Lot 2

Navajo Spur Sterling & Turquoise Bolo Tie RARE

Estimate: $1,750 - $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
Featured in this lot is this sterling silver and turquoise spur bolo from Navajo silversmith Jerry Francisco. The bolo shows excellent craftsmanship and is wonderfully decorated with embossed surfaces of leaves, twisting vine, and twisting rope along the border and as a rowel. The spur pendant is decorated with three lone mountain turquoise stones with lovely prevalent matrixes shown on all three, with the largest showing a natural cut cabochon with two smaller natural cut oval cabochon where the spur strap knobs are shown. The artist’s signature is shown on the internal underside of the spur pendant. The condition of this bolo is good, with no obvious signs of damage and a lovely patina adorning the sterling silver bolo pendant. The measurements of this bolo from aglets to the top are 19 1/4" and the large pendant measures 4 1/4" x 3" x 2 1/8". The collective weight of the pendant is 150g.