Rectangular Five Kingman Stone Necklace
Robert & Bernice Leekya
- Savvy Price $1,200.00
- Gallery Price $1,500.00
- Title
- Rectangular Five Kingman Stone Necklace
- Artist
- Robert & Bernice Leekya
- Medium
- Sterling silver and natural Kingman turquoise
- Troy ounces
- 1.96 troy ounces
- Size
- Overall length is 24 3/4". Chain diameter is 1/4". Stations extend 1/2" from chain and range in length.
- Signed
- No, but was commissioned and acquired along with two rings. Each of the rings were stamped with their initials RLB.
- Date of creation
- 1970's
- Condition
- Excellent
- Turquoise
- Natural Kingman turquoise
- Description
- Stones measures 7/8" X 1/2", 5/8" X 1/2" (2 stones) and 1/2" X 1/2" (2 stones)
- Provenance
- KW
- Gram weight
- 61.0 grams
- About The Rectangular Five Kingman Stone Necklace
Fit is not an issue with this aesthetically striking necklace.
Worn as easily in Paris as the Southwest, this neck piece has a balanced presence.
Sterling silver chain is made from wire 1/16" in diameter. Each link and the hook closure have been soldered. Five rectangular stations were created from mill rolled sterling silver sheet. They each have 1/8" deep bezels and have been set with hand cut naturla high grade deep blue turquoise. The turquoise cabachons are all rectilinear with polished "natural" surfaces showing matrix and crystal form.
- About Robert & Bernice Leekya
- Husband wife, each born during the 1930's. Leekya Deyuse was Robert's father, while Bernice's sister was Alice Quam. These two began to making jewelry together in 1953, the year they were married.
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