Lee and Mary are considered, two of the most accomplished silversmiths in the history of Zuni arts. This beautiful ring depicts a small Zuni sunface design, surrounded with natural, rare webbed Villa Grove turquoise. It offers the best of their stone to stone inlay work, with an outstanding 14K gold design. The rings top portion measures 7/8" wide, tapering to 3/16" at bottom. The ring size being a 10 3/4. Hallmarked Zuni, L/M W. The workmanship is beyond compare, with top grade materials used in this wonderful ring.
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.
