A SIMPLICIO ALWAYS MAKES A STATEMENT!
This bold beauty is a vintage find by Zuni artisan Isabel Simplicio depicting a darling horse head in profile, crafted from silver, shell, and mother of pearl, accented by a colorful cabochon of turquoise, set in ornate bezels and accented with fluted silver drops.
Isabel Simplicio (1928 - ?; Zuni). Mosaic inlay; nuget work. Wife of Chauncey Simplicio.
Marks: Isabel Simplicio (script); I S ZUNI
- artist: Isabel Simplicio
- affiliation: Zuni
- hallmarks: (inscribed) I.S. Zuni
- materials: sterling silver, turquoise, onyx, mother of pearl,shell
- size: 10.5
- nice vintage condition
- stones are secure in their settings
- no stone chips or hairline fractures
- stone abraisions commensurate with age
- silver has a nice patina
- wear from use
- style: JR1258