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Navajo Richard Singer Butterfly Sterling Pendant

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:275.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,150.00 USD
Navajo Richard Singer Butterfly Sterling Pendant
This is an original, rare and detailed sterling silver and turquoise butterfly effigy necklace with immense detail from Navajo / Dine artist, Richard Singer. Richard Singer is a third-generation Navajo artist from Standing Horse Mesa on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona. Richard is of the Ta’neeszahnill (Tangle) Clan, born for the Kinyaa’a’snii (Tower House) Clan. Richard’s grandfather, Tsinnigine Hathali, was a Navajo Medicine Man and silversmith. He taught his son Thomas “Tommy” Singer the art of silversmithing beginning at the age of seven. Thomas Singer went on to become a Master Silversmith and renowned artist. As a child, Richard watched his aunts, uncles, and father complete beautiful creations from silver and stone in both inlay and overlay pieces. But it wasn’t until 1989, at the age of 20, when he began to seek other means of income to make ends meet that he took up an apprenticeship in his father’s trade. This example is stamped / signed, “R. Singer (feather) 925”. The necklace pendant is of a large size and shows a wonderfully detailed Butterfly effigy design with a polished cabochon of Sleeping Beauty Turquoise set atop. At the top shows a nice large loop of sterling silver with classic old Navajo stamped patterns. Amazing piece in like new condition. Measures 3 1/8” by 3”. Total weight of 36 grams.