Pin, Cluster, Turquoise, Hallmark, Vintage, 677 bfa21 heel: 9964

heel: 9964

hallmarks: R + Grace STERLING

no chips or cracks

boasting dozens of beautiful blue freeform turquoise stones set in tiny serrated bezels framed with rings of sterling silver twist wire and accented with silver drop details

Oscar Betz’s work was most prominent in the 1970s and 1980s

Pin, Cluster, Turquoise, Hallmark, Vintage, 677 bfa21 heel: 9964AN ORIGINAL ONDELACY. This piece is a big deal. Measuring 4. 75 in diameter, it is literally big, but its also attributed to renowned jewelry artisan Fannie Weethobee Ondelacy, who was known for her cluster work, pendants, and collar pins. This beautiful pin is what is known as a grandmother cluster; legend has it that the center stone is the grandmother, and each outer ring represents her being surrounded by her children and grandchildren. This one