Vintage Navajo Thomas Singer Sterling Overlay Horse Storyteller Belt Buckle

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Vintage Navajo Thomas Singer Sterling Overlay Horse Storyteller Belt Buckle
There is no sterling mark or hallmark of any kind on this piece it is one of three I purchased together from the same estate not one of the three are marked sterling but it is obvious they are It could be that the were never meant to be sold or they could have purchased from a artist at a roadside stand allot of that went on in the 1930's to the 1950's. There are allot of reasons why pieces did not get marked. This one has a early Tommy Singer mark it is marked with a T and quarter moon. They were purchased on vacations out west. This one is about 3" long and 1-3/4" tall the overall length with belt and buckle is 44-1/4" belt is 1-1/4" wide and is
sewn
on it is.
If you are bothered that it is not marked please do not purchase I do not do returns.
Native American jewelry is art and as such, it is often signed by the artist. This signature is called a hallmark. A hallmark can be a stamp, that is, an impression made into the sterling silver (or other material) by holding a die on the silver and striking the die with a hammer.
Stamped hallmarks can be all types of letters in various fonts as well as pictures and symbols. Artists sign pieces is by using an engraver.
Several artists might use the same hallmark. An artist might change his or her hallmark several times during a lifetime
Native American artists haven’t always used hallmarks.  Early items usually had no hallmarks because the items were made for personal or family use, not for sale.
In the late 1920's and early 1930's the few hallmarks that appeared were made by chisel marks in the 1950s, the Navajo Guild, among others, encouraged hallmark use by its members. During the Native American jewelry boom of the 1970's, hallmarks kicked into full swing and their use continues to this day on the majority of jewelry items.
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“WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.”
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