Designed with the turquoise connoisseur in mind, these well designed earrings are made with precisely matching high quality, natural cuts of Sleeping Beauty turquoise & blue Royston turquoise that are laid in a turquoise cluster cross shape. They have that ‘just right’ size & have a wearable weight.(See weights below)

**Since the Sleeping Beauty mine closed some years back,it has become harder & harder to find this type of grade. Much of what you see today are lower grades that need stabilization in order for the lapidarian to cut them, since they are softer cuts. This is something higher grades don’t need, since they are a ‘harder’ grade & need no stabilization.

This is the quality that came from Larry Cooley’ collection, since he only carried some of the highest grades available & which were mined many years ago.Federico was offered this collection after Larry’s passing & yes,it was over the top in price for the whole collection, but well worth the price**

A NOTE::

**In this business, you pay for what you get. And just like with any other gemstone, there are 'grades' with some being low grade which are less expensive, while others are high grade and are more expensive.. Turquoise is the same, with the cost being higher for 'natural turquoise' that are a high/excellent grade. I always say "look at the price" & that should give you some clue as to how good something is, especially in jewelry. Though I must note, that anything with Larry's turquoise will always come with a higher price tag, due to the quality & limited supply***

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: 27.4 Grams (0.96 OUNCES)

MEASUREMENT: 2.50" X 1.75"

METAL: Sterling Silver

METAL FINISH: Contemporary-Mirror Polish

MATERIAL: NATURAL High Grade Blue Sleeping Beauty Turquoise-Royston Turquoise

CUTS: Round-Tear Drop-Square

EAR STYLE: Posts

HALLMARK: JF/STERLING

Comes Gift Boxed..

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SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT:

Because of the price, these will have a mandatory signature confirmation requirement & will come insured.. If you're not home in the day & need these shipped where they can be signed for,please change that in your "Ship To" section before I create the shipping label***I'm sorry if this may be an inconvenience, but I do not ship expensive pieces without one.This is for your protection & mine..

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PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING:

*****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.