This is an original, circa 1987, Stan Bentall sterling silver large bolo tie
with Buffalo / Bison and feather pattern with fantastic Southwestern art
appeal. Stan Bentall is an artist from Santa Fe, New Mexico, best known for his
bronze artwork. He also created several large three-dimensional sterling silver
and 14k gold jewelry pieces. Bentall created his large jewelry with the lost
wax method or the French term Cire Perdue. His large bolo necklaces are
hard-to-find and have a classic Southwestern design focusing on animal effigies
and feathers. This example shows a rawhide shield round background with a
three-dimensional Great American Buffalo / Bison head. Beneath the Buffalo head
are three large, long dangling sterling feathers. The bolo is strung on a
classic braided black leather bolo necklace strand with the tip ends being
large solid sterling silver feathers. The back of the bolo is signed / stamped
Copyright) 1987 BENTALL SS which stands for Sterling Silver. This is a
handmade piece of jewelry with nice vintage age being well kept and signed and
of a large, heavy size. The bolo measures 20.5L from the back of the neck to
the bottom of the tips (not doubled). The bolo itself with the drop
three-feathers measures 2 3/8W x 5.75H x 1D approximate. Total weight of 155.6g.