Vintage Zuni Bolo Tie

Description

Vintage Zuni Bolo Tie

Handmade Circa 1950

Gus and Lorie Panteah - The Panteah family  are well respected Zuni Silversmiths. 

Consider this bolo tie an investment as well as beautiful jewelry that you will enjoy forever.   This is extremely fine Nevada turquoise. 

Perhaps it's Pilot Mountain, Lone Mountain, #8, maybe Fox or Blue Gem... really, when you get to this level turquoise... its about the individual stone not the mine it came from.

But then it's always about the turquoise. This is gem turquoise.  The stone is hard, the beautiful color and and matrix color appear to come from deep inside the stone. 

It is a hard gemstone that simply glows blues and blue greens with a gold tone spider web. It was mined before blasting or a gemstone this large would not have survived.  The blasting would have caused multiple  fractures.  This Gem as never been fracured. 

These are two extraordinary turquoise gems, just cut and polished many decade ago..  I have never seen anything like them.  It is a rare, a primo collectible at a bargain price.

I find it a meditative stone... images in the matrix abound.

Over the years, the silver setting was tightened to secure the gem. What that revealed is the depth of the stone. This was done back in the day when people thought the earth's resources were infinite and tools did not cut as thing as they do now.

I doubt the stone has a plastic backing as gems usually have these days. 

Excellent Condition.... The Turquoise is flawless, lots of Zat too.

The Bolotie measures 2" wide at the top and 2 1/4" tall.

It carries the original string tie and silver tips are included. 

Also present is a handmade, "Patent Pending" Bennet clip. A rarity in itself and a very good means of verifying age.

This is a Museum piece. 

Wolf