Stella Smiley — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark

Biography by Mateo James

Stella Smiley's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library

Stella Smiley is a Navajo silversmith listed in Hougart 5e within the Smiley family block. No style description or dates are provided in the corpus entry; only the name and mark are given.

The mark

Per Hougart 5e: Mark: S S (letters side-by-side or stacked)

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References

• Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Mark: "S S (letters side-by-side or stacked)."