Earrings, Federico, Drop, Lapis & Turquoise, Hallmark, Contemporary, 1552

THE PERFECT PAIRED POP OF COLOR 

There's only one thing we love more than turquoise jewelry, and that's when the turquoise is paired with lapis, they are the perfect pair. Federico jimenez crafted these drop earrings with a large round lapis stone accented with six small turquoise stones making the colors pop. These drop post back earrings are a sure fire win with any outfit you choose.

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, turquoise, lapis
• measurements: 2 1/2" x 3/4"
• weight: 30 grams
• post back
• contemporary
• JE1552