{"product_id":"the-bisbee-vine-vintage-station-necklace","title":"The Bisbee Vine Vintage Station Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOkay this one is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eweird in exactly the right way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It has the bones of a squash blossom, but somebody basically took the traditional format apart and rebuilt it as this compact, leafy little collar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSix Bisbee stones, double-strand handmade silver beads, hand-applied raindrops everywhere, twisted wire, and those sculptural silver leaves curling over the turquoise. Then the bottom stone drops independently instead of resolving into a traditional naja.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it sits high and close. This thing is going to look absolutely killer on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWHY THIS PIECE MATTERS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat gets me here is the silversmith’s willingness to play with an established vocabulary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou can see the ancestry of the squash blossom necklace—the double strand, graduated turquoise stations, handmade beads, bilateral composition—but almost every familiar element has been reinterpreted. Blossoms become leafy silver flourishes. The naja disappears. The center becomes a single articulated turquoise drop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the Bisbee is fantastic for this design. These aren’t six interchangeable blue stones. Each has its own little geography of brown matrix running through that saturated Arizona blue, and the maker deliberately gave each stone enough silver architecture to stand alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s traditional Southwestern jewelry that doesn’t feel trapped by tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eARTIFACT REGISTRY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtifact Name:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bisbee Vine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaker:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Unsigned \/ Unknown Native American Silversmith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Southwest, United States\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Silver \u0026amp; natural Bisbee turquoise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 16 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 110 grams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurquoise:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Six Bisbee cabochons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Double-strand handmade silver beads, individually fabricated turquoise stations, twisted-wire borders, silver raindrops, repoussé\/applied leaf elements \u0026amp; articulated center drop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEra:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vintage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollector’s Gallery Value:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$5100-$5900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCURATOR’S FIELD OBSERVATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition is much more sophisticated than it first appears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stones increase in visual weight as they approach the center, but the maker breaks the symmetry with differences in stone shape and matrix. Those silver leaves then sweep across each setting in different directions, keeping the necklace from becoming repetitive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe central pendant is the payoff: a large Bisbee stone surrounded by raindrops and opposing leaves, suspended so it can actually move.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe whole necklace has that slightly irregular, human quality I want from vintage handmade silver. Nothing feels stamped out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eERIC’S NOTES FROM THE FIELD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is one where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e76 grams tells you almost nothing about how much presence it has.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause instead of putting all that silver into one giant naja, the maker spread the architecture across the entire necklace. 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