Vintage Native American Jewelry Hallmarks

Hallmarks identify the jewelry maker.

Vintage native american jewelry hallmarks.

Colorado native ben yazzie is a very famous native american jewelry artisan ben has been making wonderful american handcrafted silver jewelry since the early 1970s. Hm native american and southwestern silver hallmarks hougart. 2020 03 see here see here. Native american silversmiths and other jewelry artists use hallmarks to sign their work.

Hm little book of marks on southwestern silver hougart. Paul revere who warned the colonial militia the british are coming during the american revolution used a hallmark on his handmade silver pieces in the 1700s. Indian native american jewelry artists hallmarks southwest shops trademarks. Welcome to my new website.

Last update on this website. Hm reassessing hallmarks of native southwest. Many times they are just simple letter stamps. These native hallmarks are from artists of the navajo hopi zuni and kewa tribes.

A hallmark is signature stamp embedded in the metal of a piece of jewelry or metal art. This a directory of native american jewelry hallmarks. Hm hopi silver wright. Offering vintage old pawn and recent native american indian jewelry along with southwest silver and turquoise jewelry bracelets necklaces watch bands watch faces watch cuffs bolos earrings concho belts and belt buckles.

Hm american indian jewelry i ii and iii schaaf. Hm hallmarks of the southwest wright. Fh native american curio trade in nm battin. Famous american metal smiths used them before we became a country.

They are not something new but can be traced back to the 4th century. Signature native american jewelry hallmarks in alphabetical order. It can be difficult to identify an artist by their mark because.