Walter Vandever — Navajo/Diné Silversmith

Hallmark of Walter Vandever (Navajo/Diné): stamped “WBV” over “.925”, photographed by T.Skies

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

Walter Vandever is a Navajo (Diné) silversmith. The piece shown here is a ring with a teardrop spiderweb turquoise in a beaded bezel, 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: “WBV” over “.925” (transcription: WBV / .925).

Additional biographical details have not yet been confirmed.

A piece by Walter Vandever

Spiderweb turquoise ring by Walter Vandever, Navajo (Diné)

A ring with a teardrop spiderweb turquoise in a beaded bezel, by Walter Vandever.

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