This fine buckle is vintage Leonard Nez. It was created decades ago early in his noted career. A radiating sunburst pattern encircles the outer edge of the piece followed by hand texture and a rug pattern design nearest to the bezel. A rare and beautiful natural Aztec turquoise sits in the middle in an intricate hand chiseled bezel. The mine is a small hat claim located in the Royston mining district. It produced just a small amount of deep sky blue gems with vibrant reddish-brown matrix.

This beautiful bracelet was hand made by Navajo jeweler, Ned Nez. Created from heavy ten gauge sterling silver, the piece exhibits a wonderful “fleur de lis” pattern brought initially by the Spanish when they colonized the American Southwest. Vertical lines are featured on either side combined with arrowhead designs and vegetative patterns. The inside of the piece is hand stamped with a complimentary design as well. This is a perfect bracelet for everyday wear, great to wear all by itself or stacked with others as well.

A beautiful old Blue Gem turquoise was chosen to sit in a hand made bezel atop this fine buckle by Herman Smith. The natural cabochon is the signature look of this famous depleted claim, deep aqua green with electric reddish-brown matrix. It contrasts finely with the quality of the elegant stamp work. Herman uses his home made tools with precision to create a design that reflects decades of silver smithing.

Calvin chose these beautiful matching Royston turquoise cabochons for their unusual color, deep olive green. Set in hand made bezels, the natural stones radiate over his labor intensive rolled and hammered sterling silver ingot shank. The shank is stamped on the ends in his signature style.

This striking piece is Jack’s signature sterling silver bead necklace. Made entirely by hand he combines round, oval, overlaid and cylindrical barrel style beads to execute the perfect neck wear. They are oxidized and polished for an unusual effect when worn.

These fine dangle earrings reflect Jack’s talent in overlay techniques. The long dangles are over laid with Navajo rug pattern designs. They attach to a post set with bright diamond shaped natural black onyx cabochons.

A hallmark of Jack’s work is his attention to detail and his use of the finest materials. The beautiful natural Morenci spiderweb turquoise set against a bright earring post is a testament to good taste. Below the post a wave of bright sterling silver dangles from the ear.

This gorgeous piece hand made by Navajo artist Calvin Martinez features an incredible cluster of fifteen gem grade natural Royston turquoise cabochons. The stones contain electric hues of both blue and green swirling together with vibrant matrix accents of chocolate and golden brown. Superb silver work is displayed in hand rolled and hammered ingot sterling silver with floral designs around the center and outer clusters and hand twisted wire encircling each of the center stones. Deep stamp work is featured towards the terminals on either side finishing the piece to perfection.

Old Dry Creek turquoise was last mined over 20 years ago. The mine is located at over 9000 feet in the high mountains north of Austin, Nevada. Also known as Valley Blue, it comes in shades of white and blue ice. The natural specimens in these earrings are the white variety with fine chocolate host rock matrix. They sit in hand made bezels with a border of intricate chisel work.

Morenci turquoise was mined as a by product of the largest copper mine in the United States. The Phelps Dodge copper mine is located in eastern central Arizona near the New Mexico border. This famous turquoise produces a deep blue hue with iron pyrite as a distinctive feature of the finest. The thirty perfectly matched natural gems set in this incredible necklace are among the top 1 percent found at this depleted mine. Today, gems of this quality are found only in private collections. Navajo jeweler, Sammie Begay has them set in labor intensive ingot sterling silver created completely from scratch. Hand made bezels encircle each of the stones with beautiful deep scallops appearing to the sides. The blossoms are old French “ fleur de lis” designs. This design is the European symbol of the Lilly and was undoubtedly brought to the American Southwest in the early days of Spanish colonization. These blossoms attach to a splendid Naja, created by a master silversmith with decades of experience behind him. The necklace is strung with fine hand made beads. The seamless beads were created separately by master bead maker Margaret Lee. They add timeless elegance and weight to this highly collectible masterpiece.

This superb bracelet by Sammie Begay was created by melting old American sterling silver coins and casting them into an ingot. The ingot is then rolled and hammered into a heavy shank. The technique requires multiple annealings as well and is time consuming and labor intensive. The shank is then deeply hand stamped in Sammie’s signature style prior to the bezels being created. An amazing fifteen dazzling turquoise gems were set down the center of the piece. The natural gems are from one of Nevada’s classic turquoise mines, Candelaria, located in north central Nevada. Candelaria of this quality is considered to be one of the most rare, collectible and valuable forms in the turquoise world. The deep translucent blue gems have rich reddish-brown matrix signature to the mine. They are set in a modified cluster based on the classic old pawn bracelets of the 1940s.

Leonard has created this simple yet beautiful cross out of heavy triangle wire. The piece is set with a gorgeous lapis teardrop on the center. The deep blue natural gem came from the estate of acclaimed jeweler Julian Lavato.