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Turquoise “Tour de Force” Cuff

United States · Sterling Silver

$1,149.95

Turquoise gathered from many mines — the full range of green into blue — set across a single sterling cuff and accented with garnet, amethyst, and onyx. A study in how one stone can hold an entire spectrum.
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Maker
SIGNED STERLING
Origin
United States
Era
Signed Sterling · Artisan · One of a kind
Materials
Sterling Silver
Condition
Pre-owned
Provenance
Turquoise gathered from many mines — the full range of green into blue — set across a single sterling cuff and accented with garnet, amethyst, and onyx. A study in how one stone can hold an entire spectrum.
Apollo Speaks

On this piece

Turquoise is never just one color, and this cuff is built to prove it. A true tour de force of the stone, it gathers turquoise in a full range from green to blue — sourced from many different mines, each with its own signature hue and matrix — and sets them together across a sterling band, accented with garnet, amethyst, and onyx for depth. To a collector of Southwestern work, the variety is the point: it’s a small survey of what the earth does with copper and aluminum and time, all on one wrist. The piece is one of a kind, handcrafted, signed sterling inside the cuff, in excellent condition at a size 6.5. There’s a reason turquoise has been treasured across the Americas for a thousand years; here it’s shown in its full spectrum by an artisan who clearly loved the stone. Wearable, and quietly educational.

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