Cerrillos Squash Blossom [SG-526]

An artistic turquoise and silver squash blossom necklace. The fine hand-cut, serrated bezel is set with graduated stones of nice oval shape from the ancient mine of Cerrillos in New Mexico. The silver work around the stone is unique. In place of silver wire, we find tiny raindrop beads as a bezel surrounding the half-round silver bars forming a three-arch crown at the stone top. A pair of silver arms extends down at the sides. Thick fluted silver squash steam emerges below the bottom ring. The magnificent seven-stone naja formed by a pair of thick silver bars is seductive in its beauty! Bench-made silver beads. No marks. Old pawn. Original silver patina. Engraved GT? Length - 29" I.D. - 15 3/4"