Old Pawn Turquoise Bear Claw & Sterling Pendant

Old Pawn Turquoise Bear Claw & Sterling Pendant
Signed "B. Y."
1' x 1/2"

Vintage Native American sterling silver pendant by Navajo Benson Yazzie of New Mexico. 2 robins egg blue cabochon are set in serrated bezels with a tiny silver squash blossom at the top. A showcase of silverwork covers the remainder of the pendants face; rope twist, spirals, linework, and a single faux bear claw. Benson Yazzie has been working with jewelry since the age of 13 and is briefly described as both a silver and goldsmith in Barton Wright's "Hallmarks of the Southwest".

J11.31.NO
$175.00
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