Turquoise Jewelry Sterling Silver Chandelier Post Earrings.

These Turquoise Jewelry Silver Chandelier Earrings are absolutely ravishing. These impressive earrings were hand made out of shimmering Sterling Silver. These sensational Sterling Silver casings each hold a hand cut cabochon of natural Sleeping Beauty Turquoise (the Tiffany of Turquoise). The Sterling Silver and Turquoise pieces have been linked together for an elegant dangle. Turquoise jewelry is in style now for its elegance and natural beauty. These ravishing pieces of hand made Turquoise jewelry are each 1-1/2" 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.