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Authentic Tiffany Co Estate Weave Money Clip Sterling Silver 16.6 Grams TIF787 This Elegant Rare Authentic Tiffany Co. Men’s Money Clip is a sophisticated dual-purpose a...

Cushion shaped Victor Mayer Structured lines Cufflinks 925 Sterling Silver, dimensions approx. 17 mm x 18 mm VICTOR MAYER is a fine jewelry house known for its sophisticated craftsm...

Authentic Tiffany Co Estate Money Clip Tie Pin made of Sterling Silver + 14K Gold TIF775 This Elegant Rare Authentic Tiffany Co. Men’s Money Clip Tie Pin is a sophistica...

Authentic Tiffany Co Estate Thumb Print Money Clip designed by Elsa Peretti in Sterling Silver 17 Grams TIF812 This beautifully Tiffany money clip has been newly polished and ...

Elsa Peretti’s creations reveal her unique ability to blend form, function, and emotion. This sterling silver money clip exemplifies her talent for transforming everyday items into s...

Sterling silver Thumbprint money clip by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co. A small money clip featuring Elsa Peretti's modern thumbprint design. Tiffany & Co box and pouch are not incl...

The "Ostrich Feather Tickler Attachment" was designed by Betony Vernon in 1996 and continues to seduce BV collectors today. Fabricated using multiple l...

A fine Georg Jensen sterling silver tie clip. Model no. 74. Designed by Sigvard Bernadotte for Georg Jensen circa 1953. And of course, it can doubl...

Sterling silver bon bon spoon by Whiting Manufacturing Co in a floral pattern. Monogram appears to be S (on the top of the back of the handle) Beautifu...

Designer: Tiffany co. Material: sterling silver Dimensions: clip measures 2.25 inches Weight: 17.6 grams

Navajo needlepoint concho belt. Signed LMB, marked sterling. 11 conchos total. Exceptional design on each concho, featuring floral style center with complementary scalloped silverwork and final layer of turquoise framing concho. Old Pawn. Acquired from a Navajo trader. PERIOD: After 1950 ORIGIN: Navajo, Southwest SIZE: Total Belt Length 62 1/2" Leather; conchos 2 1/4"D The word “concho” sometimes spelled “concha”, comes from the Spanish word meaning shell. Some of the first “conchos” were made of melted silver dollars and resembled a shell. Concho belts reportedly began appearing in Navajo country in the late 1860s. Other Native Americans including Zuni and Hopi also made traditional concho belts before long. Concho belts can cost into the thousands of dollars depending upon the craftsmanship, amount of silver, rarity of turquoise and stones used. Belts in the upper end of the price scales are usually made before the turn of the century. Buyers should deal with reputable dealers as many fakes and look-a-likes exist. A well-made belt with age to it will fetch a bigger premium and hold its value better. The earliest concho belts are now referred to as “First Phase” belts. This style of belt was made before Native silversmith had learned much about soldering. The conchos were hammered out from melted coins, cut, and filed into shape, engraved and a diamond shape slot was cut out of the middle of the concho, with a bar left across the center of the diamond shaped slot for the leather loop. Conchos that required no soldering are generally thought to be made from 1860-1880. Second phase conchos were done 1890-1900s in which silversmith began to solder. Third phase conchos is when you start to see the “butterfly” or “bow” appear between conchos and the use of turquoise as an adornment. A butterfly (bow) is a smaller concho in between bigger conchos. A belt with butterflies and sometimes turquoise would be from the early 1900s – 1930s. The timelines may slightly differentiate depending upon who you ask. Natives first had concho belts for personal use only, but around the turn of the last century, tourist demand had kicked in and a new outlet emerged. belts & buckles jewelry silver belts conchos navajo needlepoint southwest turquoise...

Golden Hills Turquoise Money Clip by Navajo Silversmith Sunshine Reeves Daniel “Sunshine” Reeves was born in 1966 into a family of silversmiths. ...