Vtg AUGUSTINE & ROSALIE PINTO (d) Zuni Sterling Mosaic Inlay Necklace & Earrings
Item History & Price
Offered here is this exquisite vintage sterling silver Native American Zuni necklace and matching earrings. Husband and wife, Augustine and Rosalie, worked together signing their work, ARP. They specialized in raised mosaic inlay jewelry bearing images of Kachinas and mudheads. They were the last of the great Zuni silversmiths who worked by hand without the use of electricity. Their daughter, Beverly Etsate, has adopted their style in her own work. Th...e necklace weighs 33 grams and is 16" long, I added a 2" extension piece making it 18" long, which can be removed if a shorter length is desired. The lovely earrings with a screw back weigh 7 grams each with a round coral stone on top. The necklace and earrings have turquoise, coral, jet, mother of pearl, and shell with sterling silver dangles. The necklace and earrings are in excellent and highly collectible condition.
