Description: DESCRIPTION Up for Auction from my personal collection...... This Big Vintage Old Pawn 1960s Native American Navajo Indian Handmade with Lost Wax Hand Casting Solid 925 Sterling Silver 4 Arm Flowering Saguaro Cactus Pendant with the Original 1960s Sterling Silver 18" Chain.... It Measures: 1 1/2" tall x 5/8" widest... You can see on the main stem of the cactus and the 4 arms of the cactus, there are Flowers Blooming, I seen this happen when we lived in Arizona and had Saguaro Cactus in our yard, the only Bloomed at night and had a thick waxy texture and real white in color and gorgeous at night, after the flowers have been pollinated by bats they mature into bright red fruit and Native Americans used them to color fabrics and things due to there red color.... It is Not signed, it was made by the old Navajo artisan " Mike James " from the 4 Corners, New Mexico region...... The Cactus is also guaranteed to be 100% Solid Sterling Silver and was tested as Sterling Silver, the silver has nice dark Patina due to age.... The Chain is 18" long x 1.5mm wide oval links, it is also sterling silver and stamped " Sterling ", it also has dark patina due to age, it has a Spring Ring Clasp, this was the original chain that was put on this pendant from the time the pendant was made, I was told.... This Pendant Necklace came from an old Collection of Native American Indian Jewelry from an Old Indian Trading Post / Pawn Shop in Santa Fe, New Mexico that Shut down years ago, this Pendant Necklace and the many other items that were in the Old inventory of this Trading Post / Pawn Shop and put away for years, now, I will be listing these Great Rare Old Pawn finds on my eBay site, exact age unknown. COMBINING AUCTIONS = is FREE PLEASE NOTE:::... Natural Turquoises, Shells, Gemstones and Coral are very difficult to photograph to Perfect Life Like, because the lights can penetrate somewhat into them and the different types of lights used can create many different slight color tones and hues of them in the photos, so I cannot and will not try to say an exact color of the item being sold because, the cameras, bright lights, backgrounds, foregrounds and computer monitors and moving the item around to photograph it can also distort the actual Life Like color tones and hues, and it may be the color your seeing on your computer monitor when you get it or it may be a lighter or darker color, tone or hue when you get it from what your seeing on your computer monitor, also the angle of which your looking at a computer monitor can also change the color, color tones and hues of an items color your looking at, Thanks. Origin of the items we sell....... Most Jewelry is purchased because the buyer loves the look of an item, and it is a personal preference, and some are sought after by collectors, but it is the Buyers sole responsibility to Actually know what they are purchasing, and do their own research, as we can only give the information that we gathered when we purchased the items, we cannot verify our information in our descriptions due to many different circumstances, like ........ the person who had them in an estate was the only surviving spouse and they don't know the information about the items, or the information is given by an estate executor who had the items looked at by a professional, or did their own research, or a large group of jewelry was purchased from a Dead Pawn or Old Pawn Collection purchase, Auctions or individually purchased from other collectors, and a lot of items are already tagged with information by the previous owners or estate personnel, if items have sales tags or inked writing on them we remove these tags or writing on the items most of the time before we sell them, or the Gallery or Person it came from gave us the information we use, or was made by, we also cannot verify the exact age of items, or any hallmarks, or who had them first, second, third and so on on these old items unless signed with full name of silversmith. We do our very best to give you all the information we have gathered, and have purchased many Native American Indian Identification Books on the Makers and Hallmarks of their Jewelry, and use the internet to do research on these items, and use that information we researched, in addition to the information we have been given. We give all that information we know on an item in our auction descriptions, and we thank all the other ebayers out there who also take the time to let use know more about an item we may not know about, so if you see an item that has information you feel is incorrect, or can give us more information on it, please email us, or call us about that information you have, we never intentionally misrepresent anything we sell, and will always do our best to bring you the information we gathered about that item, we are not experts by any means. Just a little about our experience in this field of Native American Jewelry. We have lived and worked in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Colorado, I used to work in the turquoise and copper mines in Arizona, Tunneling in Texas, Mining in Colorado and have been around turquoise jewelry over 55 years, so it is not something new to me or my wife, although we don't know it all, we do have a great understanding about it and collecting it, and have an extensive Rare Library of the old collectors books and unpublished magazines and manuscripts on the subject which helps us learn and understand more each day. Although we live in Alabama right now, we still travel to the southwestern states scouring North, South, East and West of each state, up and down the old untraveled back roads no one else does, finding forgotten mine sites and rare minerals and have a great reputation with some of the oldest Indian trading posts in the southwest and with the Individual Native Americans them selves, so you may know you are buying from a very experienced collector of Native American Indian Jewelry, which you can see by the unusual and unique items we bring to ebay, and have done so for over 20 years now, longer than most of the sellers selling Native American New Jewelry now, and we sell Turquoise Jewelry necklaces, rings bolos belt buckles, bracelets, and, Kachinas, Pottery, Rugs, Blankets, Art Work and more, if you have any questions, or looking for that special piece to fulfill your collection, please feel free to email us and let us know
Price: 143 USD
Location: Collinsville, Alabama
End Time: 2024-12-08T03:08:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Pendant Shape: Saguaro Cactus
Closure: Spring Ring
Occasion: Anniversary, Birthday, Christmas, Engagement, Father's Day, Graduation, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day
Metal: Sterling Silver
Artisan: Mike James
Necklace Length: 18 in
Vintage: Yes
Main Stone Treatment: Not Enhanced
Department: Unisex Adults
Style: Pendant, Pendant Necklace
Handmade: Yes
Chain Type: Oval Link
Ethnic & Regional Style: Native American
Signed: No
Color: Silver
Material: Sterling Silver
Brand: Native American
Type: Pendant Necklace
Metal Purity: 925
Era: 1960s
Customized: Yes
The Cactus Measures:: 1 1/2" tall x 5/8" widest
Theme: Art, Beauty, Flowers & Plants, Nature
Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
Country of Origin: United States