Vintage Native American(?) Silver Jewerly?

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by 'Nuff_Said, Nov 3, 2014.

  1. 'Nuff_Said

    'Nuff_Said Well-Known Member

    Are these vintage Native American silver pieces?

    Any thoughts on age and what the stones might be?

    Only two are marked... one chain's clasp is marked sterling and the ring is marked 'Marri(?)-Ivnn(?) sterling'.

    Your thoughts, if any?

    Thank you!


    NA SILVER 003-001.JPG NA SILVER 004-001.JPG NA SILVER 005-001.JPG NA SILVER 006-001.JPG NA SILVER 007-001.JPG NA SILVER 008-001.JPG
    NA SILVER 002-001.JPG
     

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  2. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    The one with the leaf might be Native, but without a marking I would not offer an opinion, as Zuni-style items have been extensively reproduced by non-natives. The stones on that one appear to be turquoise and coral.
    The others don't look native to me, but I don't know much about Native jewelry, other than that from the Northwest Coast areas (which these are not).
     
  3. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

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  4. eclectic

    eclectic Member

    Nice pieces, but I don't think any of them are NA.
     
  5. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    I agree that it looks like merri-lynn, and also that none of them appear NA. I have seen Native items with leaf motifs - but they had, and one would expect, a signature or known mark, and without that, the most one could say is "native-style" of the leaf item....and I'd not go that far even, on any of the others.
     
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The leaf wants to be Native, but doesn't quite make it. It looks more like a Bell Trading Post production copy, but it's not that either. The bar pin has the right stones for a Navajo piece, but the design is more Craftsman/East Coast but those arrows have me wondering. The back might tell the tale. The ring with the big stone is mid-century artisan or something like.
     
  7. 'Nuff_Said

    'Nuff_Said Well-Known Member

    Thanks folks for your time and replies.....much appreciated!

    SIS, thanks for the link and deciphering the Merri-Lynn inscription.
     
  8. spirit-of-shiloh

    spirit-of-shiloh Well-Known Member

    When I was silversmithing I could buy these leaves and sterling balls, there were even punches with NA designs that one could punch on to sterling bracelets......of course they had to be sold as South Western.
     
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