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Navajo Orville Tsinnie Sugilite Silver Cuff Bracelet

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Navajo Orville Tsinnie Sugilite Silver Cuff Bracelet

$899.99

Beautiful Native American handmade sugillite & sterling silver bracelet created by Navajo silversmith, Orville Tsinnie. The bracelet features 11 genuine Sugalite stones. Size medium, measuring 3/4 wide and 5-1/2 end to end plus a 1-1/8 gap and it fits a 6 to 7-1/2 wrist. Item#4032

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Award winning Navajo artist, Orville Tsinnie has created this stylish contemporary sterling silver & sugilite cuff bracelet with solid traditional silverwork. The bracelet is made from heavy gauge sterling silver and features a square purple sugilite stone in the center and 5 oval sugilite stones on each side. The inside of the cuff is stamped too, for added interest.

Orville has been recently working quite a bit with sugilite. Sugilite is named for the Japanese geologist who discovered the first specimens, Ken-ichi Sugi. It is opaque with a waxy luster and ranges from a pale grayish lavender to a deep dark purple. Bright purple stones with little matrixing or blotches are the most valued. Gem grade sugilite is beautifully translucent and because it is quite rare it brings a high price.

The bracelet measures 5-1/2 end to end plus a 1-1/8 gap and it fits a 6 to 7-1/2 wrist. The bracelet is not adjustable. It weighs 78 grams. Brand new and in perfect condition. Gift Box and Certificate of Authenticity included. Hallmarked by and purchased in person from Orville Tsinnie.

To build a clean shiny bracelet is very hard as you can not hide sloppy excess solder with textures and other rough surface treatments. Your work has to be totally right and fit well and no extra solder. But when done is a very classy, elegant look. The silver used in all of Orville's work is a heavy gauge and well built to last a life time. The heavy silver shaped and formed by Orville and the stones were hand cut, polished and set by him. This is the quality of work that you are guaranteed to find in every piece of Orville Tsinnie's jewelry!

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