Wide Silver and Coral Row Cuff by Frank Patania Sr.

Item: AOJ6416
Material: silver and coral
Size: 5 1/2" cuff + 1" opening, 1 3/4" width
Period: Historic
Origin: Italian
Artist: Frank Patania Sr.

This is a mid 20th century wide silver cuff with three rows of high domed cabochons of dark red Mediterranean Branch Coral by famed Italian jeweler Frank Patania, owner of the Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The oval cabochons set in rows on top and bottom of the bracelet are surrounded in fine saw tooth bezels and are separated by thin tapered bands of silver. The center most row of cabochons are similarly set in fine saw tooth bezels and are separated by two small drops of silver. The outer edge of the cuff is rounded and highly polished silver. The bracelet is clearly marked on the interior with "FP" and the Thunderbird mark associated with his shop.

SOLD

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