Sterling Silver Pill Box with Blue Gem Turquoise
Navajo
- About The Sterling Silver Pill Box with Blue Gem Turquoise
Sterling silver sheet and round wire were mill rolled and drawn by hand from ingot material, to fabricate this little box. An oval cabochon, cut from high grade Blue Gem mine turquoise, graces the lid.
Fabrication with solder was utilized for all assembly. Each piece, forming the box bottom and perfectly fitting lid was precisely cut. Hand-made stamps were used to create desired decoration on the box top and four bottom side panels. A fine sheet bezel was then soldered to the lid, as were hinge straps at the back.
Round wire loops were brought through those straps, then fused to the box bottom. A small button snap was created with a blunted punch stamp. It is repeated on both the bottom and lid front panels, to perfectly align---creating a nesting pressure closure when overlapped.
BuyAffordableArt.com Price $325.00
Gallery Price $395.00
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| Description | Sterling silver sheet and round wire were mill rolled and drawn by hand from ingot material, to fabricate this little box. An oval cabochon, cut from high grade Blue Gem mine turquoise, graces the lid. Fabrication with solder was utilized for all assembly. Each piece, forming the box bottom and perfectly fitting lid was precisely cut. Hand-made stamps were used to create desired decoration on the box top and four bottom side panels. A fine sheet bezel was then soldered to the lid, as were hinge straps at the back. Round wire loops were brought through those straps, then fused to the box bottom. A small button snap was created with a blunted punch stamp. It is repeated on both the bottom and lid front panels, to perfectly align---creating a nesting pressure closure when overlapped. |
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| About the Artist | "Dineh or Diné are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States. They are the second largest federally recognized tribe in the United States with over 300,000 enrolled tribal members as of 2015. The Navajo reservation occupies over 27,000 square miles of land in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Navajo language is spoken throughout the reservation with most Navajos speaking English as well." excerpted from Wikipedia
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| Culture | American Indian, Navajo, USA |
| Medium | Sterling silver and natural Blue Gem turquoise |
| Troy ounces | .76 troy ounces |
| Size | Overall size, closed, 1 11/16" X 1 1/8". Hinge adds another 1/16". Turquoise is 5/16" X 3/16". |
| Signed | No |
| Date of creation | 1930s |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Description | The precision crafting, simple elegance of design and exceptional comfort of weight and finish, in-hand, makes this particular box worthy of any collection, let alone possibles bag, purse or briefcase ! |
| Provenance | BG |
| Gram weight | 23.8 grams |
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