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Native American, southwest United States, Navajo, ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. Both stamped "TL Sterling" on verso, possibly for Navajo artist Tia Long. A handsome pair of shirt lapel attachments, each formed from high-quality silver with 23 teardrop-shaped turquoise inlays along the outer edge. Both attachments feature a row of repeated, arching strips of silver flanked by a twisted silver wire on each side, and then turquoise inlays in jagged bezels around the exterior edge. A pair of impressive adornments for any occasion! Size (both the same): 3.3" W x 2.5" H (8.4 cm x 6.4 cm); silver quality: 94.4 to 99%; total weight: 47.2 grams

Provenance: private Don Phelps collection, owner Todos Santos Trading Post, Alamo, California, USA, before 2000

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Both stamped "TL Sterling" on verso, possibly for Navajo artist Tia Long. A few miniscule indentations to silver. Otherwise, intact, excellent, and wearable with light patina in areas.