A Victor Beck Navajo turquoise pendant necklace
Victor P. Beck, Sr (1941-2022, Dine)
Etched signature verso
A single strand turquoise necklace with alternating barrel and disc beads with a delicate stone set sterling silver pendant
16.25" L x 1" H
44.2 grams gross

Other Notes: Award-winning artist Victor P. Beck took great pride in sharing his culture. As a Dine of the Navajo Nation he identified himself as a member of the Many Goat Clan and Born for the Salt - Ashii Clan. He credits the guidance of his parents as influential in maintaining his cultural beliefs to find his path in life.
Considered a master jeweler, Victor happened upon his jewelry making while taking a required course to fulfill his ceramics study in 1975. A later internship in silver and metal smithing with the Museum of Northern Arizona, in conjunction with Northern Arizona University, led to a scholarship to attend the State University of New York In New Paltz. There he studied jewelry making techniques, and subsequently dedicated almost 50 years to his craft and mastery of contemporary silversmith work, creating elegant, classic jewelry known for its clean, simple lines. His late wife Eleanor Beck was also a silversmith and for much of their lives together they attended native art shows across the country while simultaneously raising their three children.
Beck's many awards included the Ted Charveze Memorial Award, Best of Division and Best of Classification in Jewelry from the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. He was featured in the May 2003 Arizona Highways and was selected as an Arizona Living Treasure in October 2003 for his contribution in preserving his culture through his artwork.
Source: www.victorpbeck.com

Overall good condition with light tarnishing and scratches commensurate with age and use. Stones with scattered abrasions and surface reaching fractures. Tests for sterling. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.