Vintage Simplicio Style Turquoise, Sterling & Fleur De Lis Squash Blossom Necklace With Earrings

Presented here for your bidding enjoyment is a vintage Simplicio style turquoise, sterling silver & Fleur-de-lis style Squash Blossom Necklace with earrings. This larger STATEMENT necklace features a solid silver naja highlighted with 18 natural turquoise cabochons all set in handmade sawtooth silver bezels. Accenting the stones are hand stamped silver dots, arches and file work. The neckline is filled with 14 blossoms each with the same natural turquoise, hand stamped dots, arches and filework with the blossoms having a unique Fleur-de-lis design instead of petals. Two strands of handmade sterling silver beads conjoined into one and strung on foxtail wire finish off this necklace nicely. A pair of matching blossom earrings with post backs complete the set nicely. *Note: Some of the turquoise stones have fissures/cracks so please look closely at the pictures. Add this STATEMENT set to your collection today!
Provenance: From the estate of Samuel Senkow II. This squash blossom necklace was a gift from Reginald “Redge” and Gladys Laubin who had strong ties to the Lakota Sioux, Shoshone and Arapahoe tribes.
MAKER: Possibly Simplicio family based on style and design, however this set is unmarked (as was common of Native jewelry from this era).
APPROX AGE: Vintage. 
SIZE: This necklace measures approximately 35 inches from end to end and the naja measures 4 1/4 inches across at the widest point x 4 1/2 inches from top to bottom. The blossoms each measure 2 1/4 inches long by 1 inches wide. The total weight for this item is a WHOPPING 455.1 grams (without earrings).
CONDITION: Good for their age with normal wear and minor imperfections expected. *Note: Some of the turquoise stones have fissures/cracks so 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.