VINTAGE TOMMY SINGER 925 STERLING SILVER TURQUOISE CORAL CHIP INLAY EARRINGS STC

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VINTAGE TOMMY SINGER 925 STERLING SILVER TURQUOISE CORAL CHIP INLAY EARRINGS STC:
$133.00

VINTAGE TOMMY SINGER 925STERLING SILVER TURQUOISE CORAL CHIP INLAY EARRINGS STC

Measurements:1.25” tall, 1-11/16” tall with kidney hooks and .75” wide

Weight:6 grams

Metal: 925 sterling silver

Hallmark:STC- early Tommy Singer hallmark-see photographs

PLEASE NOTE: The photographs give the illusion the jewelry lookslarger than it is; this is to show you the detail you could not see without amagnifying glass. Please look at ALL photographs posted…there is always one ortwo photos with ruler measurements in every listing created to give you anaccurate indication of size.Also, the photographs posted are shot from the actual item (no stock photos.)The colors may vary just slightly due to light vs. shadow effect of the flash.The items weighed on the scale are in grams.

These gorgeous sterling silver earrings show anearly Tommy Singer abstract-modern design created with turquoise and coral chipinlay along with some stamping and free form work as well. These amazing earrings was most likely created inthe 1960’s.

The earrings are not marked .925 orsterling, but have been tested positive with no marks or cosmeticdamage to the pieces.It is common for the sterling mark to be missing inearly Native American vintage jewelry.

Tommy Singer was born in 1940 and passed away May 31, 2014. Helived in Winslow, Arizona where he resided with his wife Rose and theirchildren and grandchildren. He grew up in a small community of Dilcon on the NavajoReservation while learning thesilversmith trade from his father Tsinnigine Hathali, a Navajo Medicine Man when hewas just 7 years old.

In the 1960’s, Mr. Singer became famous for inventing the use ofturquoise and coral chips in silverwork devised from the lingeringchips of turquoise and coral left on his workshop floor. While using the “chip inlay” techniquecombined with his amazing craftsmanship mixed with the abstract modern NativeAmerican style of design Mr. Singer conveyed on his jewelry, he became a household name in the states andabroad.

Chip inlay is a method where cavities in jewelry are filled with amixture of crushed stone, typically turquoise and coral, and epoxy resin. Thepiece is then polished smooth after the resin has hardened.

Unfortunately, Mr. Singer’s chip inlaytechnique was heavily copied in the southwest and even in imports from Asia. In fact, this style of jewelry became sopopular in the 1960’s and 1970’s that you would see it everywhere.

Frustrated, he stopped creating chip inlaidjewelry and started focusing on the silver overlay method (which he originally studied in thebeginning of his silversmith career.) His silver overlay jewelry exhibited traditional Navajodesigns; some incorporating gold in the overlay. He was also known for carvingstoryteller scenes with tremendous detail and skill.Tommy Singer was a famous prolific successful artist and those who knew him said he was a friendly andgenerous man. Today, his work commands very high priceswhich continues to gained in value. Collectors of his workhold onto his pieces with great respect and love. I have been lucky tohave listed and sold many of Tommy Singers’ jewelry mostly from his earlyyears. It is hard to find these classic vintage chip inlay pieces which havesurvived. This is your chance to own an original silvermasterpiece from a truly talented and gifted man!

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