Featured Good Afternoon & I hope All is Well! Can Please Tell me if this are Native American? TY

I do think they could be NA but again, it doesn’t matter. You’ve got plenty of keywords to sell them on their look alone. My personal opinion is that non NA knocks wouldn’t have been stamped like yours and they’d be stamped 925, not sterling but listing them as I suggested protects you and still will attract NA and contemporary jewelry buyers. That kind of opal inlay is definitely done by NA artisans but that doesn’t mean that they are NA.

 

Ezee, you could use the keywords reader gave you, and add that it is signed M Y. That way you leave it up to a buyer to decide if they are happy to view it as Navajo made, and maybe do some research.

 

Just remember, if someone in the Philippines (or elsewhere) can copy the style enough to make one think it's the real thing, there is usually no problem with adding a couple of initial stamps to provide a "signature." Unfortunately, it happens all the time.

The only safe solution is, if possible, to buy from the maker themself, or from an established reputable dealer who specializes in Native American jewelry. Other wise, until the situation is addressed better, the buyer is taking a chance, and should be especially aware of "bargain prices" on pieces made by well-known makers. Not to say bargains aren't out there, but so are the knock-offs.

 

I agree completely if authenticity is the driving force but regardless of where the earrings are made, they’re certainly Southwestern in style and if one is not a purist and interested in them strictly aesthetically I see no issue with not buying them off a listing (obviously not in any NA category nor using any NA terminology). I’m strictly 100% secondary market on jewelry and take what some might consider chances frequently and haven’t been burned since the 70s (in one of the world’s most famous-will remain nameless cities and my bad for bazaar shopping and still love what didn’t fall apart)

Yes, all the stamping can be copied but they just look like newer SW made earrings to me and if I owned them I’d just wear them as really pretty earrings.

 

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The OP wanted to know if the earrings were Native American. Perhaps I gave too long an answer, and should have left it as "no, they are not." But I wanted to point out that just because they have stamped initials, it is certainly no indication that they are.

 

Having computer problems again! First didn't post, second try didn't include all I wrote.

 

Good luck! Computers were meant to make life easier, but they can be a pain if they make life more difficult.