(3) Navajo Silver & Turquoise Brooches, Frances Jones, Emma Carviso & Other

Lot description

(lot of 3) Native American silver and turquoise brooches, including: (1) silver (content unknown) brooch, signed with conjoined FJ (Frances Jones, Navajo/ Dine, 20th c.), openwork floriform plaque centering bezel-set turquoise, approx 2.5"diam; (1) sterling brooch, signed E. Carviso (Emma Carviso, Navajo/ Dine, 20th c.), with seven radiating turquoise cabochons in scalloped surround, marked sterling at reverse, approx 1 3/8"diam; (1) silver (content unknown) brooch, elongated openwork plaque with three turquoise stones, frame with stampwork motifs, approx 3.25"l, 1"w; 61.7 grams total (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