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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;reader, post: 4008323, member: 255&quot;]I was tagged on this so I’ll throw my 2cents in on pretty much everything that was already stated. You’ve asked that those that aren’t 100% on the origin of your piece not comment so theoretically there should be NO comments. These is no way in Hades to identify your piece so if you’re selling on line it’s a Southwestern Double Sided Sterling Silver Turquoise Coral Cross. Period. My opinion? Yes I think it’s Zuni as it’s really well matched good quality stones with really clean workmanship but we don’t know that as it could, in theory, be a talented SW silversmith. (Not likely IMO). It’s about protecting yourself from the very strict US laws protecting NA arts as well as being a moral seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>As others have said, listing it as Southwestern pretty much tells all of us who collect that we’ll find NA pieces that are not signed. You have a very nice cross but it’s not the NA piece of life. I don’t own one of those either but I do own a museum quality 50s Navajo huge concha belt and ya know what? If I were to sell it online it too would be listed as Southwestern Vintage 50s Silver Turquoise Concha Belt and it would only go to a serious collector of vintage Navajo belts. I’d have no fear of attracting the right buyer.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the exception of serious museum quality names (e.g. Loloma) no one needs artist names if they’re not signed. As you said, with rare exception is the vintage good stuff signed. IMO you’re wasting your time even trying to attribute that piece. Just list it as Southwestern.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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