Elena Solow/Blue Jaguar Mexican Vintage Earrings with Iridescent Beads and Watermelon Tourmaline

An extraordinary pair of Sterling Silver hoop and filigree earrings with tons of sparkle, watermelon tourmaline and brilliant iridescent glass beads create another vintage style design that helps make Blue Jaguar, Elena Solow's line, so consistently wonderful!

Ms. Solow is an American designer that originally harks from Oklahoma where her interest in Native American Art and jewelry began. Solow started collecting pre-Colombian indigenous Mexican and Colonial jewelry on her first trip to Mexico many moons ago. Inspired by the classical historical beauty, Solow began to work with various silversmiths creating a vast selection of what is now heirloom jewelry that is dazzling in its nod to the past and its commitment to craftsmanship and beauty.

I have been collecting her earrings for over 35 years. Without fail when I wear her earrings, now I must have 20 pairs, I receive a bevy of compliments. My daughter, now 25 years of age, has started wearing my, now vintage earrings too! The tradition continues!

The watermelon tourmaline gemstone is a rare variety that displays three different colors in the same crystal - green (the skin of the watermelon), pink (the sweet fruit) and white (the rind). As in the gem stone ametrine, the colors of the watermelon tourmaline occur 100% naturally. This is a rare occurrence in nature.

They measure 2 1/2" in length, while the diameter of the silver hoop measures 1 1/2" in diameter.