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<p>[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 9770210, member: 10944"]I know trying to guess at turquoise mines is a fools errand but maybe country of origin can be hazarded? Maybe more, idk. Went to a sale with the best by far, and probably biggest NA jewelry collection I’ve seen. I wasn’t their day one so I didn’t get to see the squash blossoms. The best stuff was all gone by the time I was there end of day two and again end of day three. I did pickup two chunky turquoise pieces though. Probably NA but no identifying marks. Both handmade. One is broken or unfinished. Guessing a buckle but maybe a brooch. Im thinking I’ll have a jeweler throw a loop on it and make it a pendant. That will be the cheapest and easiest way to add value I think. I paid more than I usually would but after driving all the way there I felt the need to buy a few things. Most stuff was priced too high to make much on. Anywho, anyone care to take a stab at origin? </p><p><br /></p><p>The broken/unfinished piece is such a neat looking turquoise specimen that I feel like it could be marketed as a Chinese viewing stone type piece. [ATTACH=full]481670[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]481671[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]481673[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]481675[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]481676[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]481677[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 9770210, member: 10944"]I know trying to guess at turquoise mines is a fools errand but maybe country of origin can be hazarded? Maybe more, idk. Went to a sale with the best by far, and probably biggest NA jewelry collection I’ve seen. I wasn’t their day one so I didn’t get to see the squash blossoms. The best stuff was all gone by the time I was there end of day two and again end of day three. I did pickup two chunky turquoise pieces though. Probably NA but no identifying marks. Both handmade. One is broken or unfinished. Guessing a buckle but maybe a brooch. Im thinking I’ll have a jeweler throw a loop on it and make it a pendant. That will be the cheapest and easiest way to add value I think. I paid more than I usually would but after driving all the way there I felt the need to buy a few things. Most stuff was priced too high to make much on. Anywho, anyone care to take a stab at origin? The broken/unfinished piece is such a neat looking turquoise specimen that I feel like it could be marketed as a Chinese viewing stone type piece. [ATTACH=full]481670[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]481671[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]481673[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]481675[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]481676[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]481677[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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