Large Vintage Zuni Turquoise Cluster Petit Point Sterling Pendant Pin Joe Wilson

  
This is a listing for a vintage, circa 1970's large Zuni turquoise cluster pin and pendant combination. It features stone work that is also known as petit point. It's signed by Joe Wilson, now deceased, a Zuni silversmith who was married (then divorced) to Navajo silversmith Eunice Wilson. They worked together and shared a hallmark, but this is signed by Wilson only, his last name on a square tag overlay. The workmanship is the very best, with each stone hand cut, polished and mounted with a fine serrated bezel. No breaks or damage to any of the perfectly set bezels. The stones are from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Arizona, which Zuni artists loved to use for it's solid rich blue shade. The stones are all tear drop cut with the exception of the center oval cut stone.

They each have a domed surface and beautiful natural polish. The center cluster is surrounded by a double border of fine twisted rope with partial suns stamped along the center. Sterling drops of silver accent each outer stone and complete the design. The pin is large and measures 2.75 inches across and 2.5 inches tall, on a slightly domed surface. It weighs a very respectable 35 grams.

The outer tear drop stones measure 11 by 6mm. The inner tear drops measure 10 by 4mm and the center oval measures 18 by 7mm.

One of the stones has a well cured hairline crack that is secure in it's mounting. The remaining are perfect which is rare for cluster work that is approximately 50 years old.

All the turquoise has a beautiful natural blue color and polish. A few of the stones are beginning to green with age...

Another desired sign of natural turquoise. No collection of fine Native American turquoise is complete without a beautiful turquoise cluster pin.

And it's always an added bonus when the artist doubles it's use by adding a hooked bail on the back for a pendant. Fine Zuni cluster work epitomizes Native American jewelry making at it's best. The item "Large Vintage Zuni Turquoise Cluster Petit Point Sterling Pendant Pin Joe Wilson" is in sale since Monday, July 16, 2018.

This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Pins, Brooches". The seller is "100smr" and is located in Saint Louis, Missouri.

This item can be shipped to United States.

• Signed: Signed Joe Wilson
• Main Stone: Turquoise
• Metal: Sterling Silver
• Jewelry Type: Pendants Pin
• Tribal Affiliation: Zuni
• Ethnic Origin: Native American