One day years ago, in a little town in Texas, a woman and her husband walked into the Turkey Mountain Traders booth at an antique show. Many people have walked into many booths at many antique shows, but this turned into something special and beautiful. The couple was Geraldine and Dave Howard, and they became very good clients of Turkey Mountain Traders, and close friends as well. Geraldine's love of Native American silverwork and jewelry, and her desire to learn about it, was the basis for a beautiful friendship that lasted right up until her passing earlier this year. And during this friendship, she put together an absolutely first-class collection of antique, vintage and contemporary Southwest Indian silverwork and jewelry.
Geraldine and Dave Howard with "Mysticator"
At the Whitehawk Show in Santa Fe on August 8-11, and again at the Native Treasures Show in the Santa Fe Eldorado Hotel on August 14-17, Turkey Mountain Traders is honored to present selections from the Geraldine Howard collection for purchase. The collection and the pieces in it are a testament to Geraldine's taste and love for the material, and this is a fabulous opportunity to see and purchase outstanding pieces by great artists. There will be top-quality antique pieces dating back as far as 1880, amazing vintage pieces by Kenneth Begay, Charles Loloma, Preston Monongye, Mark Chee, Julian Lovato and many others, and lovely contemporary pieces by Lee and Raymond Yazzie, Myron Panteah, Ron Bedonie and others.
This is the best private collection to come to market in many years, and anyone with an interest in Southwestern jewelry and silverwork should make plans to visit the Turkey Mountain Traders booth at these two shows. Questions? Give us a call at (480) 423-8777 or send us an email at info@turkey-mountain.com.
