Large Signed Native American Silver & Petit Point Turquoise Brooch

Lot description

Large Native American silver (content unknown) and turquoise brooch, openwork plaque with radiating petit-point turquoise cabochons, twisted rope trim and beaded accents, among crescent moon motifs, twice-signed Vivian with backwards N, once-signed Louise, trader's mark Rexx and inked numeral 12397 at reverse, lacking one stone, stable fracture to one stone, approx 4 1/8"l, 2.5"w, 41.3 grams (inclusive of all materials) Provenance: The Dagmar Grieder Collection of Old Pawn Native American jewelry. A curated selection assembled in the late 1970s-1980s, including on reservation and at auctions in Tuba City, Arizona NOTE: ALL JEWELRY & COIN LOTS REALIZING OVER $1,000 MUST BE PAID BY BANK WIRE. STANDARD TREATMENTS ASSUMED ON ALL COLORED STONES