This is absolutely magnificent. A work of art. THIS WEIGHS OVER 156 GRAMS. The largest beads are the center ones with all the OLD MAGNIFICENT INLAID TURQUOISE STONES! THE COLOR OF THE STONES-WOW! 9 of the beads are all inlaid with old blue turquoise beads. The largest one in the center is 1 3/8 inches tall (double that around) and 1 1/8 inches wide (double that around). They go down just a little bit however the turquoise beads always remain VERY LARGE. Then they are followed by all hand tooled old engraved bench beads which start out at about 10-11 mm and taper down slowly to the smallest being about 5-6 mm. THIS IS A REMARKABLE MUSEUM PIECE. I did notice 2 small turquoise stones missing on different beads. Very hard to tell I had to look hard to find them. There are NO DENTS AND NO DINGS. This is a gorgeous old Navajo piece. No marks that I could find… Gently acid tested and guaranteed sterling. THIS IS VERY SOLID-VERY GORGEOUS and one of the most magnificent Navajo pieces you will ever see. Please do not expect our items to be new… Unless otherwise mentioned in our listings they are vintage or pre-owned and will arrive as such. The item “RARE XFINE OLD NAVAJO STERLING BENCH BEAD INLAID WithTURQUOISE NECKLACE 164 GRAMS” is in sale since Thursday, August 15, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “mc-shoppe” and is located in Houston, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia.
- Jewelry Type: Necklaces
- Brand: Sterling
- Main Stone: Turquoise
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Type: Beads