UNUSUAL 1ST ½ 20TH C.
ARTIST SIGNED PENDANT SW USA SILVER/CORAL/TURQ. NATIVE AMERICAN: bas relief CABOCHON CORAL & TURQUOISE,
bezel-set and “hanging” from short length of lariat/3rd lariat leads
to a silver sphere/cluster of high relief silver spheres above trio of hanging
stems and silver/high relief feather or leaf/2 silver spheres on either side of
turquoise. ALL RAISED DECORATION AGAINST
DELIBERATELY OXIDIZED (DARK) OVAL WITHIN OVAL LARIAT FRAME TO PROVIDE DRAMATIC
CONTRAST. Deeply notched and grooved outer
edge. Large loop for chain. SIGNED IN SCRIPT (so hard to be certain of
all letters) something like “ROY VAMBUEN”. ONE OF US LOVED WEARING THIS
BEAUTIFUL, UNUSUAL PIECE FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
No mark for silver content, but ARTIST’S SIGNATURE AND QUALITY OF
WORKMANSHIP SUGGEST STRONGLY TO US THAT IT’S STERLING. 27.8 GM 2 ¼” x 1 ¾”
No defects.
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