These are not over the top in size, but rather the quality of the coral over rides their 2-5/8" size. Very wearable in weight, these are designed with hand picked cuts of premium Sicilian red coral that are very even in color. I wouldn't call the color a deep ox blood dark red, nor would I consider them to have a orange red color,but rather a soft medium red.

Playing a role in the design, these consist solely of only 2 types of cuts,(Pear & round) but it's how & where these cuts are laid that make for a creatively designed earring!

All the cabochons have a clean appearance, meaning that many times we'll see coral with little holes & black markings which are actually inherit to the coral, but with these, it lacks both things mentioned.

They are bezel set atop of a lighter gauge sterling, which allows these to be easy on the lobes, while giving off a simple elegance. Finished in a contemporary mirror polished finishing.

***A WORD***:

Anyone person whose closely involved in this business knows how much the price of Coral has climbed to & has gotten so ridiculously expensive, which makes it unaffordable for many artists to even consider buying. In the last few years, the cost of "GOOD" Coral has skyrocketed up to 500% & compared to a few years ago when it was at about $250 a gram,it is now over $1000 a gram for the premium qualities. Coral is now been put on the "Rare" list & no longer can it be fished, nor brought in the USA. (These reasons are reflected in the price) Everyday the price goes up & the less availability, the higher the price will go! Coral will never lose it's value & has become a collectible material for these reasons mentioned.

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ARTIST: Federico Jimenez

MEASUREMENTS: 2-5/8" X 1-1/8"(at their widest)

COMBINED WEIGHT: 24.5 grams

METAL: Sterling Silver

FINISH: Mirror Polished/Contemporary

STONES: Top Grade-Sciacca Sicilian Mediterranean Red Coral

STONE CUTS: Round-Tear Drop

EAR STYLE: Post

HALLMARK: JF/STERLING

Come gift Boxed

**Artist, Coral quality, cost per carat for this quality, amount of carats, sterling cost & artists time are reflected in price**
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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 & 9) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements above.