May 18th, 2021 - An Enviable Color: Green Turquoise in Navajo and Pueblo Jewelry 1900-1950

We are pleased to present a new collection of old jewelry, a celebration of shell, stone and silver, of handrolled beads made smooth with age and perfectly patinated silver. Most of all, it is an ode to green turquoise, made luminous by generations of wear.

Turquoise sometimes darkens with age, and its unique range of colors is caused by the mixing of copper and aluminum, and for a greener hue, by trace amounts of iron.

From the pinpoints of turquoise set into the carved shell of the antique Pueblo necklace to the perfectly matched triple cabochons of our 1930’s braided wire cuff, the stones in this group take many forms and colors, but all uniquely beautiful enough to inspire the friendliest sort of envy.