Vintage Navajo Harold Smith Sterling Silver Inlay Necklace – 47g Collector Piece For Sale

Available for private collection acquisition: A striking, heavy-gauge vintage Native American link-and-pendant necklace hand-crafted by the highly celebrated Navajo/Diné silversmith, Harold Smith.This is a museum-quality investment piece featuring the artist's signature micro-inlay channel work. It is in beautiful vintage condition and boasts an impressive, substantial weight.Item Specifications:• Artisan Silversmith: Harold Smith (Navajo)• Hallmarked: Stamped "H. Smith" on the silver bars• Metal: Solid Sterling Silver• Total Weight: 47 Grams• Length: Measures exactly 16 inches from end to end, contouring beautifully along the collarbone.• Inlay Materials: Natural Spiny Oyster Shell, Vintage Lab-Created Fire Opal, Turquoise, and Jet/Black Onyx.The color layout is beautifully balanced, featuring the iconic fiery green and blue flashes of period-correct vintage lab opal used by Smith in the late 20th century.Gemstone Patina: The natural inlay stones display a gorgeous, soft whitish vintage haze across the surfaces. This natural mineral calcification serves as excellent collector proof of untouched, authentic mid-century age and un-stabilized stone pedigree.The geometric panels are seamlessly connected by entirely hand-wrought silver link bars.