Buckle and Keep of Ingot Sterling with 101 Flush Bezel Set Natural Turquoise
Virgil and Lena Dishta
- Savvy Price $850.00
- Gallery Price $1,000.00
- Title
- Buckle and Keep of Ingot Sterling with 101 Flush Bezel Set Natural Turquoise
- Artist
- Virgil and Lena Dishta
- Medium
- Sterling silver and natural turquoise
- Troy ounces
- .92 troy ounces
- Size
- Buckle 2" height X 2" length, Keep 3/4" height X 7/16" width. Will accommodate 7/8" wide belt strap tapering to 5/8" width at the pierced tip.
- Signed
- "V & L Dishta" stamped on buckle back
- Date of creation
- 1970's
- Condition
- Excellent
- Turquoise
- Natural Blue Gem turquoise
- Description
- Continuing the legacy of his father, Virgil Sr and grandfather Frank Dishta, Virgil Dishta junior brought his wife, Lena into the family and their distinctive way of creating inlay jewelry. They worked together until her death in 2005. Lena was also known for her six petal "flowers", a cluster of six flush set round turquoise stones done in the Dishta style. Her own mark was L. Dishta.
- Provenance
- An Jo
- Gram weight
- 28.5 grams
- About The Buckle and Keep of Ingot Sterling with 101 Flush Bezel Set Natural Turquoise
Thre flower buckle with matching keep was fabricated utilizing sheet and wire, mill rolled and drawn from sterling silver ingot. Each round and each "tear drop" shaped bezel was individually soldered prior to being fabrication joined in rows and floral groupings. Fine wire, single and in rope twists, accent, define and frame the decorative elements. In all, there are 101 hand-cut Blue Gem turquoise flush set stones, 57 round and 42 tear drop shaped for petal and leaves.
This amazing, elegant buckle and keep, when compared to the creations of Virgil Sr. and Frank Dishta, demonstrates the strength of artistic soul living through generations in this family. Design and execution are as perfect and remarkable as any first made by grandfather Frank Dishta at least 40 years earlier.
- About Virgil and Lena Dishta
- Zuni, Virgil junior and Lena Dishta, a married couple creating jewelry together in the Dishta style
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