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WELCOME! PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE SUPER SUPERSIZED PHOTO(S). Ebay's new "search experience" called Best Match now decides for buyers what you will and won't see when you're perusing Native American jewelry. Ebay has decided that you would rather see cheap, mass produced jewelry (much of it foreign made and misrepresented as Native American) rather than high quality and/or unique items and intentionally disadvantages the very best items (if you use the Best Match search) by generally hiding the best items in the bottom half of the search pages so that you'll probably never see them. If you want to see the best quality Native American jewelry or any other category of item the way you used to, then you must customize you search setting to "Ending Soonest" which used to be the default search setting before ebay introduced "Best Match." "Best Match" definitely isn't best if you're a collector or a discerning buyer who prefers quality over junk. If you need help to change your default search setting from Best Match to Ending Soonest, contact ebay and they'll help you. To see what thousands of ebay members have called the best selection and best quality Native American jewelry on ebay, please click here to see my other items you've read this page. Calvin Begay is to contemporary Navajo inlay work what H*a*r*r*y M*o*r*g*a*n was to revivalist lapidary work. Many critics consider Calvin the best Navajo inlay artist working today. Calvin began making jewelry at age 10, and over the years has won numerous awards at the Gallup Ceremonial including the top prize, Best in Show in 1989, and Best Box in 1991. His designs have been featured in "Arizona Highways" magazine and other southwestern magazines and can be found in several prestigious private collections and exhibitions. Calvin often says that his most significant artistic inspiration has been the famed Fabergé eggs with their complex designs and use of many precious and semi gemstones that Calvin also utilizes in his designs. This creative spirit also finds time to compete in rodeos and drive his all terrain vehicles in the remote desert back country of the Navajo reservation and environs. Calvin lives where he was raised -- in the small Navajo community of Tohatchi, New Mexico. When you consider and hopefully buy Calvin Begay pieces, be sure Calvin made it. In the recent past, Calvin worked for a well known Gallup manufacturing company creating original designs for them to sell. Most of his jewelry designs bear the hallmark initials of the company he worked for and their copyright, Calvin's script hallmark, and the hallmark of the artist who actually did the silver and inlay work. While this is still valuable, it's the second kind of Calvin's work that a collector should buy. These are pieces that Calvin himself made and bear only his and and his former company's hallmarks or, more recently his hallmark alone. This colorful contemporary horse pendant's inlay channel features eight micro inlays of burnt orange spony oyster, pricey Indian Mountain spiderweb turquoise, two fiery lab grown turquoise colored opal, robin's egg blue Sleeping Beauty turquoise, black jet, cobalt blue lapis lazuli, purple sugilite, and vibrant russet red spiny oyster. The freefloating teardrop shaped bale has a useable interior diameter of 3/16ths." The sterling silver horse measures 1 and 1/8th" in height and 1½" in width. Including the bale, the horse's total height is 1½." The Spanish explorer/invader Coronado brought dozens of horses of Arabian descent with him and his army from Spain when they explored/invaded the southwest in search of cities made of gold. By the time he left for Mexico, his herd of horses had substantially increased and many were left behind. Those that didn't escape became the prize possessions of those Native Americans fortunate to obtain one. Those who did escape are the ancestors of the wild horses who roam free today in the west and southwest. The back of the pendant solid sterling silver -- Calvin never cuts corners unlike so many cheap foreign made pendants. Calvin's work is collected by clients not only in the southwest but across the country and throughout the world. This colorful femine power symbol turtle carries a retail value of more than $250.00 in the southwest. This is museum quality Calvin Begay work -- no surrogates! Please help GOOD ebay Native American jewelry sellers remain in business -- sellers who actually care about you, the jewelry, and the artists to furnish you with enough information to make an intelligent, informed buying decision. This includes dimensions, sizes, and information about the artist, the stones when applicable and other details that help ensure your satisfaction. Those who are in a race to the bottom are severely damaging the business and the artists! On ebay, in the end you get what you pay for. The most expensive things you can buy often began as the cheapest. No foreign knockoffs, no seconds, no stolen merchandise, no plastic, no silver plate or nickel silver, and no 'refurbished' merchandise sold here! Calvin's script hallmark, the manufacturing company's barely discernible copyrighted hallmark, and the sterling silver on the back of the pendant. FREE SHIPPING FOR US ORDERS ONLY -- DISCOUNTED SHIPPING FOR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS. Please see list of excluded countries below BEFORE purchasing. Payment is expected within seven days of purchase unless you make other mutually agreed on arrangements.Questions: Questions about this item only, please, from serious buyers only and NO questions that are answered in the product description. Most of the questions I receive have nothing to do with the item or are answered in the product description. I don't accept offers, do free appraisals, free research, put members in touch with artists, sell wholesale, or take custom orders so please don't email me about these issues, out of idle curiosity, or send questions not pertaining to this item. Rudely phrased questions, any offer, weight questions, and questions answered in the product description WILL NOT BE ANSWERED. Members submitting requests for additional discounts or offers may be permanently blocked. Please respect this.Extra Photos: Please remember that people buy millions of dollars’ worth of products each month in this country from catalogues where generally there’s only one photograph and about three short descriptive lines. Sorry, no additional photos are available for this item.Making Smart Buying Choices : I am a proud member of the Indian Arts and Crafts Association (IACA) whose members must pledge to sell authentic Native American art and represent it accurately. Only a very, very, very small ebay Native American jewelry sellers have been accepted for membership. If you care whether the jewelry you buy is authentic Native American, please click on the View Seller's Other Items link in the box at the top of the page at right. A substantial percentage of the jewelry offered as Native American is actually made in China, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, the Middle East, Mexico, and elsewhere and then misrepresented as Navajo or Zuni. Two-thirds of all so-called Native American jewelry sold in this country is fake especially in this venue and on the TV shopping networks! Remember, choose wisely. Save for a while if necessary to buy the best pieces you can possibly afford. Don’t just spend money, invest it in good quality items that have possible future investment potential. It's against federal law to misrepresent foreign made jewelry as Native American. Protect this investment and assure the Native American authenticity of your purchases by requiring a Certificate of Authenticity.Authenticity and Provenance: This is a brand new rather than a previously owned item, and a Certificate of Authenticity guaranteeing its Native American origin is included. The jewelry I sell isn’t stolen, and the artists and traders have been all paid so you needn’t worry about the police knocking on your door or any letters from attorneys. Everything but pawn sterling silver jewelry and stone necklaces are cleaned and polished with tarnish retardant polish before shipping so that it arrives looking sparkling clean and odor free.U.S. Domestic Shipping: Same day FREE USPS Priority Mail shipping with 2-3 business day delivery, FREE USPS insurance, and FREE delivery or signature confirmation except weekends, holidays, buying trips, family emergencies, or severe weather from a non-smoker on receipt of payment before 3 pm Central Time on business days which ebay considers as Monday - Friday. USPS Express Mail with overnight delivery to most but not all locations available at cost -- price varies by item shape, size, and weight of your purchase(s) -- please email for a quote. I apologize for the following, the new ebay requirements make it necessary: You also agree to pay within the prescribed period of time and, in the event the parcel is lost or damaged, YOU UNCONDITIONALLY AGREE to fulfill USPS requirements or those of the private insurance carrier so that an insurance claim be filed. For USPS claims this includes presenting the box, contents, and damaged item(s) to the Post Office and then sending me a signed USPS claim form. On receipt of the USPS claim form or letter, your entire payment will be immediately refunded in full.International Shipping: I ship using either USPS International First Class Mail or Express Mail International. Please remember that PayPal REQUIRES trackable shipping for international shipments, and the least expensive USPS trackable shipping method is Express Mail. Cost usually depends on parcel weight and destination so please request a price quote before purchase. A small handling fee will be charged for international orders International buyers UNCONDITIONALLY AGREE to send the insurance company a letter describing the loss or damage when you asked to. If you purchase this item, then you have agreed to a legally binding contract that includes all necessary assistance in filing an insurance claim. On receipt of the USPS claim form or letter, your entire payment will be immediately refunded in full.International Custom Fees and Duties: Import duties, taxes, and any import fees are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering shipping company or post office -- please do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.
PayPal E-Checks: To keep buyer and seller protection plans intact, PayPal policy prohibits sellers from sending merchandise until they approve all e-checks so shipment will be delayed several days of you pay by e-check. If you want or need immediate shipment, then please use the credit or debit card option with PayPal.Sales tax: Only Kansas residents must pay Kansas sales tax.Returns: Sales are not made on an approval basis and you are expected to keep you what you’ve agreed to buy except for major misrepresentation or major defect. Ebay doesn’t refund final value fees to sellers on returns if the buyer didn’t pay with PayPal so this policy varies with specific circumstances. Ebay never refunds listing fees. Returns must be approved in advance and then return shipped insured within 7 business days of receipt at your expense, and the item you received from me must be returned in its original condition or full credit will not be given. Any damaged or altered items will not be accepted. You’ll receive a PayPal or other form of refund (depending on how you paid) for the item less my original actual shipping related charges. Items paid by an alternative payment method and returned will be subject to a restocking fee as ebay will not refund any seller fees on non PayPal transactions.CORRECT Email Address : Your ISP’s or your email’s spam filter can and sometimes does prevent delivery of many emails. If you don’t hear from me, this is probably why so please don‘t think you’re being ignored because every purchase and payment is acknowledged. If you don’t hear from me, please check your spam/trash directory. Please make sure your current correct email address is registered with both ebay and PayPal to ensure good communications.© Photos and product description: Photos and description are the intellectual property of this seller, are copyrighted, and you may not use, download, or reproduce them under any circumstances for any reason. Plagiarism (copying and using my text and photos) is illegal -- please respect and obey the plagiarism laws. Thank you.
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