Inlaid Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Sterling Silver Post Earrings.

This is a gorgeous pair of earrings. They have been finely inlaid hand cut stones of Sleeping Beauty Blue Genuine Turquoise. These Turquoise stones look beautiful against the brilliance of shimmering Sterling Silver. The hand twisted Sterling Silver wires and individually hand made Sterling Silver dots give this pair an extra high shine. These sensational post earrings are 1/2" long. Stamped Sterling.

Turquoise has been, since about 200 B.C., extensively used by southwestern U.S Native Americans and by many of the Indian tribes in Mexico. The Native American Jewelry or "Indian style" jewelry with turquoise mounted in or with silver is relatively new. Some believe this style of Jewelry was unknown prior to about 1880, when a white trader persuaded a Navajo craftsman to make turquoise and silver jewelry using coin silver. Prior to this time, the Native Americans had made solid turquoise beads, carvings, and inlaid mosaics. Recently, turquoise has found wide acceptance among people of all walks of life and from many different ethnic groups.