Navajo Cochiti pre-1957 Natural Blue Gem Turquoise Hand Incised Bolo Beautiful

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Navajo Cochiti pre-1957 Natural Blue Gem Turquoise Hand Incised Bolo Beautiful:
$759.00

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This is a gorgeous bolo dating from earlier than 1957-1967, probably Navajo but it could be Cochiti, or another tribe. It shows off a stunning piece of natural Blue Gem turquoise, which is inset into a shadowbox and then framed with hand incised silver. I\'ve chosen to wear it above several hundred I have here, so you know I love it and I\'ve gotten constant compliments on it. The old original tips are scored in a way that works perfectly with the scoring on the bolo and the tips are also proportionally the right size for the bolo. I had the tie changed to a fabulous buttery soft leather tie that perfectly works with the colors of the turquoise. It closes with a C31 Bennett but there are indications that this tie holder was added later and that this is an earlier bolo that was originally made with hand made wires or a pressure mechanism tie holder. I\'ve included a page from Dr. Schaaf\'s biography book 3, which depicts a necklace made by Joe H. Quintana. You can see that similar stones were used in a similar mounting, a setting with incised lines similar to this bolo. I am not making the attribution but Joe H. Quintana had a brilliant sense of style and I believe that same brilliant sense of style is reflected in this bolo.

The stone looks like it has cracks in the magnified pics, but my fingernails don\'t catch and so I believe that is just matrix and that it was polished with those matrix lines originally. The stone has a mirror finish which you can\'t see very well in my pictures. Overall condition is excellent vintage, wearable and collectible. It\'s in great shape. The turquoise is plain bezel set and it measures 1-1/8\" (2.86 cm) H x 1/2\" (1.27 cm) W. It is the kind of stone I could look at forever because there is so much to be seen in it. The bolo itself measures 2-1/4\" (5.72 cm+) tall x 1-1/2\" (3.81 cm) wide. The tips measure 2-1/8\" (5.40 cm). The tie end to end with the tips measures 40\" (101.60 cm) including tips. It is unsigned and not marked for silver content which is usual for that period of time. The silver is at least coin, at .900 or sterling silver .925.

Currently in my store is a bracelet that is a great pair with this bolo and I\'ve included a picture above.

This is one of those totally satisfying old bolos that you will love forever and will be happy to have in your collection. It has a simple elegance in design, and like me, I\'ll bet you\'ll choose it to wear, above the rest.

I do have more information about the estate from which this bolo came and will be happy to share that with the buyer.

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