These say all they have to say in their simple, but elegant design.Made for the serious turquoise "connoisseur", the 2 stone drop design is one of the most enduring designs that will be around no matter how advanced & what direction we turn to in jewelry design. Its sits high on the list & for many, it's the #1 choice among woman that want an earring that says a lot in quality, but many times without the weight & size. And from a designers point of view, this is the perfect style when an artist has phenomenal quality rocks such as these and they want the stones to "speak" rather than being overshadowed by a lot of metal work. After all, these stones ARE the star of the show & you definitely do want want to distract or diminish!

The turquoise used for these are "Top Shelf-Gem Quality" natural cuts of teal color Fox turquoise that are extremely hard to find on the market and these cuts alone, would be considered on the 'rare' side and go for $$$$$ per carat..

These earrings may be on the smaller side for what Federico is known for, but these reek of quality, not only in color, but with these 'harder' cuts of turquoise (which equate to quality in turquoise terminology) mean also they will take a higher spit shine polish, that is very glossy. These cuts are so premium that even in the photos, you can somewhat see the glossiness! These cuts came from Larry Cooley's turquoise collection and to learn about Larry's collection, please take the time to learn more about him by clicking on his name in almost every category (Especially under each earring category & necklaces”)

The turquoise is set atop of a mirror polish finished sterling which gives them a contemporary vibe and will allow them to work in OR out of the southwest, without feeling like you have to wear a squash blossom necklace (That is,unless you want to!) or any other southwestern pieces if you don't want. They have a very wearable weight so your ears will love you for that!

** I do want to mention that what looks like a crack in the upper part of the left side earring, looks to be inherit to the stone and not defective. The stone is in there tight. If this is something that may bother you, maybe try to look for something else.. There’s quite a bit to choose from! **

Artist, turquoise quality, cost per carat for this quality, amount of carats, sterling cost & artists time are reflected in price

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ARTIST: Federico Jimenez

TURQUOISE PROVENANCE: Larry Cooley’s Personal Collection

COMBINED WEIGHT: 14.8 Grams

MEASUREMENT: 2.25" X 0.50"

METAL: Sterling Silver

METAL FINISH: Contemporary-Mirror Polish

MATERIAL: NATURAL High Grade FOX Turquoise

CUTS: Round-Linear Marquise

EAR STYLE: Posts

HALLMARK: JF/STERLING

Comes Gift Boxed..

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*****I do not consider myself a 'professional photographer" but I do try my hardest to give you photos that are 'realistic" in color as much as I can. Each monitor varies and also plays a role in how vibrant or less vibrant as something appears. If you need more photos, in different areas of lighting, please let me know! *****

To give you close up photos,pictures tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified than in actuality. So to get an accurate idea of how big these are, please either check them out being worn to get a rough idea (photo 2 & 8) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements above.