Bidspirit auction | Veronica Nastacio Zuni Silver Inlay

Veronica Nastacio Zuni Silver Inlay Mickey Mouse Bracelet - Attached to a Speidel band. Marked on the reverse.    Size: 5 1/2” Circumference  Pendant: 1 3/4” Tall x 1 1/2” Wide  Total Weight: 18.4g   Condition: Minor tarnishing throughout. Otherwise, the bracelet presents well. Please see images for details.    About: After World War II, Zuni lapidaries began building their inlay around figures, first the Knifewing, the Rainbow Man and dancers drawn from Zuni ceremony, and by about 1960 the characters of American cartoons as well. Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Pinocchio and Snoopy were cut from turquoise, jet, coral, shell and mother of pearl and set in silver as rings, pins and bracelets, a genre dealers came to call Zuni toons. The work demands the same precision as any Zuni mosaic. Every stone is shaped to fit its neighbor so the character reads cleanly at a glance, and the eyes, gloves and ears of a Mickey Mouse leave no room for error. What began as a playful sideline became a recognized chapter of Zuni jewelry, and Veronica Nastacio is among the Zuni inlay artists known for these Disney figures. This bracelet sets Nastacio's inlaid Mickey Mouse on a Speidel band.