Sterling Floriform Ring Persian Turquoise & Coral

Navajo

About The Sterling Floriform Ring Persian Turquoise & Coral

Sterling sheet and wire were made from ingot to fabricate the body and decoration of this ornate and very large ring.  Amid hand-crafted leaves with stamp detailing, tendrills of coiled wire and smelted drops, the artist nested a fine natural Persian turquoise stone flanked by a deep orange coral specimen on each side.

The turquoise is an old cut with high dome 1/2" X 3/8" rising above its hand-cut serrated bezel by 1/8".  The natural coral is free form with a wonderful satin finish.  

This is one of the largest sized rings we have ever handled and quite uncommon.  Because the foliage design extends to a bit beyond entire front half of its circumference, there is a limit to its potential downsizing without causing distortion.  That boundary lies between sizes 14 to 12.

Yes, this ring is "all meat and no potatoes" !

About Navajo

"Dineh or Diné are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.  They are the second largest federally recognized tribe in the United States with over 300,000 enrolled tribal members as of 2015.  The Navajo reservation occupies over 27,000 square miles of land in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.  Navajo language is spoken throughout the reservation with most Navajos speaking English as well." excerpted from Wikipedia

 

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Cultures

American Indian, Navajo

Medium

Jewelry

Subject

Keywords

Sterling Floriform Ring Persian Turquoise & Coral, Jewelry, Navajo