Earrings, Federico, Drops, Onyx, Hallmark, Contemporary, 1177

FANCY FUN WITH FEDERICO 

Cluster earrings will never go out of style especially when they are created by outstanding southwestern artisans like Federico Jimenez. This pair of sterling silver earrings features a floral cluster of bold onyx. Each of the large clusters dangle from a single matching stone with a post back. Sterling silver twist wire and drop details compliment the stones for the perfect finishing touch. Timeless and traditional.

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
• dimensions: 2 1/4" x 1 1/2"
• weight: 38 grams
• post back
• contemporary
• JE1177