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Montana Premier March 4th Collector Auction

Sat, Mar 4, 2023 11:00AM EST
Lot 445

Navajo Gilbert Ortega Chipped Inlay Watchband Tips

Estimate: $200 - $500

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
Featured in this lot is this chipped inlay watchband tips from Navajo artist and gallery Gilbert Ortega. The watchband tips shows a wonderfully and professionally crafted sterling silver construction with a shadowbox design with a thunderbird central decoration with chipped turquoise and chipped red branch coral inlaid into the face of the tips. The condition of this of these watchband tips is fair with one segment of the chipped turquoise missing from the inlay but otherwise shows fair overall condition. The measurements of each of the watchband tip are 1 3/4" x 1 1/4" x 5/8". The collective weight of this watchband tips is 37.6g.