30% SALE!-Federico Jimenez-Hand Carved Mint Green "Carico Lake" Turquoise- 5 Panel Mosaic Inlaid Butterfly Necklace -17.5"- WEARABLE ART!
30% SALE!-Federico Jimenez-Hand Carved Mint Green "Carico Lake" Turquoise- 5 Panel Mosaic Inlaid Butterfly Necklace -17.5"- WEARABLE ART!
"YOU must be the change you want to see in this world" -"Mahatma Gandhi"
THE NECKLACE:
This 5 panel designed necklace is completely made by hand by one of Federico's best, where it's clearly obvious of the years they have behind them & to do a necklace like this,you have to be skilled in lapidary work to make the stone look this pretty!!
The wings started out from chunky cuts of green Carico Lake turquoise & then one by one, each are chiseled & then beautifully beveled, which give each sectional part of the wing, their graceful lines & smooth appearance. The abdomen,eyes & the antennas are designed in a Zuni Pueblo style of inlay, where they are precisely mosaic inlaid with Carico Lake turquoise,Orange Spiny Oyster shell & black Onyx. This technique is truly time consuming & also takes skill when you figure that each piece has to be cut perfectly to ensure the balance & form are just right as they lay in their mosaic channel inlaid form.The completed design lays in their own sterling bezel and is finalized with chiseled leaves & are also hand carved.
This sits high on the neck where the viewers eye will quickly go to & follows the neckline beautifully! The closure is a push in tongue clasp & has a wearable weight without hurting the neck(See weight bellow) & folds up easy for travel.
Get ready to transform yourself,like the majestic butterfly! Would make the most memorable gift!
TO SEE THE MATCHING EARRINGS THAT ARE IN THE LAST PHOTOS, PLEASE GO TO ‘WOMEN’S JEWELRY/EARRINGS 3/FEDERICO”
THIS DESIGN ALSO COMES IN SPINY OYSTER(WITH MATCHING EARRINGS) & A VIVID BLUE SLEEPING BEAUTY TURQUOISE(WITH MATCHING EARRINGS!)-SEE LAST PHOTOS)
INFO:
ARTIST: Federico Jimenez
WEARABLE LENGTH: 17.5" (Without tongue of clasp & without Butterfly's)
WEIGHT: 5.27 OUNCES (150 Grams)
CLOSURE: Push In-Pull Out Clasp
CENTER BUTTERFLY MEASUREMENT: 2"" x 2"(at it's widest)
4 BUTTERFLY MEASUREMENT: 1-5/8" x 1-5/8"
LEAVES MEASUREMENT: 1-1/2" X 1/2"
WING MATERIAL: Carico Lake Turquoise
BODY OF BUTTERFLY MATERIAL: Spiny Oyster Shell, Carico Lake Turquoise,Black Onyx
METAL: Sterling Silver
METAL FINISH: Lightly Oxidized
TECHNIQUE: Lapidary-Time & Love!
STYLE: Turquoise Butterfly Necklace
HALLMARK: Sterling~JF (2 X's)
Comes Gift Boxed & ready for gift giving!
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SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT:
***Because of the price,this will have a mandatory signature confirmation requirement. If you're not home in the day & need it shipped where it can be signed for,please change that in your "Ship To" section before I create the shipping label***
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Please Note:
I am not a professional photographer, but I do try to do my best at giving you accuracy in color. Warmer toned pieces (Especially orange!) can come up more vibrant & seriously saturated,so please take this into consideration. So with these colors,I do very little color editing & actually have to bring down the saturation,since I want this to be as true of color in the photos, as in person.
To give you close up photos,pictures tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified than in actuality. Close up's make the item look so large & then you get it in hand & you are shocked since the item is much smaller than how they looked in the photos..So to get an accurate idea of how big this is,please either check it out on the mannequin to get a rough idea (photos) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements
