Award Winning Silver, Turquoise, and Coral Necklace
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $400 - $600
Estimate$400 – $600
Status
Closed
David Tune
(Creek-Diné, act. since 1976)
Award Winning Silver, Turquoise, and Coral Necklace
signed on reverse DAVID TUNE and marked STERLING and artist's hallmark
chain length 19-1/2 inches, pendant length 4-1/2 inches x width 1-3/8 inches, weight 54.6 dwt.
The Chadwick Family Collection, New York
Includes first place ribbon from 1984 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial. Judged by Ben Nighthorse Campbell.
Erin Rust is a specialist in the Native American, Prehistoric & Tribal Art department at Hindman. Ms. Rust began as a specialist in Native American Art and Artifacts at Cowan’s Auctions in 2017, with a focus on Native jewelry and Midwestern prehistoric artifacts. She has also worked on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana and on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Ms. Rust holds a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design with a minor in History, concentrating in Native Studies, from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ms. Rust also appears on the top-rated PBS television program Antiques Roadshow.