Rick Tolino — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark

Biography by Mateo James

Hallmark of R Tolino (Navajo) — photographed by T.Skies

R Tolino's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library

The mark

"Rick Tolino (Nava·Bl). Inlay. Marks: R. TOLINO; Rick Tolino (script)" — Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. 312.

Hougart documents this artist as Rick Tolino (Navajo/Bluebird), working in inlay. Two marks are listed:

The abbreviation "Nava·Bl" in Hougart appears to indicate Navajo / Bluebird (likely Bluebird Trading Post affiliation). The recorded initial "R. Tolino" matches the documented mark R. TOLINO directly; the full name is Rick Tolino.

What is known

  • Full name: Rick Tolino
  • Technique: inlay
  • Marks: R. TOLINO (stamped); Rick Tolino (script)
  • Affiliation note: "Nava·Bl" (Navajo; Bluebird)

No biographical dates or additional style detail appear in Hougart. No entry found in Adair 1944, Rosnek 1976, Schaaf, or Dubin sources.

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References

  • Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. 312.