Bret Bastian 18kt Gold Landers Blue Turquoise Ring Sold

Sold Bret Bastian is the artist of this thick heavy shank 18kt Gold and Landers Blue Turquoise Ring. This size measures a 101/2. This ring would look fabulous on either a man or a woman. For a woman it would look great as a first or middle finger ring. This ring measures 1" at its widest width front center,tapering down to a 1/4" at the back of the18kt gold shank. Brett W. Bastien is an outstanding contemporary Artist. One of the few Anglo artisans to study jewelry at The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). Brett studied under Otellie Pasayeva Loloma and Duane Maktima, among others. The turquoise used, Landers Blue, is the most rare and most expensive turquoise known and is characterized by its extraordinary shade of deep blue and its tight, even, very dark matrix.  If it can be found today, one would expect to pay from $80 to $125 per carat or $450 to $700 for a sizeable good quality Landers turquoise stone such as this. The turquoise used in this ring, Landers Blue, is the most rare and most expensive turquoise and is characterized by its extraordinary shade of deep blue and its tight, even, very dark matrix . One would expect to pay from $80 to $125 per carat for a sizeable good quality Landers turquoise stone such as the one in this ring.