Knifewing and Ghahate Signed Native American Sterling Silver Rings
Item Details
A pair of signed Native American sterling silver rings. One was made by Zuni silversmiths Randolph and Margie Ghahate, depicting a cardinal perched on a tree branch through the use of spiny oyster, turquoise and mother of pearl inlay. Tracey Knifewing of the Navajo nation created the second ring, a color block band inlaid with lapis lazuli, decorated with incised linear marks halfway down the shank to either side.
Artisan: Randolph and Margie Ghahate, Zuni
Metal Type: Sterling silver
Maker’s Marks: Randolph & Margie Ghahate
Fineness Marks: None (tested sterling)
Ring Size: 7.75
Total Weight: 0.205 ozt
Artisan: Tracey Knifewing
Metal Type: Sterling silver
Maker’s Marks: K with feathered wing pictograph
Fineness Marks: STERLING
Ring Size: 12.00
Total Weight: 0.250 ozt
- This item has been evaluated and verified by an independent Graduate Gemologist. (CINTM)
- All diamond and gemstone grading is done under GIA standards as the mounting permits, where gemstones are present; where mountings impede accurate measurements, (estimated) dimensions are provided. All weights and measurements are estimated and approximate. Industry standard and accepted treatments for gemstones are assumed unless otherwise noted.
Condition
- minor markings throughout.
Dimensions
- ring sizes 7.75 and 12.00.
- the total weight, inclusive of all materials, is 0.455 ozt.
Item #
17CIN535-115
