Inlaid Gold Bear Motif Pendant and Earrings, Ray Tracey

To include: a bear form pendant inlaid with black onyx and mother-of-pearl, completed with pendant bail, stamped 14K and with maker's mark (1.25 x 1 in.); and a pair of bear form stud earrings, inlaid with lapis lazuli, turquoise, opal, and black enameling, completed with posts, stamped and 14K and with maker's mark (.75 x 1 in.) (some wear to inlaid gemstones and enameling).

10.2 dwt.

Born and raised on the Navajo reservation in Arizona, Ray Tracey developed his interest in jewelry as a nine-year-old child when his mother enrolled him in summer school at the reservation school. His fascination with the silversmithing table in the arts and crafts room was his pathway to his future career in jewelry design.