Vintage Santa Fe Estate ZUNI FOX TURQUOISE Inlay Hoops

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V intage S anta F e E legance ! Museum COLLECTION!! Amazing Rare Color of.. FOX BLUE Turquoise!! (Scroll to the Bottom.....More Photos Below) Sante Fe Artisan Collection ZUNI Inlay Hoops The Zuni Pueblo, is one of the most creative in Stone and Sterling Inlay. With amazing Patience this Art Form is Very Labor Intensive. Each Stone is Cut to Fit in between the Channels of Sterling Silver. Items tend to be guild made in Groups. Each One taking on Various Tasks in Creating these Truly Unique Designs Unique Native American ZUNI Hand Made Earrings Measures 26mm Dia They Gently Taper from 7mm at the top to 1mm at the Bottom On Sterling Silver Posts Rare FOX BLUE Turquoise from Nevada Turquoise Measures Channels 5mm to 2mm Wide From an Estate on UPPER Canyon Road Vintage Collection!! Estate Lot: CR:452:ST:91.01 Santa Fe Estate Jewelry from some of the most Historic Haciendas and Collectors!! Fox Turquoise The Fox Turquoise mine, located near Lander County and discovered in the early 1900's, was once Nevada's largest producer of turquoise with some half million pounds. At that time, Mr. Dowell Ward, the mine operator, amassed one of the largest collections of turquoise rock. The mine is still one of Nevada's most productive mines. In prehistoric times, indigenous peoples mined turquoise and found large nuggets. The different sites of Fox deposits were developed using the names of Fox, White Horse, Green Tree, and Smith to differentiate among the colors of turquoise produced in the area, and to create a larger perceived share of the turquoise market. Collectively, the area produces a huge quantity of good-quality green or blue-green stone with a distinctive matrix. Blue Fox turquoise is more accurately known as 'White Horse Fox,' as that is the area of Lander County w the blue variation has been found. The Fox mine has also been known as the Cortez mine. About Our ITEMS... Our Items are from Estate Sales In and Around Santa Fe. Many Older Patrons of Santa Fe were Involved in the Arts. The Local Jewelry Trade has always been unique to the Area. Turquoise from all over the southwestern states was brought to Santa Fe for cutting and for market. Many Older Patrons built elaborate collections of Rare Turquoise and also mixed materials from all over the World. In several of these Estates the Patrons were also Traders of these Items. With Amazing Native American Silver Smiths at they're doorsteps, history itself has been the guide to an amazing genre' of jewelry. Since most of these stones are from earlier times, they are natural. Which means they are not Stabilized or Infused with Resin to make them Hard and Glass Shiny. Stabilizing changes the color of the stones and the value then has been compromised. Turquoise has a history from Ancient Cultures of the America's to Today's Fashion Designs. T truly is no one color that says TURQUOISE. The colors of Turquoise very as much as the Mother Earth that Produced the "SKY STONE" F rom a Canyon Road EstateVintage Collection!! Magnificent Cut "Old Stash" FOX BLUE Turquoise, this stone is from a Very Old Stash, and has Very Unique Qualites with VERY UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES. Beautiful Stone not often seen today. AMAZING STONE!!! Hallmarked Sterling Zuni Hand Made Santa Fe Estate Lot Jewelry Santa Fe has a magic about it. Since the Turn of the Century, Santa Fe has become home to a very unique mix of people. With a Heritage of Native American and Spanish Colonial Influences. The City takes its Key's from the local Crafted Adobes that have been home for 1000's of years. Santa Fe's culture is one that respects the Art's, both local and International. Surrounded by the Historic Pueblos of Cochiti, Santa Domingo, Poquaque, San Felipe, Zia and Santa Anna. The Native Pueblo Cultures have Flourished in the Rio Grande Valley for literally Thousands of Years. We have been... read more

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