A large oval turquoise sterling silver handmade ring. The ring features a stunning, hand selected and cut, piece of turquoise with amazing matrices through it. The shank on this ring is almost as exciting as the stone itself. There is almost a medieval look to it with large hand applied rivet head detail applied to the border. This border, on each side, frames a fabulously handmade sterling, Native American, arrow head that appears as if it were carved out of stone. The stunning turquoise picked out for the ring is framed by a classic hand cut smooth edge rub over setting. The type of turquoise selected as the center stone in this ring is an Kingman Spiderweb turquoise is a variety of Kingman turquoise that has a unique pattern. It can be blue, green, or somewhere in between, and can have a variety of matrix colors and patterns. This particular piece has a stunning sky blue colour. The Kingman mine is in Mohave County in western Arizona. The copper mining in the Mineral Park Mining District around Kingman has produced a vast supply of turquoise throughout the years. The matrix is what is most desirable about this variety of stone. There have been thirty different colours of Kingman mine turquoise discovered over the years, a site that has been mined by the Native Americans for hundreds of years. The more unique the patterns found in this gemstone, the more desirable. Gemstones with spider web, and water web patterns command the highest prices. The term 'spider web' refers to the host rock that forms a spider web matrix, while the term 'water web' refers to refers to darker turquoise that separates sections of lighter turquoise within the same stones. This particular stone has fine and quite small spider webbing throughout it. Unusual for such a large stone, and additionally with such a rich light blue colour. Like most high quality pieces this ring is signed on the inside of the shank; "JM" for James Martin. Mr. Martin is a jeweller from the Navajo tribe. He has made a wide collection of jewellry in his years of making. We have not been able to find another example like this. It is also stamped "Lucky", which we believe to have been a retail business that retailed a number of Native jewellery makers jewellery. It appears to no longer be in business. If you are looking for a statement ring that reflects the art and beauty of Native American jewellery at its best, it is hard to look past this ring. The ring is a size 12.5. This ring can be sized down a little, and up if required at the back.
