Sterling Curved Cuff with Cut and Stamped Geometric Overlay
Charlie John
- Savvy Price $425.00
- Gallery Price $495.00
- Title
- Sterling Curved Cuff with Cut and Stamped Geometric Overlay
- Artist
- Charlie John
- Medium
- Sterling silver
- Troy ounces
- .86 troy ounces
- Size
- Bracelet measures 5/8" at widest point offset center front tapering to 1/4" at each terminal. End to end its length 5 3/4" with a 5/8" opening. Can be adjusted to fit a 6 1/2" wrist.
- Signed
- "CJ" and "sterling"
- Date of creation
- Circa 1990
- Condition
- Excellent
- Description
- Sterling silver mill-rolled sheet was used to fabricate this unusual bracelet. The curved and reverse scalloped form with its single peak was first cut from a heavy gauge silver sheet to form the design foundation. That same outline was repeated using a slightly lighter gauge material for the decorative top layer.
- Provenance
- KW
- Gram weight
- 27 grams
- About The Sterling Curved Cuff with Cut and Stamped Geometric Overlay
The unusual curvator of this particular piece is quite rare among Charlie John bracelet designs. When worn on the right wwrist, with the offset peak at the top, a resulting reverse scallop of valley beautifully cradles the outer prominence of the wrist bone. The gleaming bottom curving of his cuff, with its sweeping dark lines, frames the top of the hand on which it comfortably rests.
Splendid architecture and graceful wearability make this Charlie John design a timeless classic.
- About Charlie John
- (Born circa 1952, Navajo), Charlie John has been actively crafting jewelry from the 1980's forward. John is cited as "a master of combining overlay with stampwork. He creates delicate and sophisticated jewelry with high grade natural turquoise. His unique style is assisted by his having fashioned his own stamps". Gregory Schaaf American Indian Jewelry II: A-L 1,800 Artist Biographies
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