David Gaussoin — Silversmith

David Gaussoin — Navajo/Picuris/French silversmith hallmark namecard

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Overview

David Gaussoin (1975–) is a Navajo/Picuris/French [OCR: "Navajo!Picuri~French"] silversmith active since the 1980s. He works in sculptural, fabricated jewelry, tufa casting, and materials including silver, gold, steel, and wood. He is the son of Connie Tsosie Gaussoin and a multiple award winner. His mark is "D G," which may incorporate a deer antler symbol [OCR: entry cuts off before the symbol is fully described]. The French heritage element is documented exactly as the corpus records it.

Living artist; extra care taken for accuracy.

The Mark

"David Gaussoin ( 1975-; Navajo!Picuri~French). _Active ~ince 1980s. Sculptural, fabricated jewelry; tufa caSt ing; ~~j)r, gold, steel, wood. Son of Connie Tsosie Gaussoin. Multiple award winner. Mark: D G (may have deer antler sym"

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~14733.

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: D G (may have deer antler symbol) [OCR: entry cuts off; "Navajo!Picuri~French" = "Navajo/Picuris/French"; "~~j)r" = silver].

References

Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~14733.

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