Lot 451

Navajo Sterling & Spiny Oyster Necklace & Earrings

Estimate: $600 - $1,000

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For your consideration is this Navajo sterling and spiny oyster necklace and earring set by Navajo silversmith Bernadine Begay Tsosie. The necklace displays five linked pendants, each featuring a cabochon of spiny oyster with three (3) sterling beads on the outsides of the cabochons. The pendants are set on a sterling chain with a hook clasp. The back of each pendant is marked "BBT Sterling", indicating the piece was made by Bernadine Begay Tsosie. The necklace measures 18 1/8" from clasp to clasp and the spiny oyster pendants measure 3/4" L x 5/8" W. The necklace weighs 31.5 grams. The dangle earrings each feature an oval cut cabochon of spiny oyster, showing great orange coloration, with three (3) sterling beads on the outsides. The backs are stamped, "BBT Sterling". The earrings measure 1" L x 5/8" W x 1/4" D. The earrings total weight is 8.5 grams.