Vintage Native American Jewelry Hallmarks
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Vintage native american jewelry hallmarks. Hm little book of marks on southwestern silver hougart. Ben yazzie has made fine silver and turquoise jewelry for many many famous country musicians such as charlie daniels dwight yokham the mcentire sisters mark wills and many more ben yazzie and his beautiful wife work together. Fh native american curio trade in nm battin. Indian native american jewelry artists hallmarks southwest shops trademarks.
The list has been arranged in. Offering vintage old pawn and recent native american indian jewelry along with southwest silver and turquoise jewelry bracelets necklaces watch bands watch faces watch cuffs bolos earrings concho belts and belt buckles. Many times they are just simple letter stamps. This a directory of native american jewelry hallmarks.
They are not something new but can be traced back to the 4th century. Last update on this website. Hm hallmarks of the southwest wright. These native hallmarks are from artists of the navajo hopi zuni and kewa tribes.
It can be difficult to identify an artist by their mark because. Best men s jewelry men s jewelry rings custom jewelry vintage jewelry handmade jewelry luxury jewelry indian jewelry jewelry findings boho jewelry. Hm hopi silver wright. A hallmark is signature stamp embedded in the metal of a piece of jewelry or metal art.
Famous american metal smiths used them before we became a country. Colorado native ben yazzie is a very famous native american jewelry artisan ben has been making wonderful american handcrafted silver jewelry since the early 1970s. Signature native american jewelry hallmarks in alphabetical order. Welcome to my new website.
Paul revere who warned the colonial militia the british are coming during the american revolution used a hallmark on his handmade silver pieces in the 1700s. Hm native american and southwestern silver hallmarks hougart. Native american silversmiths and other jewelry artists use hallmarks to sign their work.