Marvin Lurkie — Zuni Silversmith

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Hallmark of Marvin Lurkie (Zuni): M.L. above Zuni hand-engraved in script, photographed by T.Skies

Marvin Lurkie's hallmark as photographed on a piece in the T.Skies gallery. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

Marvin Lurkie is a Zuni silversmith. The pieces shown here are channel inlay cuffs, one in blue stone and one in white stone with green and blue flashes, from the T.Skies gallery.

About this mark

The mark shown above is photographed directly on a piece from the T.Skies gallery. It is the artist's actual stamp, not a recreation: his initials, M.L., hand-engraved in script above Zuni (transcription: M.L. / Zuni).

Additional biographical details have not yet been confirmed.

A piece by Marvin Lurkie

Two sterling silver channel inlay cuffs by Marvin Lurkie, one with blue stone segments and one with white stone segments flashing green and blue, in split-shank silver bands

Channel inlay cuffs by Marvin Lurkie, photographed in the T.Skies gallery. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

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