A fabulous pair of luxurious oversized vintage sterling silver and lapis lazuli stud earrings hailing from Taxco in Mexico. These earrings are huge for studs and classics of the 1980s era with their elegant power dressing style and sleek silver design that uses a contrasting blue gemstone inlaid in a striking oblique line.
High quality, the earrings are solid silver (not hollow) so they aren't thin and flimsy. They are fashioned in a bold oval pillbox shape and fasten with large sized butterfly backs. The silver has a high polished mirror finish (dark areas are purely camera reflection) and they are in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, the lapis shows fine lines of calcite which are natural inclusions and not cracks. A fantastic pair of vintage 1980's luxury silver statement earrings for the fashionista!
DETAILS:
MATERIALS: Sterling silver
GEMSTONE: Lapis Lazuli
MEASUREMENTS: 1-1/4" (3cm) tall, 3/4" (2cm) wide and 8.4mm deep
WEIGHT: 12.4 grams combined
HALLMARKS: stamped '925', 'TR-96' (the Taxco silversmiths registration number) and 'Mexico' on one earring. The other earing isn't marked. Stamped on the butterfly backs '925'
DATE: 1980
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Materials: Sterling Silver, Lapis Lazuli.