Vintage Gibson Nez Navajo Turquoise Sterling Silver Pendant Necklace Estate Els PW 28270 was a self-taught artist known

was a self-taught artist known for his luminous colors

Cultured Opal

yielding the rich color and depth long associated with Ilfochrome/Cibachrome-style prints

The center marquise-shaped inlay of turquoise is flanked by a symmetrical pattern of geometric black jade and coral lines

Vintage Gibson Nez Navajo Turquoise Sterling Silver Pendant Necklace Estate Els PW 28270 was a self-taught artist knownA commanding statement piece a massive oval sterling silver pendant by Navajo silversmith Gibson Nez, set with a dramatic elongated turquoise cabochon and strung on a handmade Navajo pearl strand of torpedo, barrel, and disc beads. The pendant is built around a long, narrow oval turquoise cabochon vivid sky blue with rich brown matrix held in a serrated rim setting at the center of a deeply worked oval silver disc. The outer border of the pendant is