Lot 516

R. Singer Sterling Silver Eagle Pendant Necklace

Estimate: $300 - $600

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$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
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$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
For your consideration in this lot is a Navajo Native American, Rose Singer, sterling silver eagle pendant necklace. Rose Singer is the wife of Tommy Singer; she continued making jewelry after her husband's death. T. Singer was a world famous Navajo silversmith and his distinct style of Indian jewelry is recognized the world over. Tommy was a silversmith for over 50 years. He learned the art of silversmithing from his father when he was just 7 years old. His father, Tsinnigine Hathali, was a Navajo Medicine man. Singer is thought to be one of the most important and greatest contemporary silversmith Indian artists and his work is highly sought after. This necklace displays a sterling silver construction with a hand tooled, flying eagle design across the front. The back of the pendant is marked "R Singer Sterling" across the bottom, showing a feather stamp next to the hallmark. The pendant is set on a twisted rope silver chain and shows good condition, overall. The necklace measures 17 1/2" long unclasped with the pendant measuring 2 3/4" long by 1 1/2" wide.