Art Silver Shop Shield Brooch Chicago Art Silver Shop Ixtlan del Rio style couple

Ixtlan del Rio style couple standing on broad oversized feet

This is not a basket for someone who seeks perfection

as it was part of a very small collection of late 19th century baskets

he witnessed the split at Oraibi

Art Silver Shop Shield Brooch Chicago Art Silver Shop Ixtlan del Rio style coupleThis shield shaped brooch by known silversmiths Edmund Boker and Ernest Gould dates from the early 1920s. It features a large central circular cabochon of lazurite or sodalite stone. Set into a smooth bezel it is surrounded by applied tusk like forms that follow the saw pierced form of the silver shield. It is a subtly bold piece with the high contrast between the bright sterling silver and dark rich blue of the center stone. The silversmiths, Edmund