RARE 14K SOLID GOLD GRADUATED BEAD & TURQUOISE SOUTHWESTERN BRACELET 8L 5.9gms
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WITHOUT EXCEPTION, THIS IS ONE MOST MOST BEAUTIFUL BRACELETS I HAVE SEEN OVER THE THE LAST 52 YEARS I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING JEWELRY. FOR SALE IS AN EXTREMELY SCARCE, INCREDIBLY ATTRACTIVE SOUTHWESTERN 14K SOLID YELLOW GOLD GRADUATED BEAD BRACELET WITH HAND CUT CHUNKS OF SKY BLUE TURQUOISE BETWEEN EACH SIZE OF THE GOLD BEADS. THIS BEAUTIFUL, 1 OF A KIND ARTISAN SOUTHWESTERN BRACELET MEASURES 8 LONG.
IT WEIGHS 5.9 GRAMS. THE BRACELET WAS MADE IN EARLY 1960's, AND IS EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH A FEW BEADS HAVING SOME MINOR PUSH SPOTS (NOT NOTICEABLE WHEN WEARING). THE BEADS ARE GRADUATED IN SIZE, & ARE SEPARATED IN SECTIONS ACCORTED THE GRADUATED SIZES WITH SPECTACULAR SMALL HAND CARVED CHUNKS OF SKY BLUE TURQUOISE.
THE FRONT OF THE BRACELET HAS 2 LARGEST BEADS, GRADUATED IN SIZE FROM THE LARGEST DOWN TO THE SMALLEST. EACH SIDE OF THE BRACELET IS PERFECTLY EQUAL FOR A PERFECTLY WELL BALANCED APPEARANCE. THE 2 LARGE CENTER BEADS MEASURE 7.5mm WIDE. THE BRACELET HAS A TOTAL OF 44 14K SOLID BEADS, EACH SIZE ID SEPARATED WITH THE TURQUOISE, OF WHICH THERE 8 SMALL CHUNKS, WITH EACH END FINISHED WITH TURQUOISE, THE CLASP OF COURSE IS ALSO 14K SOLID GOLD.
THE BRACELET IS EXTREMELY WELL MADE. IT HAS RECENTLY TESTED BY AN EXPERIENCED AND REPUTABLE JEWELER, AND BY MYSELF. THE BRACELET WAS IN VELVET LINED JEWELRY CASE, LABELED ORIGINALLY FROM SUNWEST, ALBUQUERQUE , NEW MEXICO. IT HAD AN EXPIRED PAWN TICKET # ON IT DATED JUNE 21, 1960. THERE WAS SMALL LABEL ATTACHED THE BRACELET "NOT FOR SALE".- Ethnic Origin: Southwestern
- Main Stone: Turquoise
- Brand: SUNWEST
- Modified Item: No
- MOST LIKELY NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN: EXTREMELY RARE SOUTHWESTERN GOLD BRACELET
- Metal: 14 Solid Yellow Gold
- Metal Purity: 14k Solid Yellow Gold Beads & Clasp
- Style: Graduated Bead Bracelet
- Material: TURQUOISE & 14k Gold Beads
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- lot: SOLID GOLD SOUTHWESTERN ARTISAN COLLECTION