Turquoise and Opal Sterling Silver French Hook Earrings 3738-ER-NEW
Turquoise and Opal Sterling Silver French Hook Earrings.
These Turquoise Jewelry Opal Sterling Silver Earrings are sensational and colorful pieces of hand crafted southwestern jewelry. These earrings come from Albuquerque, New Mexico. They feature lost wax designs of shimmering Sterling Silver. These earrings also feature traditional inlaid designs made from hand cut stones of genuine Turquoise and lab Blue Opal. The cool blue hues of the Turquoise and Opal beautifully compliment the white shine of the Sterling Silver. These French hook earrings are 1-7/8" long.
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. |