VTG FRANK PATANIA SR FULLY HALLMARKED STERLING SILVER PR.TURQUOISE CUFFLINKS-NR

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THESE EARLY RARE HALLMARKED FRANK PATANIA SR CUFFLINKS WERE AN ESTATE PURCHASE.
THWY ARE FASHIONED OF TURQUOISE AND STERLING
AND THEY HAVE FRANK PATANIA'S ICONIC THUNDERBIRD AND HIS CONJOINED FP INITIAL HALLMARKS.
PATANIA  WAS AN ICONIC JEWELRY DESIGNER AND EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK ARE  IN THE SMITHSONIAN,THE HEARD AND WHEELWRIGHT  AND OTHER MUSEUM AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS.
HE HAD TWO THUNDERBIRD SHOPS WHICH FEATURED HIS WORK AND QHERE HE EMPLOYED AND TRAINED GIFTED NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISANS.
ONE  SHOP WAS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO AND THE OTHER WAS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA.
THESE EXCEPTIONAL CUFFLINKS  ARE STAMPED WITH THE THUNDERBIRD HALLMARK AND THEY HAVE THE CONJOINED FP INITIALS FOR FRANK PATANIA.
THEY ARE MARKED STERLING IN TWO PLACES.
I HAVE NOT POLISHED THE STERLING SINCE SO MANY COLLECTORS PREFER THE PATINA WHICH INDICATES AGE AND USE.
I WAS TOLD THE TURQUOISE STONES ARE EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLES  FROM THE  BISBEE ARIZONA MINE WHICH IS NO LONGER MINED.
THE STONES  ARE DEEP BLUE WITH A BLACK MATRIX AND ARE TIGHTLY SET IN SERRATED SILVER BEZELS.
THESE WOULD BE AN EYE CATCHING ACCOMPANIMENT TO ANY FORMAL SHIRT OR BLOUSE HAVING FRENCH CUFFS AND A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY COLLECTION.
USPS  MAIL IN THE CONTINENTAL USA WITH TRACKING AND SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION  IS FREE.
PAYMENT IS DUE AND EXPECTED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF YOUR WINNING BID.
I HAVE COLLECTED NATIVE AMERICAN PAWN AND TAXCO, MEXICAN  SILVER FOR OVER FORTY YEARS AND AM NOW DOWNSIZING SO PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS.
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