North American Auction Company
Live Auction

Fine Montana Collector Sale - April 2023

Sat, Apr 22, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 32

Navajo Raymond Begay Tufa Cast Sterling Bracelet

Estimate: $650 - $1,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
For your consideration is this amazing Tufa cast sterling cuff bracelet from the renowned Navajo silversmith, Raymond Begay. The bracelet has a heavy sterling silver construction and is stamped, “Sterling Ray B”on the inside. The bracelet is made using the very unique Tufa casting method, a method used by some of the first Navajo silver makers in the 1870s. Tufa Casting Sterling Silver gives a fine stippled finish, much like Old Pawn jewelry, and is widely collectible due to its heavy construction. This bracelet shows Tufa casting with a raw hammered-like finish that has slight stamping an effigy of a Native American on horseback, a cactus, a bison and a hand with two zigzagging arrows on either side of the bracelet. The bracelet is in good condition with no signs of damage or wear. The bracelet is 1" wide and has an inside circumference of approximately 7". The bracelet weighs 55.6 grams.*

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