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Item # 294A - Vintage Zuni Turquoise Needlepoint Squashblossom Necklace & Earrings Combo
Beautiful vintage Zuni turquoise needlepoint squashblossom necklace & earrings combo! Made with one hundred forty two (142) 6mm hand made silver beads, fourteen (14) needlepoint blossoms with thirteen (13) stones on each one, and a fifty nine (59) turquoise needlepoint stone naja. Each stone is hand cut and set in very fine hand cut saw toothed bezels. Most of the stones have a silver drop at the tip and the blossoms have a four fingered bloom. Other highlights are twisted wire and a repousse crescent moon on the naja. The naja measures 2 1/2" by 2 1/4" and each blossom measures 1 1/8" by 5/8" approximately. The necklace measures 22 3/4" long end to end with a wearable length of 12 5/8" long. It weighs 115.2 grams (4.06 ounces) and is stamped JHK connected by the artist. The matching earrings are screw type clasp and measure 1 3/4" by 5/8" which includes the clasp. They are stamped STERLING on the screw head. $654.95