Michael Chavez — Navajo/Diné Silversmith

Documented sterling silver hallmark of Michael Chavez, Navajo silversmith - Native American maker's mark

Hallmark of Michael Chavez (Navajo) — the mark reads “M. Chavez” over “Sterling.”

Hallmark documented in: Hougart.

Michael Chavez is a Navajo silversmith whose hallmark — a script “M. Chavez” above “Sterling” — is documented in the standard reference literature on Southwestern silver. He is recorded for nugget work, rings, and bolos, part of the wider Navajo Chavez silversmithing family active across the Southwest.

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References
  • Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks* (The Little Book of Marks).

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