Antique Vintage Native Style Sterling Silver TAXCO Turquoise Ring Sz 6.5 24.7g

Antique Vintage Native Style Sterling Silver TAXCO Turquoise Ring Sz 6.5 24.7g
Antique Vintage Native Style Sterling Silver TAXCO Turquoise Ring Sz 6.5 24.7g
Antique Vintage Native Style Sterling Silver TAXCO Turquoise Ring Sz 6.5 24.7g
Antique Vintage Native Style Sterling Silver TAXCO Turquoise Ring Sz 6.5 24.7g

Antique Vintage Native Style Sterling Silver TAXCO Turquoise Ring Sz 6.5 24.7g
We have similar Turquoise and Native American style items, which would pair nicely with this piece, for sale this week. Listing description by: Angela A. Markings : "925 TC-90 Mexico" on the inside of the band, tested, and guaranteed. Color: opaque bright blue hue with mottled lighter blue hues and gray spiderwebbing. Stone treatment : The stone(s) appear to be untreated, but we are not certified gemologists. Stone(s) have been tested and guaranteed using a professional Presidium Duo refractive, heat, and hardness tester. Stone cuts : Carved and polished cabochon. Handmade in the 1960s by a talented Mexican silversmith in Taxco in the style of Native Navajo jewelry. Beautiful turquoise stone rests in a bezel setting. A curving linear motif flows over the stone, adding geometric style. Smooth, polished band for secure wear. Tarnish on the sterling silver gives the piece an antique quality we believe is rather lovely. The price has been reduced to reflect this.

This listing is for the item only. Taxco, Mexico is famous for producing the finest sterling silver jewelry in the world. Taxco has a rich history of silver-making, with the Aztecs being the first to mine and craft sterling silver for adornment and ceremony.

In the 1920s, an American artist named William Spratling moved to Taxco. Being inspired by pre-Columbian and Aztec art, Spratling built a successful jewelry business. Many local aspiring artisans started apprenticing under him, and he eventually developed an apprenticeship program, with many famous silversmiths having learned there.

The Taxco tradition of silversmithing is still carried on by the local artisan community today. The Navajo Nation sits on 27,000 square miles within the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The Navajo have a rich history and culture and have become known for creating some of the finest sterling silver and turquoise jewelry, incorporating their own traditional motifs with silversmithing.

The squash blossom necklace is perhaps one the most famous Navajo styles produced, along with turquoise inlay rings. Turquoise is an important stone in Navajo culture; symbolizing happiness, good fortune, and good health. The first Navajo silversmith, Atsidi Sani, was taught around 1865 by a Mexican silversmith. Atsidi Sani, in turn, taught his four sons, who then started teaching other Navajo artisans.

In the beginning, Navajo artisans created sterling silver jewelry for themselves and others in the Navajo Nation. Turquoise is found all over the world and has been a popular semi-precious stone used in jewelry and art for thousands of years by many different cultures; from prehistoric times to the present. Turquoise comes in many beautiful color variations; from the popular bright solid sky-blue hues to dark blue hues with dark spiderwebbing throughout, as well as aqua, teal, and many green varieties, and even some rare white with dark spiderwebbing.

This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Rings". The seller is "abeautifultimeco" and is located in this country: US.

This item can be shipped worldwide.
Antique Vintage Native Style Sterling Silver TAXCO Turquoise Ring Sz 6.5 24.7g


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