding the stones a hallmarks. I hope you have a nice day. I am learning as I go so no worries I will move on.
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Welcome to the forum, @diane3737.
As a community, Turquoise People is a wonderful assemblage of passionate, very knowledgeable, and kind people.
As has been mentioned, this forum has been bombarded with unmotivated, inconsiderate individuals seeking opinions and valuations in the sole interest of reselling. It’s something we’ve all grown very tired of.
With that being said, perhaps if you would consider formulating an introduction, telling us a little bit about yourself and your interest in Native American art (jewelry specifically), this fine community would be more apt to provide you with some insight as well as honest opinions. Most believe that they desire honesty, but the truth, for many, is a hard pill to swallow; an open mind and appreciation of the vast years of experience, the wealth of knowledge, and willingness to help, that is present here, would serve you well.
Being well aware of @mmrogers’ standing in our community, I doubt this. He simply provided you with his straightforward thoughts. As we’ve mentioned, the tolerance for those unwilling to perform their own research and that appear with a “hand-out” mentality is getting awfully thin.
I’d like to ask you to please consider reading an abundant amount of previously discussed topics and putting together an introduction in Introductions & Chat that provides us with some insight into your desires and intentions. I assure you we will be much more inclined to aid in your endeavors if we have an idea that you genuinely hold an interest in our shared passion.
Just some food for thought. 
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I would never sell an item that I could not provide truthful information. I am certainly not that type of person. After retiring I sold very expensive handbags but those were all authenticated so the buyer knew no fakes. The items I have were not purchased from e-bay. You have been very helpful.
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I did do an introduction earlier today. I am not sure if you saw my post. I can repost if you did not.
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