RICHARD BEGAY NAVAJO TURQUOISE LAPIS CORAL CUFF BRACELET SILVER OLD PAWN SIGNED

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RICHARD BEGAY NAVAJO TURQUOISE LAPIS CORAL CUFF BRACELET SILVER OLD PAWN SIGNED:
$899.00

AMAZING INLAY CUFF HANDMADE BY LATE NAVAJO JEWELRY ARTIST RICHARD BEGAY

A VIVACIOUS COLORFUL MASTERPIECE OF A CUFF. THIS PRISMATIC CUFF IS VIBRANT WITH SKY BLUE TURQUOISE THAT IS RICH WITH BLACK SPIDER WEB MATRIX, ACCENTED WITH DEEP INDIGO BLUE LAPIS, SOFT PINK ANGEL SKIN CORAL AND LITTLE TOUCHES OF LIPSTICK REDMEDITERRANEAN CORAL AND A SPOT OF VIOLET PURPLE SUGALITE ALL INLAID ON A THICK GAGE SILVER CUFF. THIS CUFF IS A FEAST FOR THE EYES AND A JOY TO WEAR. THIS IS AN OLD PAWN PIECE AND BECAUSE OF USE THERE ARE SOME GAPSIN BETWEENSOME OF THE STONE INLAY SETTINGS. THIS IS NO REFLECTION ON THE SUPERB WORKMANSHIP JUST THE PREVIOUS OWNER\'S USE. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF RICHARD BEGAY\'S PIECES IN THE SMITHSONIAN AND HEARD MUSEUM AND ALTHOUGH HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS COLORFUL AND MESMERIZING JEWELRY SINCE HIS DEATH IT\'S VERY HARD TO COME ACROSS A SUBSTANTIAL EXTRAORDINARY PIECE LIKE THIS ONE!

MAKE SURE YOU TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER OLD PAWN PIECES I JUST ACQUIRED, I CAME ACROSS SOME REAL GEMS.

RICHARD BEGAY

Richard Begay, from the Manygoats Clan, was born on July 15, 1943 in Pinon, AZ. He was married to Rita Begay who collaborated with him in some jewelry making and had seven children. One of his sons, Philbert Begay is an accomplished jewelry artist in his own right. He is continuing the family tradition since his fathers death on June 4, 2013. Richard was a professional silversmith since the early 1970\'s Richard\'s jewelry is rooted in traditional Navajo designs as well as contemporary and accented with fine natural turquoise and other quality gem stones, He also dabbled with gold, mosaic inlay, and overlay. During his career Richard won countless awards and some of his pieces are in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian, the Heard Museum and many private collections.

DIMENSIONS

CUFF MEASURES 5 1/2\" AROUND THE INSIDE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 1/8\" OPENING

GIVING YOU A TOTAL CIRCUMFERENCE OF 6 1/2\"

CUFF WIDTH: 6 5/8\"

WEIGHT: 118.4 GRAMS

SIGNED: RB (RICHARD BEGAY)

*****All pictures are taken under natural light, no enhancements or photo shop.*****

**THIS ITEM IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT MY GALLERY AND CAN BE SOLD AT ANY TIME****

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