look at the colours
it looks in excellant condition
@Daisys and Diamonds I love the colors and it's not bad for that age. I'm afraid to clean it. Would it be crazy to frame it? I know nothing about antique textiles, especially Asian ones.
look at the colours
it looks in excellant condition
@Daisys and Diamonds I love the colors and it's not bad for that age. I'm afraid to clean it. Would it be crazy to frame it? I know nothing about antique textiles, especially Asian ones.
Last week, I picked up these two sterling and turquoise bracelets. They were in a little out-of-the way antique mall. I had to have them!
They are both Navajo made. The production method is called tufa cast.
A design is carved into soft volcanic stone called tufa, then molten silver poured in. The piece is removed from the tufa and formed into a cuff, then stones are added.
I believe this first one is from the 1970s. It has really great patina.
And this one is probably more recent.
I wasn't sure about it at first, but the more I looked at it, the more I liked it!
Last week, I picked up these two sterling and turquoise bracelets. They were in a little out-of-the way antique mall. I had to have them!
They are both Navajo made. The production method is called tufa cast.
A design is carved into soft volcanic stone called tufa, then molten silver poured in. The piece is removed from the tufa and formed into a cuff, then stones are added.
I believe this first one is from the 1970s. It has really great patina.
And this one is probably more recent.
I wasn't sure about it at first, but the more I looked at it, the more I liked it!
These are so wonderful - how did I miss this post last week?
I’ve always loved Tufa cast jewelry. I wonder where the Navajo got that idea. When I was in Rome I went down into the catacombs which are carved into the Tufa underground.
Are the artisans Navajo or Pueblo? Do you have any ideas about where each piece of turquoise comes from, they are vibrant pieces. I love the patina on the silver. Enjoy!
when you guys are out and about at the estate sales and the pawn brokers and the antique malls i would love to see any antique Whitby jet that you see
ive just been watching this very nice young lady on you tube
I just got around to restringing this necklace I found at a local thrift shop a few weeks ago. It's glass imitating various different semiprecious stones--jade, carnelian, agate, turquoise, amethyst, smoky quartz, rose quartz, lapis. The imitations are really well done--the "lapis" even has flecks of golden "pyrite," and the beads are beautifully graduated and come in matched pairs, with a single big "jade" at the center. The thread it was on was broken in several spots, but I reused the sterling filigree clasp. Anyone know when and wear it might be from?
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its so pretty
purley a guess bassed on nothing but the look of it to be, could it be mid century ?
Thanks! That was my guess too--a totally random guess.