Veronica Martes — Zuni Silversmith

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Hallmark of Veronica Martes (Zuni): V. Martes and Zuni hand-engraved in script, photographed by T.Skies

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

Veronica Martes is a Zuni silversmith. The pieces shown here are two-row cuffs set with narrow blue and red stones, 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: her signature, V. Martes, hand-engraved in script on the inside of the cuff, followed by Zuni (transcription: V. Martes / Zuni).

Additional biographical details have not yet been confirmed.

A piece by Veronica Martes

Two-row sterling silver cuffs by Veronica Martes, one set with narrow blue stones and one with narrow red stones, each stone framed by silver dots

Two-row cuffs by Veronica Martes, photographed in the T.Skies gallery. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

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