Heavy Royston turquoise ring

Handcrafted by Navajo artist Curtis Willie. Willie family For the past 45 years, have been making exquisite traditional silver jewelry. They specialize in unique bracelets, pendants, rings, buckles and concho belts.  They work with highest grade stones and heavy guage silver. They reside just west of Albuquerque in To’hajilee. This ring is a great example of their heavy style jewlery. 

 Measurements:  3/4" at its widest point along the sides and tapers down to a 3/8". The oval stone  measures 7/8" x 3/4". 

Stone: Royston Turquoise: A district in Nevada consisting of three turquoise mines: Bunker Hill, Oscar Wehrend. Royston is known for its beautiful colors ranging from deep green to rich, light blues which are set off by a heavy brown matrix. The Royston mine is producing a little high-grade turquoise today, operated by the Ottison family. They process most of their material into finished cabs and allow very little rough to come onto the market. This controlled output has raised the price of this material considerably in recent years.