Earrings, Federico, Cluster, Onyx, Hallmark, Contemporary, 1549

OUTSTANDING ONYX!

Federico Jimenez is known for clusters of southwestern flair which were crafted in these lovely post earrings. The larger cluster of onyx stones dangle from a smaller floral cluster with a post back. Each sleek black stone is set in a simple sterling silver bezel for a classic pair of darling dangles. These are the perfect match to any woman’s little black dress.

Federico Jiménez (1941 -; Mexican). Born in Tututepec, Mexico; lives and works in Southern California. Designer and maker of bold southwestern style jewelry; cluster work.

Mark: F J (conjoined)

Born in 1941, jewelry artisan Federico Jimenez has long had an appreciation for Native American culture and craftsmanship. Originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, Federico came to the United States in 1967 to work and go to school, where he studied jewelry making and design. In 1970, he and his wife Ellen Belber Jimenez traveled throughout the Southwest, where they first fell in love with the Native American and southwestern aesthetic. They became connoisseurs of folk art, and amassed a collection of Native American, Latin American, and Mexican antiques, jewelry, and housewares, opening a series of galleries in southern California. Formerly a trustee of the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, and The Southwest Indian Museum in Los Angeles, Federico now resides in Venice, California, where his primary focus is designing his jewelry.

• artist: Federico Jimenez
• hallmarks: conjoined F J, STERLING
• materials: sterling silver, onyx
• measurements: 3 3/4" x 1"
• weight: 26 grams
• post back
• contemporary
• JE1549