One of my faves is Chinese/Tibetan green spider turquoise but I only collect NA turq with the exception of a couple of antique Chinese pieces from...
TY I love it but it’s really heavy.
Absolutely true. The softer the turquouse the more oil it will absorb and green out. On the other hand, there’s lots of Cerillos turquoise on...
Absolutely true. The softer the turquouse the more oil it will absorb and green out. On the other hand, there’s lots of Cerrillos (and other...
Agree but the stones in that bracelet were never perfectly matched.
just sayin it shows age and is very nice.
OMG i would kill for that one!
Thanks! In car so may lose you as I’m going into the mountains. There are definitely different color stones which IMO is just fine but I also see...
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Agree with most of the above. Check the spelling but I think it’s him and yes vintage Zuni and terrific. I’d wear it and I don’t say that often on...
I bet the guy still has it. He told me that no one even looked at it and I was the only person who knew what it was. It was a beauty in pristine...
I almost gave in at a show this summer on a POL necklace, bracelet and earrings in sterling. It was a beauty but i didn’t want to go $2500.
Me too. IMO there’s no real way to date it but my guess would be 65-80s. By the mid 60s the whole Moroccan/African hippy dippy stuff was starting....
Beautiful but with big ivory chunks they get so heavy. I have one that sits out as an object as it’s just too heavy to wear. Same with my...
And for those searching for similar on the internet remember to only keyword bone…
Maybe it’s what they’re offering for someone to take it…
I’ve owned both. The capped and linked sections were a choker.They were also made as bracelets. Mine was bought in NY in the early 70s but traders...
I’d have bought it as authentic. Since he lived in Santa Rosa I’d bet there’s a lot of his casual work floating around the wine country in private...
I’d call it Vintage Colorful Comic Animal Art Paintings. I think they’re terrific. i’d hang them but love them for a kid’s room.
They started being imported in the 60s snd 70s. Craft Caravan in NYC was the first I knew had them. I bought one in 1974 when I moved there.
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