EARRING PROVENANCE:

I am extremely honored to have been offered some exquisite gold & gold/diamond jewelry that once belonged to the late "Ellen Belber-Jiménez" & comes from her estate.. Ellen had been married to Federico for 56 years until her unfortunate passing..(Please see my vast inventory of jewelry by Federico in every category!)

Ellen & Federico met down in Oaxaca in the mid-60's while she was there working with the UCLA Oaxaca Market Study Research Project & Federico was involved at that time in writing articles on Oaxaca's traditional Arts & Culture.. Ellen lived & breathed the beautiful art of Oaxaca, the amazing jewelry throughout Mexico (With the focus on Oaxaca) , the hand woven textiles, the clothing, the food,etc. & like Federico, was highly skilled on each subject & could tell you everything about each & everything as it pertained to Oaxaca. A skilled curator, Ellen sat on the board of the "AUTRY MUSEUM' in LA, till the time of her death.

Ellen collected quite the collection, where everything she owned was worthy enough to be in a Museum. (Yes, her pieces were as good as it gets! )Her tastes for Oaxaca jewelry were exquisite & owned nothing BUT the finest that Oaxaca offers.. These charming & traditional gold Oaxaca earrings are just one example of her fine tastes for the beautiful jewelry she owned. There are select pieces of Ellen's that are still housed at their museum in Oaxaca that shares her & her husbands name ("Museo Belber Jimenez" ) which by the way, has one of the most phenomenal, historical collections of jewelry & textiles known to Oaxaca & the region..

COPY/PASTE BELOW:

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These have been in storage for the last 50+ years & anything you get that belonged from Ellen's vintage gold collection would be like owning something that belonged to a celebrity & because of who she was, makes her pieces that much more collectible.

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A LITTLE ABOUT OAXACA GOLD COIN HISTORY:

The gold coin jewelry of the Tehuanas (Zapotec women-the Isthmus of Tehuantepec) is rare for the fact that they are generally not for sale, since most are in the hands of the Tehuana families & or Museums. Coin jewelry is proudly worn during Oaxaca festivities & is not a commercial line of jewelry in other words.(There are replicas made, but not in real gold) Quite often you'll find these gold coins are often set like precious gems in pronged bezels, with the Mexican eagle side up,or if a U.S. coin, the Liberty head side showing.

They were also used in marriage's, where the father's of the husband to be, would bring all their gold to give to the wife family & passes his wealth on. But it wasn't just these valuable gold coins that were given, but land or cows as well, that are given as a wedding payment to the family of the "bride to be" as payment for their daughter or as a dowry (money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband or his family in marriage.) So a private collection of gold coins were kept for these occasions.

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A NOTE:

The "Don Miguel Hidalgo" 2.5 gold peso was minted starting with 1918 and ending their issuing in 1948. These Mexican Peso gold coins are a symbol of Mexico's independence from Spain and they should remind people of the struggle that took place at those times and of all the people that had to die in order for others to be free. Therefore, the 2.5 Mexican Peso gold coins are of high importance to collectors & not just to investors.

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THE EARRINGS:

Owning Oaxaca gold coin jewelry is the "Crème de la crème" of Oaxaca jewelry & is the finest there is & is one of the most collectible.. This jewelry will always hold their value & will always be signature to Oaxaca.

Totally made by the hands of Oaxacan artisans, these are designed in 3" long floral-double coin pattern & are accented with the beauty of white pearls, which give them a true feminine feel. Attached to the 14K gold ear wire is a prong set pearl that are accented with two 18k leaves that have a light 'diamond cutting' for just a slight bit of sparkle..Each leaf is soldered to the coin. If you look at the photos,you'll see the jump rings off the sides of the top coin that connect the chain that connects the top & the floral-bottom coin portion part together. An array of 9 little gold hand made flowers fill in the center & & if you zoom in on the last 2photo, you will see how everything connects. .

These will be easy on the ears,so they are nice & wearable, while giving you the epitome of a true-traditional Oaxaca earring!(see weights below for you to decide)

**To see any of the remaining pieces I have left: you can put the either click on "Gold Jewelry" while here in “Earrings 1” or click on "Federico Jimenez" ** I also have a exquisite gold bracelet that’s listed under “Bracelets” & also an old 1920 Oaxaca gold filigree pin that’s left!