Navajo and Southwestern-style Silver and Turquoise Jewelry
second half 20th century
lot of 4, includes:
a Navajo silver split shank cuff, set with a single turquoise cabochon; marked STERLING and signed DELBERT VANDEVER (Diné, 20th century)
cuff width 1-1/2 inches, interior circumference 5-3/4 inches x gap length 1 inch, weight 25.6 dwt.
a Southwestern-style single-strand necklace, strung with machine fabricated silver beads and stabilized turquoise nuggets
necklace length 28-1/4 inches, weight 111.0 dwt.
a matching Southwestern-style set of a silver ring and clip earrings, each set with a turquoise nugget and accented with silver leaf appliqué; marked with an E enclosed by a partially closed circle for artist Joe Eby (American, 20th/21st century)
ring size 6.5, weight 5.4 dwt.
earring length 7/8 inch x width 3/4 inch each, combined weight 6.3 dwt.
The Chadwick Family Collection, New York
