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Sold Date: 01/18/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Antiquities

Gorgeous Vintage Petoskey Bracelet!
This item will be a treasured part of your collection!
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Interior of bracelet is a 6 3/4" diameter. Huge stone is 1 5/8" L x 1 1/4" W
additional photos available below This Vintage Petoskey Bracelet is gorgeous. The stone is huge and has a great and unique look to it. It is a great accessory and one that gets continual compliments. The bracelet itself is a gold colored metal, but t are no hallmarks. The bracelet opens from one side and has a safety clasp that keeps it firmly in place. Clasp is easy to remove with one hand, yet very secure, great design. Bracelet has a vintage ornate design on it.

This item will be a treasured part of your jewelry collection.

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About Petoskey stones:

A Petoskey stone is a rock, often pebble-shaped, that is composed of a fossilized coral, Hexagonaria percarinata. The stones were formed as a result of glaciation, in which sheets of ice plucked stones from the bedrock, grinding off their rough edges and depositing them in the northwestern portion of Michigan's lower peninsula.

Petoskey stones are found in the Gravel Point Formation of the Traverse Group. They are fragments of a coral reef that was originally deposited during the Devonian period, about 350 million years ago. When dry the stone resembles ordinary limestone but when wet or polished using lapidary techniques, the distinctive mottled pattern of the fossil emerges. It is sometimes made into decorative objects. Other forms of fossilized coral are also found in the same location.

In 1965, it was named the state stone of Michigan.

Origin of Name:

The name comes from an Ottawa Indian Chief, Chief Pet-O-Sega. The city of Petoskey, Michigan, is also named after him, and is the center of the area w the stones are found. The stones are commonly found on beaches and in sand dunes.
According to legend, Petosegay was the child of a descendant of French nobleman and fur trader, Antoine Carre and an Ottawa princess. Petosegay, meaning "rising sun" "rays of dawn" or "sunbeams of promise", was named after the rays of sun that fell upon his newborn face. In keeping with his promising name, Petosegay was a wealthy fur trader who gained much land and acclaim for himself and his tribe. He was remarked upon to have a striking and appealing appearance, and spoke English very well. He married another Ottawa, and together they had two daughters and eight sons. In the summer of 1873, a few years before the Chiefs' passing, a city began on his land along the bay of Bear Creek. The settlers christened the newborn city Petoskey, the English translation of Petosegay.

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ITEM DETAILS:
Condition: previously owned and in EXCELLENT Condition

Weight: 1.6 oz

Dimensions: Interior of bracelet is 6 3/4" diameter. Stone is 1 5/8" L x 1 1/4" W

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