TURQUOISE PROVENANCE-ABOUT LARRY COOLEY TURQUOISE:

The turquoise that these are made with, come from the late "Larry Cooley's" private collection. Mr. Cooley was one of the most reputably known turquoise vendors in the industry, who artists would go to when they wanted the highest quality turquoise for their own designs.. Since he was very knowledgeable, he knew what separated the lower grades from the premium grades & was committed to offering only the finest that each mine produced. He was one who wouldn't dare offer turquoise to someone, that he himself, wouldn't want. He was all about the best there was..

The turquoise he collected & sold, were qualities that only the finest of the finest "Turquoise Connoisseur's" would buy.. He had a vast collection of nothing BUT premium turquoise that were all natural, since his rocks were mined long before they started treating turquoise & had the best that each mine produced.

The cuts in these earrings are an excellent grade of natural turquoise, which is getting more & more difficult to find anymore, unless you're willing to pay top dollar per carat. That is if you can find any, since much has gone into private collectors hands & has become very valuable... After Larry's passing, everyone wanted dibs on his whole collection, but because of Federico's long time connection with Larry & Larry's family, he was fortunate to purchase this 'once in a lifetime' limited & very pricy collection(This is reflected in price) So once these stones are used up, they're gone!

********************************

THE EARRINGS:

Besides their look, one thing that's these have going for them, is their "quality"! It's not everyday we come across turquoise this sweet & if you know your turquoise, you will clearly see that these are made with some of THE finest, most drop dead gorgeous turquoise known to us!

These are made with 4 different types of turquoise that all come from some of our favorite mines, which are from the Arizona Sleeping Beauty mine & then the remaining 3,coming out of Nevada, which I have to admit, one of those being one of my all time favorites, which is the Blue Gem mine, with the other 2 being Royston & the Fox Turquoise mine.. Except for the Royston mine, all these mines are shut down & are no longer in operation. You can't get turquoise like this very readily anymore & when you do, you treasure it!

Hanging from a 7/8" round top that displays a Royston center,followed by a halo cluster of bright vivid blue Sleeping Beauty tile square cuts, are these unusual "parallelogram" shaped cut dangles that you just don't ever come across & personally are what gives these earrings their unique look! The earring dangles on both earrings, are made with some KILLER Blue Gem & Fox.

********************************

A NOTE:

******You are not paying for the length,nor the weight, but rather, for the turquoise in these! Reflected also in the price: is the artist name, the turquoise provenance where the stones came from, turquoise quality, cost per carat for this quality, amount of carats, sterling cost & artists time to make** However, anything made with turquoise from Larry Cooley's turquoise collection will always come with a higher price tag,due to the quality & limited supply***

** If you like this style, I do carry these in a 4-7/8” longer length that come in a Clip On! (Can be found in this same earring category by clicking on either “Clip Earrings, Federico, or Larry Cooley Turquoise” **

FIRM