I just love these.
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REAL Native American Jewelry~
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Oh no!
Didn't you get to Garland's Indian Jewelry and Hoel's Indian Shop? Two of the greatest shops in US for top quality.
I always have new things coming in and occasional finds of rare and antique pieces that I keep or sometimes sell. One recent addition:
Coral row bracelet by Ernest Roy Begay. Expert, unusual deep handstamping inside and at ends.
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I don't think it's uncommon for stores outside the southwest selling NA jewelry to be unaware of the value of what they're selling. I have a few pieces from ebay that are clearly hallmarked but the seller never bothered to look them up.Here in the Midwest, back in the days of mall antique shows, I often found gorgeous sterling pieces with Taxco hallmarks selling for $25-$30. While some weird cookie jar shaped like a duck would have a $500 price tag. Could never tell if the sellers were simply uninformed or crazy, or if that's what the local market was paying for these things.
Yes..,.these are! I would be ashamed to tell you what I paid for them. The hallmark is just a single bear foot print and I looked it up and could not see who it belonged to.
Beautiful pieces. I din't think I've been to any of these shops. We were half a day in Sedona.
I haven’t seen much turquoise at all in my area. There was a shop I remembered having some amazing pieces, but unfortunately I was a week late. A lady from out west purchased forty-five pieces, which were mostly cuffs and rings. So what was left was pretty picked over, but I did buy a few pieces. I do not know much about turquoise, but I do believe this to be Native American. It’s marked RB, under that Sterling and under that a sideways B. I found quite a few options for the RB, still not sure which artisan made this ring, but I like the presence it has [emoji4]
Here is a picture of the mark on it. If anyone knows who made this ring, please let me know. Thanks so much [emoji16]
I have done a bit of research and this might be the work of Navajo artist Roberta Begay. The hallmark I saw is similar to the marking on your ring but not with the extra B. I looked on google and on Native American Hallmarks under the letter R , that is where I found her. I typed in her name on google and clicked on images and there are examples of her work. The RB Sterling imprint is what looks so close. I hope this helps in some small way.
My latest treasure: Ca. 1940s Zuni or Zuni/Navajo collaboration channel inlay bracelet with natural Blue Gem turquoise. Master craftsmanship, entirely accomplished with hand tools. Unknown artist. Very unusual to see this expert handstamping of the silver on a Zuni cuff. Blue Gem is eye dazzling! 
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What a find!! This is a really nice piece! It's gorgeous!!