ABOUT THE TURQUOISE AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE

DESCRIPTION:

These were made with a strong'sense for design'. They have been a real personal favorite of mine,not only for their overall appearance,but for the placement of where & how all the various shaped stones were laid out, that contribute to their artistically well thought out form..Sometimes it's not always the stones that make a piece what it is,but a 'real'jewelry designer will play with the stones by turning them every which way in order to come up with something that will be different from the normal cluster we see so frequently!(And actually can get a little boring & 'average' looking!)

Taking these various shapes of stone,they are then laid in a floral/star pattern & have a "half moon" shaped clustered curvature below & from this shape,little droplets of turquoise dangle from the bottom,thus creating a gorgeous chandelier!(Zoom in on photos)

The smaller clusters are premium-top notch Sleeping Beauty turquoise,while the large oval center looks to be either Morenci turquoise or possibly Ithaca Peak turquoise..Sleeping Beauty is known for blues like no other & look almost unreal, because for one,they lack the matrix character you often associate with turquoise & for two,the vibrancy that many other mines,lack..Although these were mined when the mine was still active,unfortunately as of today,the mine is now closed which has made this turquoise even more valuable & nowcomes with a higher price tag per carat,..

Their look is clean,feminine,attractive & elegant!!! They are one of a kind with out another made!

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TURQUOISE PROVENANCE:

The turquoise these are made with came from the late LARRY COOLEY' 1950's-'60's mined turquoise collection..Larry was known in the industry as the ‘go-to' turquoise guy’ who was known for having THE biggest,the highest quality-the most incredible collection of premium turquoise out of anyone,so that when designers like Federico would come along to buy,he could use these gems for his own jewelry designs.These stones were mined before they started treating,so they not only come natural,but being Larry knew his turquoise,he didn't collect nothing less than THE best!

After Larry's passing,Federico was fortunate enough to get Larry's collection & put these stones into some of his most incredibly designed pieces you'll ever see & once they're used up,they're gone..(See my Federico necklace,earrings,bracelet listings)

Larry had a big reputation for his turquoise & all you had to do was say "Larry Cooley Turquoise" & that alone, said it all..es..