Lot 508

Navajo Pat Chee Sterling Silver Turquoise Buckle

Estimate: $250 - $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 sterling silver and cripple creek turquoise buckle from Navajo artist Pat Chee circa 1970's. The buckle features a wonderfully and professionally crafted sterling silver construction with a beautifully tooled face with geometric patterns and a scalloped semi shadowbox design around the center stone. The center stone is a cripple creek turquoise cabochon with light to bright blue coloration and a lovely luster with spiderwebbing mineral deposits shown throughout. The buckle is stamped with Pat Chee hallmark of 'P. Chee.' Pat Chee is a well known Navajo artist across all platforms. The condition of this buckle is fair with the swivel belt clasp showing a missing pin in the the mechanism but otherwise in fair overall condition. The measurements of this buckle are 2 1/2" x 3 1/4" x 1". The collective weight of this buckle is 65.2g.
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