This is one of my many $.99 opening bid auctions with no reserve.

“Joe Herrera Quintana (1915-1991) is considered by many to be one of the true master silversmiths of the 20th century. Learning metal work during WWII, after the war he returned to his home in the Cochiti Pueblo and began his career in jewelry making. He apprenticed with well-known jeweler Frank Patania and worked in a number of shops in both Santa Fe and Albuquerque NM. He was a very private person and, as a result, very little is known about his personal life, but he spent his adult life making jewelry for a number of stores and dealers. He worked for Gan's, Packard's and Simpson's stores in Santa Fe, and for Maisel's and The Covered Wagon in Old Town Albuquerque.

Finally, he worked for IrmaBailey at Irma's Indian Arts & Pawn in Albuquerque from 1966 until she closed the shop in 1971. He then returned to Cochiti Pueblo where he continued making jewelry and drums and continued supplying Irma Bailey with jewelry. After he passed away, Bailey had a collection of over 600 items of Quintana's jewelry and silver works. In 2004, the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe exhibited a large amount of this collection. Joe Quintana (1915-1991) was the famous silversmith father of the also famous contemporary Cochiti Pueblo silversmith Cipriano Quintana, also known as Cippy Crazy Horse.”

This is a fine rare vintage handmade piece by Quintana. It’s a gorgeous bold Sterling silver watch cuff bracelet set with beautiful turquoise stones. Notice the wonderful all around design with deep hand stamp work across the band & also notice the beautiful colors on these quality turquoise stones. The bracelet comes with a free vintage Taylor automatic Swiss watch. Dont know much about watches, it is however ticking and appears to be keeping time. It’ll be included with the bracelet for free. I added plenty of pictures including measurements for you to see. The bracelet is signed JHQ COCHITI on the back. The bracelets inside measurement from tip to tip is roughly 5 3/4” plus the opening gap is roughly an additional 1 3/8”. The weight is a solid 88+ grams. Hard to find pieces like this so take advantage of this no reserve auction. This important piece will make a fine addition to any Native American collection. Thanks for looking and make sure to check out my other listings.