Lee Charlie – Navajo jewelry maker

NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & TURQUOISE DRAGONFLY PIN BY LEE CHARLEY.
NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & TURQUOISE DRAGONFLY PIN BY LEE CHARLEY.

Lee Charlie is a renowned Navajo jewelry maker, born on May 13, 1968, in Thoreau, New Mexico. He began mastering the art of jewelry making in the early 1980s, learning from his mother, Nellie, and later passing on his skills to his son, Matthew Charlie.

Vintage Lee Charley LC Navajo Sterling Silver 925 Turquoise Cuff Bracelet 6.75
Vintage Navajo Sterling Silver 925 Turquoise Cuff Bracelet 6.75

Lee Charlie’s work features a wide range of subjects, including images of Native American chieftains, scenes with horses, and even model airplanes with rotating propellers. A significant number of designs draw inspiration from the natural world—winged insects, fish, amphibians, flowers, and other elements of the animal and plant world serve as sources of creative inspiration.

Vintage Sterling Signed LC Lee Charley Jr Navajo Southwest Beaded Feather Ring 9
Vintage Sterling Navajo Southwest Beaded Feather Ring 9

To create his pieces, Lee Charlie traditionally uses engraving techniques on sterling silver, complementing them with shells and vibrant shades of natural turquoise and coral. On the back of pendants, brooches, rings and belt buckles there is always a hallmark with the borrowed initials “LC” and the inscription “Sterling”.

Vintage Lee Charley Jr Navajo Sterling Silver Star Brooch Or Pendant.
Vintage Lee Charley Jr Navajo Sterling Silver Star Brooch Or Pendant.
Navajo Lee Charley Sterling & Moonstone Cuff Bracelet.
Navajo Lee Charley Sterling & Moonstone Cuff Bracelet.
Lee Charley Navajo Coral USA Native American Made 925 Sterling Silver Pendant.
Lee Charley Navajo Coral USA Native American Made 925 Sterling Silver Pendant.
Old Lee Charley Jr Navajo Handmade Sterling Silver & Turquoise & Coral Bolo Tie.
Old Lee Charley Jr Navajo Handmade Sterling Silver & Turquoise & Coral Bolo Tie.
NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & PINK CORAL PENDANT BY LEE CHARLEY.
NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & PINK CORAL PENDANT .
Lee Charley, Butterfly, Kingman Turquoise, Bracelet, Navajo
Butterfly, Kingman Turquoise, Bracelet, Navajo.
Vtg Western American Navajo LC LEE CHARLEY JR Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet
Western American Navajo terling Silver Cuff Bracelet.
Lee Charley Navajo Sterling Silver 925 Gold On Brass Mod Cuff Bracelet 6.75 Rnd
Silver 925 Gold On Brass Mod Cuff Bracelet.
Native Lee Charley Jr. Navajo Sterling Floral Boho Cuff Bracelet & Ring Combo
Sterling Floral Boho Cuff Bracelet & Ring Combo.
NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & TURQUOISE CROSS PENDANT BY LEE CHARLEY.
AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & TURQUOISE CROSS PENDANT.
NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & TURQUOISE LIZARD PIN BY LEE CHARLEY.
NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER & TURQUOISE LIZARD PIN.
NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER ELK RANGER SET BY LEE CHARLEY
NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER ELK RANGER SET.
Turquoise, Coral & Sterling Silver Ring Lee Charley Size 8.5 Adj.
Turquoise, Coral & Sterling Silver Ring Lee Charley Size 8.5″ Adj.
LEE CHARLEY Navajo Turquoise, Sterling Silver Hummingbird Brooch.
Navajo Turquoise, Sterling Silver Hummingbird Brooch.
54 Gram Handmade Lee Charley LC Sterling Turquoise Cluster Navajo Bracelet
Handmade Sterling Turquoise Cluster Navajo Bracelet.
Lee Charley, Pin, Pendant, Lapis, Sterling Silver, Navajo Handmade, 3.
Pin, Pendant, Lapis, Sterling Silver, Navajo Handmade, 3″.
Handmade Stamped Navajo Pink Coral Horny Toad Pin LC.
Handmade Stamped Navajo Pink Coral Horny Toad Pin LC.
Lee Charley, Pendant, Nevada Blue Turquoise, Navajo
Pendant, Nevada Blue Turquoise, Navajo
Native American Navajo Sterling Silver & Coral Horse Brooch Pendant Signed
Native American Navajo Sterling Silver & Coral Horse Brooch Pendant.Lee Charley, Pendant, Red Spiny Oyster Shell, Navajo

Pendant, Red Spiny Oyster Shell, Navajo

Bass Fish With Dragonfly Bolo Tie By Navajo Artist Lee Charley
Bass Fish With Dragonfly Bolo Tie By Navajo Artist.