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Lee
and Mary are considered, two of the most accomplished silversmiths in
the history of Zuni arts. They started working together in the late
1940's, with Lee doing the silver work and Mary doing the stone cutting.
This uniquely designed watch bracelet offers the best of their early work. With 19 contoured cut Morenci Turquoise stones that are being protected with the raised silver bar design. Very attractive piece. The length is 7 3/16" with will fit a wrist smaller than this length, depending on the watch used. It is 1" wide tapering to 3/4" at the bottom. Hallmarked, Zuni, Lee/Mary. It has a nice heavy weight. Dated in marker 1960.
Their
work is published in Zuni Jewelry, the Art and the People, Vol 1 &
2, by Barbara and Ed Bell. Theda Bassman, Northland Publishing Company,
Treasures of the Zuni. Theda and Michael Bassman, Zuni: A Village of
Silversmiths, University of New Mexico Press. Barton Wright, Hallmarks
of the Southwest, Schiffer Publishing LTD, 2000. And many more.
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