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1930s-1940s Turquoise Box Bow Squash Blossom Necklace

Western Trading Post

$2,500.00
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SKU:
WTP.SQ4286
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Offered here for your consideration is a 1930s to 1940s era turquoise box bow squash blossom necklace with homemade beads. This necklace features a lovely naja, highlighted with three turquoise cabochons resting in smooth silver bezels created out of two carinated silver wires with a center twisted wire. The neckline is filled with 20 matching blossoms each with a turquoise cabochon resting in a smooth silver bezel and intricate hand stamped design. Two strands of handmade sterling silver beads conjoined into one, strung on a foxtail wire finish off this necklace nicely. Add this nice older turquoise box bow squash blossom necklace with homemade beads to your collection.
MAKER: Unmarked. Likely Zuni based on style and design however this item is unmarked (as was common of Native jewelry from this era). 
APPROX AGE: Somewhere between the 1930s to 1970s.
SIZE: This necklace measures approximately 26 1/2 inches from end to end and the naja measures approximately 1 1/2 inches across (at the widest point) x 1 5/8 inches from top to bottom. The blossoms each measure approximately 1 inch long by 1/4 inches wide. The total weight for this item is 69.2 grams.
CONDITION: Good for its age, normal wear expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.