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Navajo Silver Pictorial Bit

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Navajo Silver Pictorial Bit
Iron Curb bit overlaid with stylized silver roadrunner on the unusual twisted cheeks. 2" stamped, domed conchos with turquoise inset centers. Below birds are silver forms stamped with leaf designs. Overlaid slobber bar. Fine condition, c 1930s. A similar example is shown on the dust cover of the book Indian Silver Jewelry of the Southwest 1868-1930 by Larry Frank. A second, similar example is illustrated on Pages 106 & 125 in Ned & Jody Martin's book, Bridles of the Americas, Vol 1 Indian Silver