Old Harry Morgan Bracelet Turquoise Spiderweb Navajo Sterling Silver Men Women

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Old Harry Morgan Bracelet Turquoise Spiderweb Navajo Sterling Silver Men Women:
$899.95

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Master Navajo silversmith Harry Morgan died June 12, 2007 in Gallup, NM of complications from diabetes, one of the most serious public health problems among Native Americans. He left a grieving family and an unparalleled legacy as the chief architect of the amazingly successful modern revival movement of old Navajo jewelry designs that were nearly forgotten. He was probably the most influential artist of his genre and time whose work appealed to both ordinary collectors as well as therich and famous in the entertainment industry.

Quite simply Harry was chief among those who successfully resurrected the old Navajo jewelry designs and made them enormously popular among collectors, and Harry often made special pieces for the movies, movie stars, and many other affluent collectors. He invented the old pawn silver finish that nearly perfectly mimics the patina acquired by many decades old pieces. His superior craftsmanship and designs, use of great turquoise, and attention to even the smallest details earned him a giant reputation, and he will be sorely missed by his family, friends, and the many younger silversmiths (including family members) he so generously and patiently mentored over the years.

Before his premature death at age 62, Harry had been ill and his production had greatly diminished in the last couple of years. So the amount of new jewelry is limited, and several traders in Gallup believe his work hasat least tripled in valuesince his death.

Even among the very best Navajo artists, there are varying levels of skill, craftsmanship, and design ability. And, quite frankly, the work of some of the \'best of the best\' indeed costs more because their top drawer reputation, design skills, the best varieties and grades of turquoise, and superior execution. After all, a Rolls Royce does cost more than a Cadillac.

And so it is in the world Native American jewelry. If you\'re a collector who patrols the internet in search of treasures, you\'ve undoubtedly heard a great deal about but perhaps have actually seen very little of this master Navajo artist\'s work.Harrywas one of a handful of Gallup, New Mexico Navajo artists responsible for the revival of the old, traditional jewelry styles many of which date back 60, 70, even 80 years. The Morgan family has nothing short of an outstanding jewelry crafting pedigree -- Harry\'s son is K*e*l*l*y M*o*r*g*a*n, his former wife is B*e*t*t*y J*o*e, his step son is G*r*e*g P*a*t, and his brother-in-law is K*i*r*k S*m*i*t*h. What a family! And Harry has apprenticed many of Gallup area artists who also specialize in the old designs.

This authentic vintage bracelet from the late 1970s predates Harry\'s invention of the old pawn or vintage style finish which is somewhat like the Hopi brush or satin finish only darker. For the last 20-25 years of his life, he specialized in designing unique, ultra-expensive pieces for celebrity clients, old style bracelets,ornate decorative boxes, and tack. In fact, Harry was one of a select handful of Native American artists that Robert Redford selected to create tack for the horses in the motion picture, \"The Horse Whisperers,\" andHarrycreated concho belts for movie stars that sold for thousands of dollars.

Thisold bracelet features anatural robin\'s egg blue rectangular Chinese spiderweb (China produced some of the best spiderweb turquoise ever found) stone measuring 1 and 7/16ths nearly\" by¾.\" Harry surrounded the stone with a petite twisted sterling silver rope overlay and added four clusters of three graduated rain drop bead overlays at each corner and reflected sun and hand stamped overlaid sterling sunshine designs on both sides of the bezel.

This substantial bracelet is 1¾\" wide in the center and its sturdythree triangle wire (each wire is¼\" wide!)open bracelet frame tapers to 5/8ths\" in width at both reinforced terminals. It has an inside measurement of 5 and 5/8ths\" with a very, very carefully adjustable opening gap of 1¼\" making it suitable for wrists that are6¾\" to 7¼\"in circumference with little or no extremely careful adjustment of the shanks and/or terminals.

This extraordinarily well-crafted, old pawn finishwork of artis typical of the truly consummate attention toeverydetail thatHarry was known and respected for.It\'s as perfect as handmade jewelry can be!

Please also consider that there are an extremely limited number of new never previously owned Harry Morgan pieces of any kind available. Before his premature death, he suffered a long illness which caused an understandable substantial decline in his production. Harry never made the mistake that younger artists often make of compromising quality in order to achieve quantity.

If Harry’s bracelets fit and you can afford only one heirloom, museum quality piece for now, his work is the work to buy because of its inherent beauty and enormous investment potential.

Harry Morgan\'shallmark (H MORGAN) is on the back of the bracelet on the center wire. This bracelet predates sterling silver stamping but tested sterling.

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