Vintage Navajo Engraved Etched \"STC STERLING\" Liquid Silver Turquoise Bracelet

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Vintage Navajo Engraved Etched \"STC STERLING\" Liquid Silver Turquoise Bracelet:
$39.99

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Vintage Signed \"STERLING\" and\"STC\" Navajo liquid silver & turquoise6 strand bracelet. Thisbracelet measures 7-1/4\" longfrom end to end. The turquoise seed bead design measures just shy of1\" across.

It is marked \"STERLING\" on the clasp, and in addition one of the end pieces is marked with \"STERLING\" and the letters \"STC.\"These two marks on the end piece are not stamped, instead they are engraved with an engraving tool.

I believe this is an early Thomas Singer piece after the research I have done. He had many different ways of signing his pieces over the years, and early on he did use \"STC\" which was actually the letters \"S\" and \"T\" with a crescent moon that looks like the letter \"C.\" Thomas Singer passed away almost a year ago, and he was a very well known jewelry artist (world famous.)

This pre-owned piece remains in very good condition. I have not polished it and will leave that up to its\' new owner, but it currentlyhas a slightly darkened patina to the silver (seen more under magnification in spots.)

Tommy SingerFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tommy Singer
Born1940
ArizonaDiedMay 31, 2014
Gap, ArizonaNationalityNavajo NationEducationTrained by Singer (born 1940 - May 31, 2014) was a Navajo silversmith who specialized in chip-inlay jewelry.[1] His inlaid turquoise, coral, and silver pieces incorporated traditional Navajo designs. Singer gained acclaim as the originator of the chip inlay design which he developed in the 1970s.

Singer was a member of the Navajo Nation from Winslow, Arizona. He perfected his craft working on the Navajo reservation in a small studio surrounded with his family and other tribal members.

He grew up on the Navajo Reservation and was taught silversmithing by his father, beginning at the age of seven.[2] In the 1960s he invented the \"chip-inlay\" technique of using turquoise or coral chips in this silverwork. This technique has become widespread in his community. He also used stamps and work in overlay.[1]

When asked about his work, Singer said,\"Every piece is made with the various meanings from my traditional ways - the Navajo way of living. My father was a silversmith, too. He taught me, and wanted me to continue this trade. It was my father\'s dream that I learn to silversmith so that I could continue his beliefs

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Vintage Navajo Engraved Etched \"STC STERLING\" Liquid Silver Turquoise Bracelet:
$39.99