Biggest and favorite silver ring to date!

[swolfe]

My mom and I were out detecting and I found a huge silver ring. It's pretty cool!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find swolfe!

 

[John_Deere]

Man, that thing looks like a monster! How someone loses something that big is beyond me. Congrats and HH!

 

[Argentium]

That's a nice find to be sure ! Nakai is/was Navajo , and the ring was most likely made in New Mexico or Arizona - circa 1970

 

[wvwildman]

nice find congrats HH

 

[swolfe]

That's a nice find to be sure ! Nakai is/was Navajo , and the ring was most likely made in New Mexico or Arizona - circa 1970

hey thanks for the info

 

[River Rat]

Beautiful! Love it!!

 

[desert dog]

wtg nice ring

 

[prolab69]

nice design, are those stones or just glass?

 

[swolfe]

nice design, are those stones or just glass?

I'm not sure but it looks like a mosaic of tiny stones.

 

[Erving]

I like the ring a lot. Congrats.

 

[pl8man]

WOW ! One sweet ring !
Glen

 

[2screwed]

A little information on Grace and Gilo Nakai:

Signed Nakai Concho Buckle, Nine Conchos Inlay with Turquoise & Corral - $600 MARIN.

 

[swolfe]

A little information on Grace and Gilo Nakai:

Signed Nakai Concho Buckle, Nine Conchos Inlay with Turquoise & Corral - $600 MARIN.

wow! that "bombing" process sounds cool. maybe in its prime my ring had a bit of value to it!

 

[worldtalker]

Nice lookin ring ya got here. GodBless Chris

 

[2screwed]

wow! that "bombing" process sounds cool. maybe in its prime my ring had a bit of value to it!

Nakai is very collectable. If my better half had your ring for sale it would have a $75 price tag on it, maybe a little higher depending on the size and weight.

 

[Argentium]

In reply to questions about the colored chips used in the inlay on this ring and other chip/resin inlay jewelry of this vintage - Typically
the blue chips were comprised of crushed turquoise , the reds ideally would be coral - however it is possible that simulation coral ,
may be used here (plastics , or dyed alternative stone chips ) these chips are mixed with a resinous epoxy and put into the place
allotted for them . This chip inlay was quite popular from the 1950's thru the mid 70's in the south western U.S. and is associated
with Navajo and Zuni Native work primarily.

 

[Silver Slayer]

Very Cool Ring!

 

[cjon455]

geez that thing looks heavy!!

 

[swolfe]

In reply to questions about the colored chips used in the inlay on this ring and other chip/resin inlay jewelry of this vintage - Typically
the blue chips were comprised of crushed turquoise , the reds ideally would be coral - however it is possible that simulation coral ,
may be used here (plastics , or dyed alternative stone chips ) these chips are mixed with a resinous epoxy and put into the place
allotted for them . This chip inlay was quite popular from the 1950's thru the mid 70's in the south western U.S. and is associated
with Navajo and Zuni Native work primarily.

I'm learning a lot of stuff from one find, thanks