Description
Navajo Purple Spiny Oyster Bracelet
This excellent bracelet was made by Navajo Artist Darrell Cadman. It's a heavy piece weighing approx 52 grams on my scale. It features a wonderful purple spiny oyster with yellow. The shell sets in a smooth bezel and is surrounded by twisted silver wire. There's an incredible amount of silver detailing including stamp work as well as repousee and applied silver concho like buttons. The silver all has a dark satin finish to it that gives it that Old World look. It's marked sterling and D Cadman with a ram hallmark. The bracelet measures 7/8" tall in the front with the shell being 1/2" tall by 7/8" wide.
It has an inside of approx 5 1/4" with a barely flexible opening of 1 1/8" . The diameter across the widest part is 2 3/8". I'd say for the medium wrist. A fine piece. I placed a quarter there for scale.
Sure to make a Fine addition to any collection, or a great gift! Please note: Pictures are enlarged to show detail, remember everything looks bigger on line :)
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