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Striking Six Stone Silver Cuff

Mark Chee

Striking Six Stone Silver Cuff, Jewelry by Mark Chee

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Savvy Price $2,950.00
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Title
Striking Six Stone Silver Cuff
Artist
Mark Chee
Medium
Sterling silver and natural turquoise from 6 different mines
Troy ounces
1.48 troy ounces
Size
From end to end, bracelet length is 5 9/16" with a 7/8" opening. Opening can be enlarged. Smallest pear-shaped stone 3/8" h X 1/4" w. Two center stones measure 5/8" h X 1/2" w and just shy of 3/4" h X 11/16" w.
Signed
"Chee" Mr. Chee's mark is in the middle of the center band, looking like he used the name portion of his thunderbird stamp.
Date of creation
Circa 1955 - 1960
Condition
Excellent
Turquoise
Nevada Fox or Cortez mine, Arizona Morenci, Colorado Cripple Creek, Nevada Zuni mine, Arizona Kingman and Nevada Red Mountain with a most unusual matrix configuration! (all natural)
Description
Tapered, triple shank silver cuff is made of three substantial bands of hand-made half round "wire" joined at each end by a nice foot 7/16" wide.
Provenance
Single owner Arizona collection KW
Gram weight
46.3 grams
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About The Striking Six Stone Silver Cuff

Known for his focus on turquoise in most of his jewelry designs, this piece is another fine example of Chee's love for the stone. The bracelet is a wonderful sampler of 6 different types of turquoise. Each one is freeform cut, retaining much of the original nugget shape!

Each stone, though part of the same mineral family, is unique. The Morenci oval cabuchon has crystals of translucent white quartz, against the dark blue, one can imagine thawing snow or flowers at twilight.

This is a fine piece, simple and straight forward in overall design. Yet within the structure of its natural elements, this cuff is beautifully diverse and complex.

About Mark Chee
"Mark Chee was an important Navajo silversmith in the mid 20th century. He is noted for his heavy silver stampwork jewlery with set stones. However, he also made "remarkably beautiful" sets of silver flatware. Chee worked as a benchsmith for Frank Patania and Al Packard in Santa Fe." The above was excerpted from American Indian Jewelry I 1200 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf.
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