TURQUOISE PROVENANCE :

This necklace is another one that’s made with “Top Tier” select cuts that came from the renowned Larry Cooley collection. When Larry passed away awhile back, Federico had the unique opportunity to purchase Larry’s entire collection, which Larry had been carefully assembling and refining over several decades. Turquoise connoisseurs, designers, vendors, lapidarians—you name it—everyone fiercely coveted his collection. However, thanks to Federico’s close, longstanding relationship with Larry and his family, he was able to acquire the entire collection, albeit at a considerable price. This high cost reflects the superior quality of Larry’s turquoise and the unfortunate reality that most of the mines where this turquoise originated are now depleted.

Larry was known for carrying only THE best turquoise, characterized by its exceptional hardness—a key indicator of “quality” in turquoise—meaning his stones did not require any treatments in order for the lapidarian to cut them.. Nowadays, some of the rarest turquoise cuts he owned simply can’t be found on the market, and when or if they do appear, they command extraordinarily high prices per carat. So when this turquoise supply is finally used up, it will truly be gone forever. Each and every item designed with his turquoise is literally “One of a Kind,” making every piece a singular treasure with history, provenance, and unmatched natural beauty.

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DESCRIPTION:

To hand pick stones like these to match this perfectly, is an art all in itself & is actually what dictates the uniformity that this well designed necklace displays.. These were picked with an excellent eye for size!

It's designed with 58 well matched oval cuts of turquoise & for Federico who's known for his over the top jewelry, this one is designed in a more 'understated'-delicate style that's easy to wear & says "more, with less".

Being it was more important to pick all the same size cuts,than it was for picking cuts that come from the same mine, this necklace is made in a "Sampler" style & the pros of a sampler, are for the fact that you get this ultimate contrast throughout, since each of these mines produce different tonalities of blue & produce a wide variety of matrix colors that go from golden brown to tan,to red brown to some having black matrix!

The design is dominated, where the necklace has 26 panels that have a 2 stone drop & that's not including the larger 2 stone drop Pilot Mountain turquoise center..

If having 'quality-natural ' turquoise is more important to your investment, I personally would rather pay more for that, than to have a bunch of cheaper pieces with junk turquoise that will never hold their value! You cannot even touch many of these cuts since some of these mines have closed & or have gone into collectors hands..But if you were to find them, you'll pay a high price per carat for this sort of quality.

A NOTE:

**Anything with Larry's turquoise comes with a higher price tag,due to the quality & rarity*** If you're like many of us who are big fan's of Cooley's turquoise, then please check out my other listings, by putting "Larry's" name in the search when you're on the front page of the website.

ARTIST: Federico Jimenez

TURQUOISE PROVENANCE: Larry Cooley Private Collection

CIRCA MINED: 1950’S-70’S

METAL: Sterling Silver

METAL FINISH: Contemporary

WEARABLE LENGTH: 24"(Without length of the drops)

WEIGHT: 3.76 Ounces~107 Grams

VINTAGE MINED STONES: Royston- Blue Gem-Bisbee-Candeleria-Pilot Mountain Turquoise + More!

STONE CUTS: Ovals

EACH 2 STONE PANEL SIZE: 1" X 3/8"

CENTER 2-STONE DROP: 2" X 5/8"

INNER NECKLINE STONE SIZE: 8 mm x 11.5 mm (About 1/3" x 1/2")

DANGLE STONE SIZE IN NECKLINE: 13 mm x 9 mm (About 1/2" x 1/3")

CLOSURE: Hook & Eye

HALLMARK: JF/STERLING (3 x's~ On back of center drop & 2 by closure )

Comes Gift Wrapped & Boxed.

**Artist, turquoise quality, cost per carat, how many carats, sterling cost & the time it took to make are reflected in price**

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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***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 Note:

In order to give you close up photos so I can provide you with all the detail, photos can tend to make the item look GIGANTIC & 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 being worn to get a rough idea (photo 2) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements