Vintage Navajo Sterling Silver Turquoise & Red Coral Ring 6.6g Rare Pictographic For Sale

Vintage Native American / Navajo-style sterling silver ring featuring genuine turquoise and genuine red coral in an ornate hand-worked Southwestern design.This is a particularly interesting vintage piece because of its unusual pictographic hallmark. The ring is stamped “STERLING” and has a distinctive pictorial symbol directly above the Sterling stamp. I have researched the hallmark extensively but have not found a verified exact match to a documented individual silversmith’s punch, so I am intentionally NOT attributing this ring to a specific maker.The hallmark is photographed clearly in the listing photos for collectors who may recognize the symbol.FEATURES:• Vintage Native American / Southwestern ring
• Sterling silver — stamped STERLING
• Genuine turquoise cabochon
• Genuine red/orange coral cabochon
• Ornate hand-worked silver construction
• Sawtooth-style stone bezels
• Applied silver bead and leaf/feather-like decoration
• Oxidized/antiqued finish in the recessed areas
• Split/double shank
• Approx. 6.6 grams total weight
• Unusual pictographic hallmark
• Maker currently unidentifiedThe turquoise and coral are genuine stones. The ring has the character and patina expected of a vintage hand-worked Southwestern piece.PLEASE NOTE:I have deliberately not attributed this ring to a named silversmith because I have not found an exact, documented match for the hallmark. There are similar-looking Southwestern pictographic marks online, but the actual punch on this ring does not match those documented examples closely enough to make a responsible maker attribution.The hallmark shown in the photographs is therefore being offered as an UNIDENTIFIED PICTOGRAPHIC HALLMARK.Please examine all photographs carefully. The photographs are an important part of the description and show the condition, construction, stones, hallmark, patina, and details of the ring.This would make an excellent addition to a collection of vintage Native American/Southwestern jewelry, particularly for someone interested in unusual or unidentified silversmith hallmarks.MATERIALS:
Sterling Silver
Genuine Turquoise
Genuine Red CoralWEIGHT:
Approximately 6.6 gramsHALLMARK:
STERLING + unidentified pictographic symbolSTYLE:
Vintage Native American / Southwestern / Navajo-styleIMPORTANT:
Maker attribution is currently unknown. I am selling the ring based on its documented physical characteristics rather than making an unverified artist attribution.PHOTOS:
Please see all photos, including the close-up of the unusual hallmark.Thank you for looking!