Cody A. Sanderson — Silversmith
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Overview
Cody A. Sanderson (1964–) is a Navajo/Hopi/Pima/Nambe silversmith working in contemporary jewelry and hollowware. His techniques include lost wax, repoussé, engraving, and stamp work. The corpus notes collaboration with Virgil Ortiz and a 2005 SWAIA fellowship award. He is a multiple award winner. His marks are "CAS" (conjoined) and may also be marked "SANTA FE STERLING" — the corpus entry is heavily OCR-degraded.
Living artist; extra care taken for accuracy.
The Mark
"Cody A. Sand erson ( 1964 -; Navaj o/Hop i/Pima /Nam be}. I · SI·1ver, Contemporary ·ewelry· hollowware· lost wa t h · repou ss~; go Id ; !extu red su rf · • 'd ~ces; engraving; st 1 • , . x ec nique , fellowship awar d. Multi ple award winne r. Marks : CA in e stamp work. Collaborates with Virgil Ortiz. 2005 SWAIA S (conjoined; may be marked SANTA FE STERLING}· (a sta< b e . lette,s) Mlliiill••■ ' Alta Sand oval (Nava jo}. Activ e since 1960s. Cluster work; mark is share d with husb and Dean Sandoval, Sr. Mark: set stones. Mother of Bonnie and Dean Sando val, Jr. The S Ben Sand ov"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~25313.
The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: CA S (conjoined; may be marked SANTA FE STERLING).
References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~25313.
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