Native American Sterling Silver Zuni Vintage HUGE Turquoise Sleeping Beauty Pendant. This pendant measures 3.25″ long and 2″ wide and weighs 58 grams. This piece is VINTAGE, HEAVY, HALLMARKED and the Brightest Blue Turquoise we have ever seen. The piece features Coral 2 Needlepoints of Coral at the bottom and 2 circle Inlay pieces of Coral one at the top and one at the bottom. The Sterling Silver Stamp Work is very Intricate all the way around the piece with a Rope effect and Cut out wave look. This piece is Vintage and Hallmarked by the Artist who Created it. Comes with a heavy 18 Sterling Silver Box Chain. Incredible Piece of Jewelry… Almost couldn’t part with it. The Bright Blue Sleeping Beauty makes you feel like a genuine Princess! The Sleeping Beauty Turquoise. Since the 1970s, the American Sleeping Beauty mine (so named because the mountain looks like a sleeping princess) has become the poster child for the American gem industry. In fact it was European markets that helped to raise the insatiable demand for this gemstone. Designers in Italy craved a high grade Turquoise that offered consistent color and clean appearance and this was the only mine in the world that fitted the bill. However, in 2012 the mine closed, which sent prices in the industry soaring for this prized Turquoise. The parcels in the trade that were mined before 2012 are sadly now dwindling, Gemologists have struggled to find another mine that can fill the void that Sleeping Beauty has left in the market. With the mine still closed, for the time being it seems that Sleeping Beauty isnt going to reawaken. The item “Vintage Native American Rare Sleeping Beauty Zuni Hallmarked Turquoise Pendant” is in sale since Friday, July 14, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “turquoisejewelrygirls” and is located in Surprise, Arizona. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica.
- Jewelry Type: Pendants
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Main Stone: Turquoise
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Material: Stone
- Metal Purity: .925
- Country of Origin: USA
- Signed?: Signed
- Tribal Affiliation: Zuni
- Ethnic Origin: Native American
- Featured Refinements: Zuni Jewelry