Navajo Blue Gem Turquoise Bracelet By Ramone Platero

Mid/Late 20th Century

5.5" L x .6875" W + 1.125" Gap

Hand Crafted from Sterling Silver and Three Turquoise Stones with Stampings and Beadwork Lightweight

In Very Good Condition

Ramone (or Ramon) Platero (1930–2003) was a respected Navajo (Diné) silversmith known for high-quality handmade turquoise jewelry, including bracelets. He came from a prominent jewelry-making family—son of the renowned Pablo Platero—and is noted for introducing or popularizing leaf motifs in Navajo silverwork. He began silversmithing around the 1950s–early 1970s and created pieces with intricate stamping, overlay, sandcast, and inlay techniques.