Navajo Silver and Turquoise Nugget Belt Buckles
third quarter 20th century
lot of 4, includes:
one set with three nuggets; marked RLB STERLING
length 3-1/2 inhces x width 2-1/2 inches, belt opening 1-1/2 inches, weight 59.78 dwt.
one with a single cracked nugget; etched MADE BY JUSTIN MORRIS NAVAJO
length 3 inches x width 2-1/4 inches, belt opening 1-5/8 inches, weight 46.1 dwt.
one with a cluster of twenty nuggets; signed WILSON PADILLA and marked STERLING
length 3-3/8 inches x width 2-3/4 inches, belt opening 1-3/4 inches, weight 76.9 dwt.
one with five nuggets; signed L. ORTIZ
length 3-1/8 inches x width 2-3/8 inches, belt opening 1-3/8 inches, weight 33.6 dwt.
Property from the Collection of Robert P. Hunter, Jr. and Barbara Hunter, Alpharetta, Georgia