Southwestern Frank Patania Sr. Signd Set Buckle Cufflinks Natural Turquoise .925

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WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT THEM: this is a rare set by Frank Patania Sr. of a buckle and cufflinks with stunning natural turquoise set in each and an elegant simple sterling silver shadowboxed design. All three generations of Patanias are represented in the Smithsonian Museum's permanent collection and were great talents. Their work has won many prizes everywhere and is very highly prized and priced. I believe that this set is a great example of their aesthetics. It's gorgeous. Many top Native American silversmiths worked for Patania, including Joe H. Quintana, Mark Chee and Julian Lovato, for example and the complexity and beauty of this set reflects top quality work. Highly collectible and quite rare.
CONDITION: excellent vintage wearable and collectible. Normal wear; there're some surface scratches on the buckle which can be buffed off if one wished.
MEASUREMENTS:
• buckle: 2-1/2" x 1-1/2", can take a 1-3/8" belt or less wide
• cufflink dimensions: 1" x 5/8"
• cufflink weight: 6.26grams, 6.15grams, total 16.43grams the pair
• turquoise in buckle about 3.8" x 3/8", eight of them
• turquoise in cufflinks about 3/16" x 5/16", six of them
• each piece signed for Frank Patania Sr and his Thunderbird Shop
• each piece signed sterling silver
SUMMARY: This set of buckle and cufflinks is typical of the best, elegant, work done by Frank Patania Sr. for his Thunderbird Ship, the sort of superb design and top quality stones that brought his pieces into the Smithsonian Museum where they remain on exhibition. This is a fabulous set with magnificent natural turquoise and  it is highly collectible.
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