North American Auction Company
Live Auction

New Year January Western Collector Sale

Sat, Jan 23, 2021 11:00AM EST
Lot 56

Navajo Branch Coral & Sterling Squash Blossom

Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
This lot features an excellent, Navajo Native American squash blossom, branch coral and sterling silver necklace. The necklace shows a prominent Naja squash pendant with a crescent moon, downward shape and a double faceted bar construction, holding five shadow box oval conchos, each with a polished cabochon of branch coral. The necklace itself shows a double strand of silver concho pearl beads on the necklace cable, holding ten blossoms with the matching oval concho shadow box and the whimsical center holding a polished cabochon of branch coral with a tooled outer design. Overall, the necklace shows an original patina. The necklace measures 27 ¼” long when unclasped and the Naja measures 3 ¼” x 3 ¼”.