Golden Hill Bracelet by Randy Bubba Shackelford 5-1/2"

Wide old style bracelet is set with Natural Golden Hill Turquoise. Old techniques are used; all pieces are hammered down to make the shape. It looks like a piece from the 1920's.

Inside measurement: 5-1/2"

Opening: 0.95"

Width: 0.91"

Stone: 0.40" x 0.42"

Weight: 2.43Oz 68.9Grams

Material: Coin Silver

Artist: Falcon Trading Company/ Randy "Bubba" Shackelford (Anglo)

Falcon Trading company was started in the early 1980s by Cowboy Bubba Shackelford in Prescott, Arizona. Bubba got his earliest start from Jock & Al Favour, who are a part of a group of Anglo artists and whose work leans toward their love for Old Native American styles.

Bubba began by selling his jewelry out of his Ford Falcon automobile all over town, giving Falcon Trading Company its namesake. Bubba produced FTC jewelry for many years afterwards, until his sight began to fade from diabetes. In 2014, Bubba took on a young student at that time named Joe O'Neill, who is now the head silversmith at Falcon Trading. He works with Bubba daily to continue on the tradition of creating beautiful tufa cast ingot jewelry in the southwestern/Santa Fe style. 

Stone: Golden Hill Turquoise

Golden Hill Turquoise is the most chemically pure turquoise to be found in the world, and its color and consistency is one of the most vibrant and durable. It showcases a Light Blue Stone with Lavender Hues. Its matrix can range from a deep Lavender to deep Reds, Browns or Rust Colors. Golden Hill Turquoise is mined in Khazakhstan, Russia. This Turquoise made its appearance in the US in 2018.