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Navajo Sterling Silver Spiny Oyster Ring by Betta Lee

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Start price: $5

Estimated price: $300 - $600

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Description

A Navajo sterling silver finger ring by Betta Lee, featuring a prominent rectangular cabochon of spiny oyster shell. The shell displays distinctive red, orange, and white striations. The central stone is bezel-set within a silver surround adorned with applied stylized leaf motifs and spherical "raindrop" elements, indicative of Native American, specifically Navajo, style. The reverse of the setting is stamped "Sterling" and bears the maker’s mark "BETTA LEE." Small crack shown top right of the first and second images

Ring size: 6

Face dimensions: 3.8 cm (1.5 in) length, 2.5 cm (1 in) width

Weight: 15.5 GR