Eddie Beyuka Zuni Inlaid Bolotie
Vintage Zuni Inlay Jewelry
Vintage Navajo Silver Overlay Necklace and Pendant
Circa 1980's
Unsigned
Beautiful Handmade Silver Beads and Reversible Pendant
The Turquoise side appears to carry a Kingman gemstone.
The portrait side is a Navajo woman sitting
at her loom in the clouds.
A masterpiece in every way.
Length 27"
Pendant measures 2" in Diameter
$1050
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Fred Harvey Jewelry
Collection
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Here is a collectors treasure. Two Paul Saufkie bracelets from the
late 1930's or early 1940's that were made during the development of
the Hopi overlay technique.
It is interesting to note that the overlay style, started by Hopi artists
Paul Saufkie and Fred Kaboutie to give Hopi silversmiths their
own style, was so well accepted that 70 years
later it is copied by most everyone.
These are among the bracelets that started overlay.
Read the story below...
Paul
Saufkie Hallmark
Paul
Saufkie is an important figure in the evolution of Southwest
Indian Jewelry. In the book Skystone and Silver, Rosnek and
Stacey describe the evolution of Hopi
Overlay Jewelry this way,
"For
many years Hopi Silversmiths were content to copy
the work of their Navajo neighbors, but in 1938 the Museum
of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff began a program to develop
a distinctive Hopi style... overlay... the style was developed
by two Hopis, Paul Saufkie and Fred Kabotie...
World War II interrupted this program but it resumed after
the war with the help of the GI Bill.
Paula
Baxter, in her fine book, Southwest Silver Jewelry
picks up this thread of information. "funded by the GI Bill...
in February 1947... lasting 18 months... the course paid 15 Hopi
veterans for training, tools, and living expenses. The students
used copper for practice and worked using sheet silver in
a variety of thicknesses... matting over oxidized
surfaces... cut out designs... further refinements
included textures and repousse' effects."
"By
the end of the 1940's a remarkable range of silver Hopi
overlay jewelry had been created by such pioneer designers
as Fred Kaboutie, Herbert Komayouse, Pierce
Kewanwytewa, Clarence Lomayestewa,
Burt Puhuyestewa, Paul Saufkie, and
Orville Talayumptewa."
I
might add that present through most of this evolution
was Paul Saufkie's son, Lawrence Saufkie. 60 years later,
despite
being almost blind, continues producing
original, Hopi overlay jewelry.
Lawrence Saufkie authenticated these Paul Saufkie
bracelets and their history.
Read more about Lawrence
Saufkie
Overlay jewelry was so well accepted that it has become a part
of
every accomplished Southwest Indian silversmiths arsenal
of techniques. However, the fine incising seen on the
bottom layer of Hopi silver still remains the
cornerstone of Hopi Overlay.
Every
Hopi silversmith has his own incising technique.
Paul Saufkie Silver Overlay Bracelet
Deer Jumping in the Clouds
There are many things which are unique to this very early
Paul Saufkie bracelet.
1) The incising is perfect. That I believe is the result of young
eyes and hands and having time available to be precise.
2) Both the silver bottom layer and overlay are beautifully
domed, This is very difficult to execute. It creates a
wonderful effect that I have never seen before.
Overlay bracelets typically are made flat.
3) This bracelet is made with very thin gauge silver. The
bracelet feels light as air and is very
comfortable to wear.
Hand
Hammered Paul Saufkie's Bracelet
Continuous Life
This
is probably the first appearance of this old world famous design
in Saufkie jewelry.
The
work is magnificent and so light... light as air. Consequently
the hand hammered silver
fatigued and cracked.
This
can be repaired but it will
not be original.
Both
Paul Saufkie bracelets are sold as a set
$1850
for the pair
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Vintage Turquoise Bracelet
Circa 1960's
unsigned
Light gauge silver with natural Sleeping Beauty
Turquoise petite point
Very well made
Extremely comfortable
For a 6" to 6 1/4" wrist
$255
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Vintage Turquoise Bracelet
Circa 1960's
unsigned
Light gauge silver with natural Sleeping Beauty
Turquoise petite point
Very well made
Extremely comfortable
For a 6 1/4" wrist
$295
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Vintage Turquoise Bracelet
Circa 1960's
unsigned
Light gauge silver with natural diamond cut Royston Turquoise
Turquoise cut this way is quite unusual
Very well made
Extremely comfortable
For a 6 1/2" wrist
$625
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Probably
the most important one time sale of Indian arts
and crafts ever was in mid November, 1975. Southeby
sold the CG Wallace
Collection.
Lot 301 from that auction was a Warren Ondelacy
bracelet.
The details are described above. Sotheby's
estimated it would sell for $200-$300 far
undervaluing its $900 actual sale price.
This piece was probably
made in the 1940's or 1950's.
Mr. Ondelacy usually used turquoise
from the Villa Grove
Mine and that is probably what is here. There are about
40 matching 1/4" turquoise gemstones along the
outer perimeter and about 20 slightly smaller
stones are on inside. In addition, it is
accented with 14 round gemstones.
Mr. Ondelacy was known for
his meticulous
craftsmanship and this is certainly a prime example.
Some of these stones have
taken on a slight greenish tint.
A sure sign of it's age and purity. Natural turquoise will
sometimes change color as its moisture
content changes.
It should also be
mentioned that the Ondelacy's were
the parents of award winning jeweler Alice Quam.
The silver pin is 3 3/8"
diameter
$4,550
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Believed to be a Warren
and Bernice Ondelacy Manta Pin
circa 1930's.
Small, fine Petit Point using natural gem Villa Grove
Turquoise. Made before the Ondelacy's began using
the Crescent shaped moon in their designs
(which became their trademark).
It
measures 3" in diameter
$1550
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Warren and Bernice
Ondelacy Manta Pin
circa 1930's.
Unusual Design - Small, fine Petit
Point
using natural gem Villa Grove
Turquoise.
It
measures 3 3/4" across
$1750
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Lambert Homer - Silver and Morenci
Turquoise Knife Wing Pin
The Knife Wing is the
symbol of the Zuni Hunter Warrior Society
At the 1975 CG Wallace
auction it was the work of Leekya
Deyuse and Lambert Homer who garnered the most
attention and highest bids.
A Lambert Homer pin graced
the catalogue cover.
And, a Concho belt of his sold for $16,000.
Remember, this is in 1975.
This extremely rare Knife
Wing pin from Lambert
Homer was made in the 1930's. It could
very well be one of a kind.
This was innovative and extraordinary
work when
it was first made in the 1930's. It blazed a trail and set
a standard for all the fine Indian jewelry that followed...
including that of Charles Lolama, Preston and Jesse
Monongye, Lee Yazzie and many, many others.
The fact that this work is still
copied today
is a testament to its greatness.
It measures 1 1/2"
across
$2,250
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Augustine and Rose Pinto - Silver Mudhead Pin
The
Pinto's were experts at this style of inlay and this is a
wonderful example of their work. It is silver with inlaid
tortoise shell, jet, coral, turquoise and shell.
This
is 1970's work.
There
mark was ARP in Gothic letters.
While
their daughter, Bev
Etsate, carries on the
designs of her parents, Bev has never equaled the quality
of her parents' (Rosalie and Augustine Pinto) work.
2
1/2" x 1 3/4"
$2550
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Photo from August 1974 edition of
Arizona Highways
Apache Ghost Dancer Bracelet
Elliot Qualo - Zuni
Elliot Qualo was long considered one of the best
and most innovative inlayers.
Rarely do Elliot Qualo pieces come to market.
It was not (and is still not) unusual for artists to collaborate
or, for dealers to put two artists together to get a
special piece made.
I believe such is the case here.
Elliot Qualo's Ghost Dancer is inlayed in tortoise shell.
Tortoise shell can not be used today, but was often
used in fine pieces of the past.
The Ghost dancer itself is made of Fossil Ivory,
turquoise, Mother of Pearl, and Coral.
It measures (with the silver setting) 2 1/4"
The Bracelet and silver work is probably Navajo,
perhaps the work of Sam Begay.
Elliot Qualo's hallmark is not apparent. If it is there,
(it is not unusual for old pieces not to be signed) it is hidden
where the bracelet and Ghost Dancer are soldered together.
The bracelet is in very good condition
and was made for a 6 1/2" wrist
$1950
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Ed Beyuka
- Zuni
circa
1950's or 1960's in Excellent Condition
Silver
Kokopelli Bolo Tie with Mother of Pearl, Spiney
Oyster Shell, Jet, and Turquoise inlay.
2 1/2"
tall
$1550
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