Articulating Turquoise Sterling Silver T-Bird Necklace~makers mark BL

This is the kind of piece where the details make all the difference.

The turquoise wings are fully articulated, allowing them to move from dramatically spread to folded alongside the bird. It’s not just a beautiful design—it’s an unusually clever piece of jewelry construction, with each carved wing individually set and joined to create that movement.

And then there’s the back. The wings are backed in sterling silver and the center is clearly marked STERLING with the maker’s mark BL. That signature matters. A maker’s mark gives a piece provenance and another avenue for identification, which adds considerably more interest than an unsigned piece.

Add in the carved turquoise, dimensional little bird, tiny silver talons, natural matrix and articulated construction, and there’s a lot happening in one necklace.

Beautiful from the front. Even more interesting once you know how she was made.