Navajo Sammie Kescoli Begay Rare Gem Grade Bisbee Turquoise Sterling Bracelet
From 1880 until 1975 Phelps Dodge mined copper near Bisbee Arizona. Turquoise was always a by product from the mine. Luckily the company allowed their miners to collect the turquoise and carry it out in their lunch buckets. Much of the turquoise gathered came from the “Lavender Pit”. This deep purple blue stone became justly famous as the most beautiful from Arizona, a color so rich and lustrous that it became world famous. The seven incredible natural gems in this bracelet illustrate the highest grade found at the mine. They are set in Navajo jeweler Sammie Begay’s hand made bezels, separated with large silver drops atop his famous rolled and hammered ingot shank. Created completely from scratch from old American ingot coin silver, the piece is deeply stamped to perfection at each end. Inner Circumference of Bracelet: 6-1/4 in. Bracelet Gap Size: 1-1/4 in. Bracelet Width From Center: 3/4 in. And tapers down to: 1/2 in. Center Stone Size: 5/8 in. Full Inner Circumference of Bracelet Gap Size Included: 7-1/2 in. The item “Navajo Sammie Kescoli Begay Rare Gem Grade Bisbee Turquoise Sterling Bracelet” is in sale since Thursday, June 10, 2021. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Bracelets”. The seller is “gem-grade-treasures” and is located in Cleveland, Ohio. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Native American
- Jewelry Type: Bracelets
- Metal Purity: 925
- Featured Refinements: Sterling Silver Turquoise Bracelet
- Material: Turquoise
- Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Artisan: Sammie Kescoli Begay
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Modified Item: No
- Country of Origin: USA
- Main Stone: Natural Rare Gem Grade Bisbee Turquoise
