KIRK SMITH Old Pawn Navajo Sterling Silver Lone Mountain Turquoise Ring 8.75 | J
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KIRK SMITH Old Pawn Navajo Sterling Silver Lone Mountain Turquoise Ring 8.75 | J:
$142.50
Up for sale is an old pawn Navajo handmade sterling silver Lone Mountain turquoise ring by Kirk Smith!
Kirk came from a well known family of silversmiths. He had been working with silver as a youngster in the 1960\'s at his grandfather\'s workshop. He made jewelry off and on until 1980, when he returned to silversmithing full time, working with and learning from well-known artist and brother-in-law Harry Morgan. Kirk became an acclaimed artist is his own right by consistently creating investment quality old pawn style jewelry. With heavy silver, detailed craftsmanship and beautiful stones, Smith\'s pieces won many awards through the years. Although he changed his style over the years, Kirk remained true to the traditional heavy silver work of the Navajo. At the time of his death, Kirk had surpassed his one-time mentor, the late Harry Morgan, becoming one of the best practitioner of classic revivalist Navajo design. Kirk Smith was killed by a drunk driver in an unfortunate tragedy on September 17, 2012. He was only 55 years old and in his prime, both as a jeweler and as an style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; font-style: normal; \">The ring is a size8.75.It measures15/16\" long, 7/8\" wideand weighs 15.2g. The back of the ring is stamped with the maker\'s initials, KS.
The ring has been tested and examined for purity and is sterling silver.
The ring pictured is the one you will receive. Thank you for looking!
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KIRK SMITH Old Pawn Navajo Sterling Silver Lone Mountain Turquoise Ring 8.75 | J:
$142.50