Handmade by Navajo artist Derrick Gordon. Derrick has been making jewelry for over 25 years, early on he learned some key skills from his uncle Delbert Gordon, but overall is a self taught artist. Derrick uses only the finest gems for his amazing and unique works of art
This cuff features an amazing rare natural gem grade Kingman turquoise stone, the stone is a beautiful blue color with a brown webbed matrix. The stone sits in Derrick’s signature saw tooth bezel, with a row of tiny beads and a twisted rope of silver at the base.
The silver work on this piece is AMAZING. Derrick appliqued perfectly hand made crescents, beads, and stamped button beads to the sides of the gem.He completed this extraordinary cuff with a perfectly executed satin finish.
This cuff measures 6-3/4 inches with the 1-1/8 inch wrist opening included. The face of this cuff measures 1-1/4, and tapers down to 7/8 inch. The stone measures 1 inch by 3/8 inch.
Weighs 58.9 grams
Stamped Derrick and Sterling.
