Vintage Ramon Jose Lopez Good Hands Concho Belt Sterling Silver...Signed Ramon Sterling l Good Hands...Very rare piece! 9 Conchos total   ( 8 slides and 1 buckle) that measure 2 1/8 x 1 1/2" . Alternating conchos have a raised applied Turtle or a Bear...The leather belt measures approx. 3/4" wide and is a total of 34" long Holes approximately 28 to 32...It has never been worn before so the tip doesnot fit through the buckle easily. Each concho is signed Ramon Sterling Good Hands...Belt is still soft and supple. Great aged patina on the conchos. I will lightly polish.

Biography: "New Mexico artist Ramón José López worked for a few years in construction before beginning his career as a jeweler and silversmith. The grandson of noted santero Lorenzo López, he uses many of his grandfather's tools in his work. Ramón López has said, "My traditional work [lets] me see how influenced I really was by my heritage, my history. It showed me my roots [and] … opened my eyes. I want to achieve the level … of those old masters … what they captured … emotions, so powerful, so moving." López researches traditional methods and materials and masters them in his contemporary silver and gold jewelry, hollowware, painted hides, reredos, escudos (reliquaries), and blacksmithing. In addition, he also produces ecclesiastical vessels, chalices with patens, pyxes, rosary boxes, furniture, and architectural elements."

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