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Money Clip with Blue Gem Turquoise
Sterling Silver by Sunshine Reeves
$795
£600.44
€693.60
CA$1,120.04
A$1,199.57
CHF 644.88
MX$14,569.42
NOK 8,148.35
SEK 7,460.42
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About the Item
Money Clip with Blue Gem Turquoise
Sterling Silver by Navajo Silversmith Sunshine Reeves
Daniel “Sunshine” Reeves was born in 1966 into a family of silversmiths. His older brothers, Gary and David (both deceased) taught him the art of working in silver, with which he has gone on to become one of the most distinguished silversmiths in the country. He has been an active, professional Navajo silversmith since 1986. He is also the half-brother of Andy and Darrell Cadman. Sunshine is known for his distinctive stamp work. He uses an average of 10-20 handmade stamps to complete a pattern. His intricate stamp work and creative designs make his work a favorite of collectors.
Reeves’ pieces begin with flat sheets of silver, which are then deeply hand-stamped and shaped to form intricately decorated bracelets, boxes, and even kerosene lanterns. Though the process is time-consuming and labor intensive, (each individual mark on a piece represents a separate hammer blow) the finished products are beautiful and entirely unique art objects.
Sunshine is well recognized as a master in his field. His work has been displayed at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, and the Heard Museum. Reeves also took the Best of Show award at the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial and is the only silversmith to win Best of Show at the famed Santa Fe Indian Market.
The nickname, “Sunshine” was given by family members when he was young, because of his light colored hair.
The Blue Gem mine, which is no longer active, produced almost every shade of green and blue turquoise imaginable. The Blue Gem mine site is located near Battle Mountain. It produced a great variety of turquoise, from intense blue to deep green combinations with a hard, irregularly distributed matrix. The Battle Mountain or Blue Gem mine, which began production in 1934 yielded the most valuable Blue Gem turquoise because of its rich color and hardness.
Of the several Nevada mines that are named Blue Gem, this is the largest and most famous. Blue Gem turquoise tends to form in very thin slab forms rather than nugget, although the largest nugget ever found weighed 178 pounds.
This mine was one of the deepest with lots of underground tunnels. Blue Gem closed in the 70’s and there does not seem to be much available today.
Materials: Sterling Silver and Blue Gem Turquoise
Measurements of money clip: 3" Length x 3/4" Width
- Creator:Sunshine Reeves
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- Seller Location:Scottsdale, AZ
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