Squash Blossom Necklace

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Vintage Sterling Silver
Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace
HK Item #N227

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Vintage Native American Turquoise Nugget Squash Blossom Necklace

Authentic Vintage Native American Turquoise Nugget Squash Blossom Necklace

Size
27" long;
Naja is 3" wide x 3" tall
7 mm bench beads
Materials
Turquoise, Read about stones
Sterling silver, Read about silver
Weight
179 grams
Condition
Vintage, Pre-owned, all stones firmly set, no chips or cracks; no missing pieces
Hallmarks
none
Artist
unknown

Authentic Vintage Native American Turquoise Nugget Squash Blossom Necklace

Authentic Vintage Native American Turquoise Nugget Squash Blossom Necklace

10 squash blossoms approximately 1 3/4" long.

Authentic Vintage Native American Turquoise Nugget Squash Blossom Necklace

Questions or more details.

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Vintage Sterling Silver
Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace
N227 (ONLY ONE AVAILABLE)

$950 SOLD

Paula says - "I'm not sure of which mine this turquoise is from, but the stones are gorgeous with charcoal, black and silver matrix all set securely in smooth sterling silver bezels. This necklace is in excellent vintage condition with no broken pieces or missing stones.

"Are you wondering why this item is not described as Native American? You can find the answer by clicking here."

Authentic Vintage Native American Turquoise Nugget Squash Blossom Necklace

Naja is 3" wide x 3" tall.

Authentic Vintage Native American Turquoise Nugget Squash Blossom Necklace

Authentic Vintage Native American Turquoise Nugget Squash Blossom Necklace

Sterling silver bench beads are 7 mm diameter.

Authentic Vintage Native American Turquoise Nugget Squash Blossom Necklace

Questions or more details.

Horsekeeping LLC - Definitions of Jewelry Age and Condition
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Patina
 A dark or colored film of oxidation that forms naturally on metal by exposure to air and other elements. It is often valued for its aesthetically pleasing appearance. All items in our Vintage Shop have some patina, even NOS.
Vintage
30 years or older.
NOS
New Old Stock. Made at least 20 years ago but never used.
Pre-owned
An item that has been used.

We leave the natural patina on our pawn jewelry because many of our customers like the old "vintage" appearance. If you'd like to clean up your silver jewelry, new or old, check out our handy silver cleaning and polishing cloth.

Silver polishing cloths and anti tarnish bags

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The Squash Blossom Necklace

In about 1880, the tri-petal form that we know as a squash blossom bead appeared. At first, tri-petal silver beads were simply interspersed with plain beads in a naja necklace. Then stones began to be added to the blossom beads partly to please the maker but mostly to satisfy customer demand. Read more . . .

What is the Naja?

The Naja has its origin with the Moors in Spain. It is a good luck charm to ward off the evil eye. It was often used on the browband of Moorish Horses. It is thought that it came to Mexico via the Spanish Moors and from there was adopted by the Navajo Indians. The naja is the base pendant of many ornate squash blossom necklaces.

NOTE: Items in our Vintage Shop are either USED or NEW. They might come from inheritances, estate sales, private collections, and store liquidations. Many items are brand new (NOS, New Old Stock) and in perfect condition while others may show tarnish, scratches and other signs of use. Major issues will be described in detail and shown in photos. Vintage Shop items are sold as described and are not returnable.
Why isn't this item called Native American?

The US Department of the Interior Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 and its recent Amendments require that items described as Native American or Indian be made by an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe. Furthermore, government regulations suggest that all attributions include the Native American Indian's name, tribe and federal tribal enrollment number. Because it is impossible to identify the artist for many vintage items, even if they are authentic Indian made items, we cannot and will not use the words Native American or Indian in association with such pieces.

Read about authenticity of Native American Indian jewelry.

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewelry and Artifacts

Native American Jewelry blog tips and informationWe are in the vintage Native American jewelry rescue business and are passionate about finding new homes for used and vintage jewelry and artifacts. That's why we purchase Native American pieces from estates, inheritances, collection downsizing and New Old Stock (NOS) inventory from closed stores.

Often people contact us after taking a box of Native American jewelry to their local pawn shop and find that a pawn shop is mainly interested in melt value of the metals and not in preserving the beautiful historic pieces. To hear that people have considered selling these treasures for melt value makes us truly sad.

Melt value is usually far below what we would offer for the jewelry. Yet we can't pay retail price for items because of the time and cost involved in finding new homes for them. We have to research, often repair and restore the jewelry, photograph and list each item on our website, and sometimes hold pieces in inventory for years until the right buyer comes along.

We hope you'll find something special in our vintage shop that will complete yet another circle of our jewelry re-homing mission.


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