Featured Unsure of period & stones?

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by StumptownJoe, Jan 26, 2020.

  1. StumptownJoe

    StumptownJoe Active Member

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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    boy u need to give those a good cleaning first.....pretty grimy !
     
  3. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The stones are very dry and dirty. Could be turquoise, could also be amazonite. Are you thinking NA? In that case it would be closer to mid-century.
    Amazonite is not generally used in NA jewellery, but a clean and a touch of oil will probably give us more clues as to their true identity.:pompous:
     
  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Amazonite on one of my Yemeni necklaces:

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  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Other than that saw tooth, it doesn't look NA to me.....
     
  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Not to me either.
     
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  8. Dix Denni

    Dix Denni New Member

    Likely, because of the "Sterling" stamp, this isn't Native American. Our best guess, since it's so darned dirty, is that this is Southwestern tourist jewelry, with dyed Howlite stones(meant to mimic turquoise).
     
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  9. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I've had NA pieces with known and documented NA artist's signature that say Sterling.
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I'm with obb, NA jewellery from the late 70s onwards is stamped Sterling or Sterling, and some older pieces too.
    I do agree that this is more likely to be general Southwestern than NA. And it could be something else entirely.
     
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  11. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    i'd like to see the stamp mark on the side of the ring......
    not saying it's NA.....but it wants to be..:hilarious:
     
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  12. StumptownJoe

    StumptownJoe Active Member

    what stamp do you mean? The pictured “Sterling” is the only stamp I see. Will give it a good clean tho.
     
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  13. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    what's that next to the last stone on the left???

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  14. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Well spotted, it looks like a Navajo style stampwork 'sunburst'. That was used a lot on 'Harvey era' jewellery, but also later.
     
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  15. StumptownJoe

    StumptownJoe Active Member

  16. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Great job, Joe. It looks like it could be a mid-century Southwestern souvenir, possibly earlier, from the period called 'Fred Harvey Era'.

    Is that oil or water I see glistening? If so, you'd better wipe that off, water can get into every crevice, and oil leaves a nasty residue. When I mentioned oil, I just meant a bit on you fingers, almost dry, to get rid of the whitish mineral extrusion layer which was caused by wrong treatment of the stone.

    https://tskies.com/fred-harveys-jeweled-legacy/
     
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  17. StumptownJoe

    StumptownJoe Active Member

  18. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi Joe,
    It looks so much better than it was dirty.
    greg
     
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  19. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Ya , now it's got some pop to it.....and the side stamps point where AJ says they do !
     
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  20. StumptownJoe

    StumptownJoe Active Member

    Thoughts on the stone? Seems dark and not smooth enough for turquoise - but I’m a novice.
     
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