Turquoise Bracelets

Art Bracelets from Navajo Silversmiths

Mark Chee

I've had this magnificent Mark Chee, Smokey Bisbee Turquoise Bracelet for over 10 years.
I bought it from Dick Sturgis, his Mom owned an old trading post / stage coach stop.
Indian silversmiths would often come by with new jewelry. Dick's family was
 one of the oldest in Arizona. They came West on the Oregon Trail.

Mark Chee, Navajo, is probably the oldest silversmith in the Barton Wright book.
Chee was born in Arizona around 1900. His jewelry is vey collectible. Occasionally
 pieces surface but never anything like this.

This Smokey Bisbee started out about the size of the palm of your hand. The stone
cutter probably was Mark Chee. He must have obsessed on the beauty of the turquoise
... he had no choice but to investigate what might be below the surface.

He sliced the stone into 3 parts

The risk was well rewarded... a turquoise collectors' phenomenon resulted.

The Bisbee was probably mined the 1930's or 1940's.

The Bisbee measures:

 2 3/8" x 1 3/8" wide
 2" x 1 1/4" wide
1 3/8" x 1" wide

The Bracelet is 3 1/2" wide

For a 6 3/4" wrist
 It should not be adjusted nor altered in any way

$35,000

There are maybe a half a dozen pieces of turquoise that are so unforgettable
... so spectacular... that they've stayed in my memory forever.
 Here's one

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Large Matching Fox Turquoise Silver Bracelet

One small planet called Home

The smaller Fox Turquoise measures
1 3/4" x 1"

The larger, matching Fox Turquoise measures
2 1/2" x 1 3/8"

For a about a 6 1/4" wrist

$3450

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