Natural Sleeping Beauty Sterling Pendant Necklace Blue Topaz Signed Leo Feeney
Stone:
This pendant necklace features all natural top grade sleeping beauty turquoise with natural blue topaz. The pendant is handmade and hand soldered by award winning artist Leo Feeney. The middle sleeping beauty stone is extremely rare and size of this stone in perfect natural condition like this is nowhere to be found. The necklace chain is made of navajo mini pearls.
Sleeping Beauty turquoise comes in a pure sky blue or robin's egg blue color and is relatively stable and suitable for jewelry making.
The Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Mine, located in Globe, Arizona, is one of the most famous turquoise mines and produces some of the most desirable turquoise in the world due to the purity of its color. The mine closed for a second time (first time in the early 1960s) in August 2012, which has skyrocketed the price of Sleeping Beauty Turquoise.
The mine's name comes from the mountain the mine is located in, which from far away looks like a sleeping woman lying on her back with her arms crossed.
Artist:
Leo Feeney is recognized as one of the most skilled Native American style artisans in the world. For the past 40 years, he has perfected a one-of-a-kind style of Southwestern fine jewelry, influenced heavily by Zuni Pueblo design. Leo's work can be identified by the intricate cluster designs of the sterling silver along with turquoise, gaspeite, red coral, spiny oyster and occasionally faceted stones. He has, without doubt, mastered his craft, though this humble master jeweler notes that he will always evolve, improve and fine-tune his skills. Needless to say, Leo is one of our favorite artists and we feature a lot of his work.
My Philosophy:
I choose every piece of jewelry based on the value of the stone. Unlike most of the Turquoise on the market, the stone has to be high quality (not stabilized, not color treated and not reconstituted).
I also love jewelry with unique character and great craftsmanship. What this means is that you are getting jewelry that is a showstopper and not to mention a great investment.
Measurements:
Necklace measures 16" in length. Pendant measures 2-1/2'' x 1-1/2''
Stone Measurements:
Main stone measures 1/3 x 1/4 inch.
Weight:
30 grams
Suggested Retail Price:
$1032
Photography:
I take all photos under natural light (without photoshop) to make sure the jewelries look as realistic as possible.
Shipping:
I will ship it out to you nicely packaged within 1 business day via USPS. All packages are insured.
Return Policy:
I want you to enjoy your Toqos jewelry. In case you are not satisfied with your item, you can return it within 14 days. All I ask for is that you send it back in perfect condition within that time frame.
Kindly note that I unfortunately cannot process international returns & exchanges at this time: all international sales are final.
Contact Me:
If you're unsure about caring of your jewelry, wonder if it's right for you or have any other questions.
Don't hesitate - just message me.
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