FP005 - Vintage Frank Patania Sr. sterling silver and natural Morenci turquoise necklace; circa-1950’s
Origin: Tucson, AZ
Dimensions: 16” long with extension; center panel 1.5” tall by 1.38” wide; center stone .75” by .5”
Weight: 67.3 gm
Condition: Excellent. Smallest stone on upper right (as worn) appears to have matrix related fissure
Provenance: From estate of original owner who purchased this piece from Thunderbird Shop in mid-1950’s
Price: SOLD

We are so pleased to have this necklace, personally made by Frank Patania, Sr. and carrying the coveted FP oval hallmark. The piece is superbly crafted with natural Morenci turquoise bursting with brilliant blue color. Frank Sr. incorporated these superb stones, now highly collectible and nearly impossible to find since the mine's depletion, in a concho motif that contrasts the brilliant turquoise with its unusual silver black matrix within a strong shadowbox-like setting. Each stone is artfully showcased in sawtooth bezels. In all-original condition and “fresh to market” for the first time in decades, this show-stopping necklace is destined for the serious collector of Patania jewelry.