Art Silver Shop Shield Brooch Chicago Art Silver Shop This is not a basket

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This is a highly collectible piece by one of the finest traditional Hopi silversmiths

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Art Silver Shop Shield Brooch Chicago Art Silver Shop This is not a basketThis shield shaped brooch by known silversmiths Edmund Boker and Ernest Gould dates from the early 1920s. It features a large central circular cabochon of lazurite or sodalite stone. Set into a smooth bezel it is surrounded by applied tusk like forms that follow the saw pierced form of the silver shield. It is a subtly bold piece with the high contrast between the bright sterling silver and dark rich blue of the center stone. The silversmiths, Edmund