Melvin Cleveland for Pacific Crest Silver "Night Sky Kachina" Inlay Cuff
United States · Sterling Silver, Inlay and Micro-Inlay Stone
$1,049.95
- Maker
- Melvin Cleveland · Pacific Crest Silver
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Melvin Cleveland · Night Sky Kachina · Inlay
- Materials
- Sterling Silver, Inlay and Micro-Inlay Stone
- Condition
- Excellent
- Provenance
- Signed with a double strike of the script Melvin C. mark on the reverse, along with Sterling and the pictorial mark for Pacific Crest Silver. Fitted with an unusual safety chain, removable by a professional jeweler.
On this piece
A night sky Kachina worked in inlay and micro-inlay across a sterling cuff, by Melvin Cleveland for Pacific Crest Silver. The Kachina are the spirit beings of Pueblo belief, and setting one against a field of night sky asks for exactly the patience micro-inlay demands: the smaller the stone, the less room there is to be wrong. This cuff carries an unusual safety chain, which a professional jeweler can remove if you would rather it didn't. It is signed with a double strike of the script Melvin C. mark on the reverse, along with Sterling and the pictorial mark for Pacific Crest Silver. A size 6.5, measuring 2.25 inches from inside edge to inside edge, 1 inch across the center top and narrowing along the sides, with a back opening of 1.25 inches. Excellent condition.