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<p>[QUOTE="Joan, post: 9591283, member: 5398"][ATTACH=full]464215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]464216[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]464217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]464218[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]464219[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this bracelet several years ago in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and didn't pay much for it. There's no signature or other marks unless the little squiggle in the center is some type of maker's mark. It tested as silver and seemed like maybe higher than 925.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used Google lens and saw similar stones identified as Royston, but also some identified as Kingman turquoise. The bracelet below has a similar stone and design and is identified as Navajo Royston Turquoise and is signed and marked sterling.</p><p><a href="https://nativoarts.com/products/extraordinary-native-american-navajo-royston-turquoise-sterling-silver-bracelet?variant=36492371460263" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nativoarts.com/products/extraordinary-native-american-navajo-royston-turquoise-sterling-silver-bracelet?variant=36492371460263" rel="nofollow">https://nativoarts.com/products/extraordinary-native-american-navajo-royston-turquoise-sterling-silver-bracelet?variant=36492371460263</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]464220[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I recall Hollyblue mentioning that no one can know which mine a turquoise stone is from unless they were there when it was mined, or something to that effect. So, if I were selling the bracelet on eBay, would I be limited to calling it a vintage Southwestern turquoise bracelet?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joan, post: 9591283, member: 5398"][ATTACH=full]464215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]464216[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]464217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]464218[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]464219[/ATTACH] I bought this bracelet several years ago in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and didn't pay much for it. There's no signature or other marks unless the little squiggle in the center is some type of maker's mark. It tested as silver and seemed like maybe higher than 925. I used Google lens and saw similar stones identified as Royston, but also some identified as Kingman turquoise. The bracelet below has a similar stone and design and is identified as Navajo Royston Turquoise and is signed and marked sterling. [URL]https://nativoarts.com/products/extraordinary-native-american-navajo-royston-turquoise-sterling-silver-bracelet?variant=36492371460263[/URL] [ATTACH=full]464220[/ATTACH] I think I recall Hollyblue mentioning that no one can know which mine a turquoise stone is from unless they were there when it was mined, or something to that effect. So, if I were selling the bracelet on eBay, would I be limited to calling it a vintage Southwestern turquoise bracelet?[/QUOTE]
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