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TURQUOISE PROVENANCE:

These drop dead gorgeous cuts of some of the most fabulous BLUE GEM, are just another perfect example of the turquoise that came from the late Larry Cooley's collection.. Larry was a serious "scholar" in the turquoise industry & had a vast collection from every single mine,with only the finest, most premium qualities on hand, so when artists like Federico would come to buy, this was the go-to guy that everyone went to.

Larry collected for decades & since then, many of our mines have since closed down & since his collection was mined before they started treating turquoise, means that his turquoise was all natural & one thing you wouldn't find would be low grade-inferior cuts & or treated stones. Long story short, when Larry passed some years back, everyone wanted 1st choice at buying his whole collection, but because of Federico's connection to Larry and Larry's family, the family offered Federico his vast & extremely AMAZING collection.. Yes the purchase was over the top in price, but worth every dollar & some of Federico's most beautifully designed pieces have Larry's turquoise.(The quality in these is dictated in the price)

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THE EARRINGS:

To offer Blue Gem of this quality & color is personally a real honor, since it is that RARE to come across gems like these & especially of this quality!! These are definitely stones to get excited about!!

Being well connected in the jewelry industry, I can guarantee that you cannot find this color /quality of Blue Gem anymore, unless the stones have been mined decades ago & if & when you do, you will pay top dollar because of their rarity.

Unlike many of the other Nevada mines, Blue Gem has a specific teal blue color & a specific warm color red-ish to golden brown color matrix. And even though other mines produce these heart stopping deep teal blue colors, none however, have that intense teal blue color Blue Gem has.

Made for the serious turquoise "connoisseur", the 2 stone drop design is one of the most enduring designs that will be around no matter how advanced & what direction we turn to in jewelry design. Its sits high on the list & for many, it's the #1 choice among woman that want an earring that says a lot in quality, but many without a ton of weight & size. And from a designers point of view, this is the perfect style when an artist has phenomenal quality rocks such as these and you want the stones to "speak" rather than being overshadowed by a lot of metal work. After all, these stones ARE the star of the show & you definitely do want want to distract or diminish!

Made in a classic contemporary style,which makes them a great choice no matter where you live in the world. They'll take you from day to night & would beautifully compliment your Native or Non-native collection!

PRICE IS BASED ON: Artist name & recognition, turquoise quality, cost per carat for this quality, the amount of carats, turquoise availability, sterling cost & artists time are all reflected in price.  Anything made with Cooley turquoise will also demand a higher price due to rarity, quality & availability.

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ARTIST: Federico Jimenez

TURQUOISE PROVENANCE: From Larry Cooley's Turquoise Collection

METAL: Sterling

METAL FINISH: Contemporary

STONES: Natural Gem Grade BLUE GEM Turquoise

STONE CUT: Trillion

STONE SIZE: TOPS: See photo 6

COMBINED WEIGHT: 23.4 Grams

MEASUREMENTS: 2" X 1"

STYLE: 2 Stone Drop Earrings

EAR STYLE: Posts(Come with jumbo sterling ear nuts)

HALLMARK: 'JF/STERLING'

Come gift Boxed!

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SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT:

Anything with a high price tag, will have a mandatory signature confirmation requirement & will come insured (reflected in shipping price).. If you're not home in the day & need them 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 safety & 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,just so you're not shocked, nor disappointed when you get the piece. Realize however that all monitors are different, so the materials can look brighter (or duller) from one computer to the next. 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 on the ear to get a rough idea (photo 2 & 9th) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements