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Post by radio on Mar 31, 2017 18:59:09 GMT -5
A gentleman approached me a few years ago wanting some custom Turquoise jewelry made for his wife and inquired if I ever accepted items in trade. My reply was "Rarely, but what do you have?" He pulled out this wonderful men's cuff and we worked out a deal. His story was it was left to him by his Father, but he never wore it and it was not something he was all that interested in keeping as he had no children of his own to leave it to. He knew very little about the piece, but his age and when he received the bracelet as well as the appearance of the bracelet it's self leads me to believe it was made in the 40's or perhaps earlier, but no later than the 50's. The claws are genuine and the Turquoise appears to be a mixture of Kingman and Sleeping Beauty. It is signed "DC" inside the cuff, but I have not researched it. I believe the piece to have been made either for personal use, or was perhaps a custom order for some one. It most definitely is not cheaply and shoddily made jewelry for the tourist trade! It is definitely a mans cuff and will perfectly fit a 7 3/4 inch wrist. A very small amount of adjusting could be done, more downward than upward though. I allowed him $650 towards the custom jewelry, so would just like to get that for the cuff. I may be interested in partial trades for very high end stones such as Opals, Turquoise, etc, or firearms. Thought I would post it here before it went on e bay     |
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Post by parfive on Apr 1, 2017 0:20:05 GMT -5
Hard to believe that bracelet and the DC scratch done by one and the same.
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 1, 2017 7:01:10 GMT -5
That really looks like a well made piece. Certainly not for the trade. What are the claws? I'm not up on NA jewelry and lore. Hope you do well with it.
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Post by radio on Apr 1, 2017 7:41:33 GMT -5
That really looks like a well made piece. Certainly not for the trade. What are the claws? I'm not up on NA jewelry and lore. Hope you do well with it. The claws are small Bear claws and are genuine, not resin like must be used these days since the inception of CITES in the mid 70's. They are very dry, so are quite old which also helps date the piece. |
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Post by radio on Apr 1, 2017 7:50:10 GMT -5
Hard to believe that bracelet and the DC scratch done by one and the same. Actual makers marks imprinted with stamps were not common until the 70's when the demand for Turquoise skyrocketed and every service station in the Southwest was filled with it. Until then, initials scratched into the silver were the norm and many pieces had nothing at all. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2017 14:32:56 GMT -5
Hard to believe that bracelet and the DC scratch done by one and the same. Actual makers marks imprinted with stamps were not common until the 70's when the demand for Turquoise skyrocketed and every service station in the Southwest was filled with it. Until then, initials scratched into the silver were the norm and many pieces had nothing at all. I think rich is pointing at the contrast between the well executed art piece and the poorly executed initials. I may suggest that DC.is not a makers mark, but instead an owner's mark. |
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Post by radio on Apr 1, 2017 20:15:39 GMT -5
Actual makers marks imprinted with stamps were not common until the 70's when the demand for Turquoise skyrocketed and every service station in the Southwest was filled with it. Until then, initials scratched into the silver were the norm and many pieces had nothing at all. I think rich is pointing at the contrast between the well executed art piece and the poorly executed initials. I may suggest that DC.is not a makers mark, but instead an owner's mark. Hope I didn't come off as condescending or smarta$$ as that was not my intent. I suppose someone could have placed their initials inside the cuff. Old pieces like this are filled with intrigue and would have quite a story to tell if only they could talk! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2017 20:29:04 GMT -5
I think rich is pointing at the contrast between the well executed art piece and the poorly executed initials. I may suggest that DC.is not a makers mark, but instead an owner's mark. Hope I didn't come off as condescending or smarta$$ as that was not my intent. I suppose someone could have placed their initials inside the cuff. Old pieces like this are filled with intrigue and would have quite a story to tell if only they could talk! I don't believe you did. I just offered another angle... Hope you are well. |
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