BUCKLE UP, COWGIRL!
This fun vintage find features a 1970s-era statement sterling silver buckle boasting a bull head comprised of black onyx inlay. The oval buckle is framed with delicate silver stampwork and affixed to a swanky hair-on-hide leather strap.
Charlie John (Navajo). Active since 1970s. Overlay with stampwork, chip inlay, holloware. Began by cutting stones for his great uncle, William Singer
Mark: C J
- artist: Charlie John
- affiliation: Navajo
- hallmarks: C J
- materials: sterling silver, oynx
- buckle: 3 5/8" x 2 5/8"
- weight: 66 grams buckle only
- vintage condition
- stone chips are secure in their setting
- surface abrasions commensurate with age
- silver has a nice patina
- wear from use
- style: Belt-285