Mens GARY REEVES S Silver MORENCI Turquoise Bracelet Start Price USD 1,499.95 Current Price USD 1,499.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 06, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Location N.E. Kansas Indian Country See more about 'Mens GARY REEVES S Silver MORENCI Turquoise Bracelet' Description Morenci turquoise is one of the best of of the rare and valuable classic southwestern turquoise from the golden age of American turquoise. It's considered highly collectible turquoise. Morenci turquoise came from the Phelps Dodge open pit copper mining district in southeastern Arizona. Its magnificent color is considered to be one of the best ever along with its unusual silver and -- such as this stone - rare gold pyrite matrix. Some of the stone left the mine in lunchboxes of sharp eyed equipment operators and miners so it was sometimes referred to as "lunchbox" turquoise. The Phelps-Dodge Corporation, however, most certainly realized a high percentage of both the Morenci stones and profit.   No Native American jewelry collection should be considered with at at least one example of this outstanding turquoise.   Gary Reeves is a top tier Navajo artist from Gallup, NM who first began crafting fine jewelry in 1974. He comes from a family of award winning silversmiths. Today, his work is in great demand and commands top prices -- a bracelet of this size and quality would easily retail for twice my listed price in Santa Fe or Scottsdale. Gary's won awards at both the prestigious Santa Fe Indian Market as well as the Intertribal Gallup Ceremonial, and his work commands high prices. In a world of exceptional Reeves bracelets, this one is particularly exceptional because it features one of the classic old southwestern varieties of turquoise.   Gary one of several top Gallup area revivalist artists who decided several years to resurrect the old Navajo designs of 70 to 100 years ago, and this truly exceptional bracelet is an extraordinary example of ultra high qualuty revivalist work, first rate stone selection, and impeccable craftsmanship. This museum and collector quality three stone features three huge contour cut natural Morenci stones. The gigantic one in the center measures 2 and 1/8th" by 1½" by approximately 3/8ths" at it thickest point. The side on the left measures 1 and 1/8th" by 1" by about 5/16ths." and the side stone on the right measures 1 and 3/16ths" by ¾" by ¼."   This truly massive bracelet with an old pawn finish is 2¼" wide in the center tapering to a substantial 1" in width at both shanks. It has an inside measurement of 6" with a difficult to adjust opening gap of 1½" making it suitable for wrists that are no more than 7½" in circumference with little or no extremely careful adjustment of the terminals. Gary mounted each stone in a shadowbox bezel and a sterling silver rope overlay surrounding each stone. He then added two original design, hand stamped cactus and sunburst bead overlays between the humongous center stone and both side stones. The shank decoration consists of a fklattened box herringbone wire, a box wire, and twisted rope double coiled sun overlay accented with a large, hand made flower overlay. The three bezels and overlays are mounted on a heavy weight six wire open bracelet frame that rejoins nears the terminals.   Men's bracelets of this exceptionally high quality, weight, and size are exceedingly rare so don't let this one get by you if it fits. With silver selling at an all time modern high and going higher every day, investing in Native American silver art is a good bet. But don't ever buy anything  just for it's perceived investment potential -- you should select quality Native American jewelry because you like it or because it 'speaks' to you.   Everyone on ebay asks you to "check out" their items, but only a few tell you why you should bother. Here's why you should look at my other items:   1. I offer only authentic Native American and provide a certificate of authencity with each item; few others do this. Absolute no foreign made jewelry! 2. Hand picked, high quality jewelry -- no leftovers from bankruptcy sales, no garage sale finds sold as new, and absolutely positively NOTHING stolen! 3. My jewelry is new except for the few high quality carefully selected documented pawn items I offer some sellers living in the southwest troll grage sales, second hand shops, etc. looking for used items they can sell as new. 4. I offer many varieities of rare and classic domestic turquoise and the finest varieties of domestic southwestern mines that you probably won't find elsewhere. I do not misrepresent Chinese turquoise, dyed howlite, etc. as domestic or any other type of turquoise. 5. Your jewelry will arrive quickly, it will be well packed, it will come from a smoke free home, and it will arrive clean and polished except for pawn items which will be shipped as is because so many people want these items on an as is basis.   So if you appreciate the best Native American jewelry in a variety of price ranges, you owe to yourself to spend at least a little time looking ay my other listings. I combine shipping and insurance and charge ACTUAL COSTS (even free domestic delivery confirmation) for all domestic shipping and insurance related and only a $1.00 handling fee for packing materials for international orders.   Gary Reeves' hallmark is on one of the terminal reinforcements, and his sterling stamp is on the other terminal reinforcement.   Payment is expected no later than ten days after your purchase. Questions: Questions about this item only, please, from serious buyers only and NO questions that are answered in the product description. Most of the questions I receive have nothing to do with the item or are answered in the product description. I don't accept offers (see below), do free appraisals, free research, put members in touch with artists, sell wholesale, or take custom orders so please don't email me about these issues, out of idle curiosity, or questions not pertaining to the item. Pricing: Unlike many other ebay sellers, I don’t over inflate listing prices on the first one or two listings and then cut the price on subsequent listings to fool buyers into think they’re getting a hot deal or a “sale“ item. My prices are fair and firm, I do not negotiate lower prices on or off ebay, and I don’t accept Best Offers which are seller killers. Please respect this. Anyone submitting an offer may be blocked. Extra Photos: Please remember that people buy millions of dollars’ worth of products each month in this country from catalogues where generally there’s only one photograph and about three short descriptive lines. Sorry, no additional photos are available for this item. CORRECT Email Address: Your ISP’s or your email’s spam filter can and sometimes does prevent delivery of many emails. If you don’t hear from me, this is probably why so please don‘t think you’re being ignored because every purchase and payment is acknowledged. If you don’t hear from me, please check your span/trash directory. Making Smart Buying Choices: Remember, choose wisely. Save for a while if necessary to buy the best pieces you can possibly afford. Don’t just spend money, invest it in good quality items that have possible future investment potential. It's against federal law to misrepresent foreign made jewelry as Native American. Protect this investment and assure the Native American authenticity of your purchases by requiring a Certificate of Authenticity. Be wary of items with many bids -- especially when the bidding exceeds $200.00, and ebay hides the bidders‘ identities. The truth is that there isn’t enough traffic anymore in the Native American jewelry category to generate lots of bids on most items, and sellers you wouldn‘t expect routinely engage in shill bidding practices. Be skeptical of sellers who say they’ve signed some vague paper with an anonymous third party to accurately represent their items. Ebay has no such requirement. With Fixed Price listings and No Second Chance Offers that are responsible for most fraud against buyers, shilling is impossible. You can have confidence the buyer is a legitimate buyer -- not me under a different ID and not any associates engaging in a fraudulent shill bidding scheme to drive prices up. Authenticity and Provenance: This is a new rather than a previously owned item, and a Certificate of Authenticity guaranteeing its Native American origin is included. The jewelry I sell isn’t stolen (ebay is a leading venue for stolen merchandise and, yes, some of what you see in the Native American jewelry category is stolen), and the artists and traders have been all paid so you needn’t worry about the police knocking on your door or any letters from attorneys. Everything but pawn sterling silver jewelry and stone necklaces are cleaned and polished with tarnish retardant polish before shipping so that it arrives looking sparkling clean and odor free. Buy Only Authentic Native American Jewelry: If you care whether the jewelry you buy is authentic Native American, please click on the View Seller's Other Items link in the box at the top of the page at right. A substantial percentage of the jewelry offered in the Native American category is actually made in China, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, the Middle East, Mexico, and elsewhere and then misrepresented as Navajo or Zuni. Two-thirds of all so-called Native American jewelry sold in this country is fake, and a lot of it is sold on ebay by sellers who should know better both in terms of the law, good ethics, and knowledge about the true origins of their products. Multiple Item Shipping: For your convenience and savings, multiple jewelry purchases purchased within a 10 day period can be shipped together Priority Mail -- just please let me know when you begin buying. Your new jewelry will be carefully packed by people who care whether your hand made jewelry art arrives in the same condition it was when shipped because it deserves to be properly protected. On international orders, some items can be combined for fixed rate shipping, and others can’t. Please email me if you a question about multiple item international shipping. U.S. Domestic Shipping and Insurance: Same day USPS Priority Mail shipping with 2-3 business day delivery and FREE delivery confirmation except weekends, holidays, unplanned events like doctors‘ appointments and illness, dangerous weather, and buying trips from a non-smoker on receipt of payment before 3 pm Central Time. I require Post Office internally trackable insurance on all shipments to protect you against Post Office loss or damage because delivery and signature confirmation are NOT true tracking in case something is lost. PayPal requires signature confirmation on all shipments of $250.00 or more which will be included when applicable at cost with the insurance. USPS Express Mail with overnight delivery to most but not all locations available -- cost varies by item shape, size, and weight of your purchase(s) -- please email for a quote. There will be a small handling charge on Express Mail items to cover packing materials and gas to the Post Office. Otherwise, I charge only ACTUAL COSTS for USPS shipping, insurance, and signature confirmation, FREE delivery confirmation, and NO handling charges. International Shipping and Insurance: PayPal REQUIRES online tracking for ALL international shipments. If you are a new customer OR if you’re purchasing more than US$100.00 of merchandise, the risk is too great to ship without tracking and your order will be shipped by the least expensive tracked mail, USPS International Express Mail. Express Mail has a flat rate packet for smaller items OR the cost varies by weight and your location if the item is too large for the flat rate packet. If you are an established customer OR your item is less than US$100.00, your order will be shipped insured International 1st Class Mail. Recorded Delivery may be required on these orders. Most orders will arrive within 1-2 weeks, but exact delivery time depends on how fast your country’s customs clears the parcel. Exact shipping charges will vary by parcel weight, destination, and insurance depending on the size and weight of an item you purchase. Buyers are responsible for paying your country's duties and taxes if any. The U.S. Postal Service no longer furnishes free shipping supplies for international 1st class mail shipments so there will be a $1.00 charge for shipping materials. The Postal Service won’t insure silver, gold, or platinum jewelry so I use a private insurance carrier for international shipments. Shipping rates are best estimates -- if less YOU WILL RECEIVE A PAYPAL REFUND. Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions about international shipments or costs. I ship at cost for Express Mail; at cost + $1.00 for 1st class. EXCLUDED COUNTRIES: Sorry, I can NOT ship to the following countries because insurance is impossible to obtain except to US military or diplomatic corps with APO/FPO addresses: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola & Cabinda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Papua/New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, and Yemen. 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