HEAVY OLD PAWN C.1960 NAVAJO STERLING SILVER TURQUOISE SAND CAST CUFF BRACELET

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HEAVY OLD PAWN C.1960 NAVAJO STERLING SILVER TURQUOISE SAND CAST CUFF BRACELET:
$129.99

You are viewing a VINTAGE CIRCA 1960 HANDCRAFTED HEAVY OLD PAWN NAVAJO NATIVE-AMERICAN 925 STERLING SILVER ROYSTON TURQUOISE GEMSTONE SAND CAST CUFF BRACELET. Please view all the photos as they will let you know what you will receive and are the primary and integral part of the description. Made for a small-wristed person. Size of cuff bracelet (inner circumference) is 6 inches (15.24 cm); end-to-end of cuff is about 5 inches (12.7 cm); opening is 1 inches (2.54 cm); and width length is about 1.06 inch (2.69 cm). The bracelet is notadjustable. The bezel-set turquoise is .43 inches (1.1 cm) across (longest point) and .53 inches (1.35 cm) high. As with many Native American pieces from back in the day, there are no silversmith\'s markings or hallmark. Bracelet is guaranteed to be 925 sterling silver. The bracelet has substantial weight. It weighs about 30 grams.[Note: Any pink color is the reflection of my pink phone.]

The following is information on the art of sand casting: Native American sand cast sterling silver jewelry is a unique and recognizable style of jewelry. The surface has a patina with a soft sheen and a brushed look. The jewelry often has shapes and swirls that have an “Old Spain” appearance. The sand cast pieces are made with a generous amount of sterling silver and have a high quality feel and weight. Silversmithing techniques were brought to the New World by the Spanish and taught to the people of Mexico. By the 1850s, Navajo people in the Four Corners area had acquired some silver work from Mexican craftsmen through trading. The Navajo people wanted to learn to work with silver so they traded livestock for silversmithing lessons and learned the technique from the Mexicans.It is a difficult labor-intensive process that involves many steps. Using Tufa Stone, a porous limestone, or Sandstone, the artist carves the shape and design of the item being cast. A great deal of skill is required to control the depth of the carving and the overall shape of the piece. Another flat stone is placed against the carved half of the mold. The halves are fastened together and a sprue hole is carved into one end. Molten silver is poured into the mold using the sprue hole. Once the silver cools, the item is taken out and the flat piece is shaped into a bracelet, ring or other item. The piece is hand finished, design elements may be added and finally it is lightly oxidized. This type of jewelry has an antique, Old World look with a slightly sandy texture on the inside of the piece. The mold is destroyed in the process of pouring the molten silver making each piece a one-of-a-kind original. Sand casting is, perhaps, one of the most difficult silversmithing techniques to master.

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