Gilbert Brown
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Overview
Gilbert Brown is a Navajo silversmith, active since the 1960s, whose documented specialty is inlay work. He was the brother of Benjamin Brown and Tsos Brown, both documented smiths themselves.
Collector's caution: Hougart records two marks for Gilbert Brown, but only the first — G. BRN — survives the scan cleanly. The second mark is garbled in our source copy and we will not guess at it; treat any second Gilbert Brown mark you encounter as unverified until it can be checked against a physical copy of Hougart.
The Mark
"Gilbert Brown (Navajo). Active since 1960s. Inlay. Brother of Benjamin Brown and Tsos Brown. Marks: G. BRN; CA~ [second mark garbled in scan]"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), entry at approx. scan line 10320.
The marks as documented in the Hougart corpus: G. BRN; a second mark that is garbled in the scan ("CA~") — verify at a physical copy before relying on it.
References - Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry at approx. scan line 10320.
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