Mabel 14K Gold-Filled Turquoise Drop Earrings

The Mabel are handcrafted 14K gold-filled earrings with a slim rectangular frame and a genuine Sleeping Beauty turquoise stone wire-wrapped across the bottom. The photo tells the story well: an open gold rectangle with a vivid turquoise bar sitting inside it, secured with fine gold wire wraps on each side. It is a clean, architectural look that works because the two elements are so different from each other.

Sleeping Beauty turquoise is worth knowing about if you are not familiar with it. It comes from a single mine in Arizona and is prized specifically for its bright, consistent blue with little to no matrix veining. The stones in the Mabel reflect that. They are a clear, sky blue rather than the greenish or heavily veined turquoise you see in a lot of jewelry.

At 0.25 by 1.5 inches, they have a noticeable drop without being heavy. The rectangular frame keeps them from swinging wide, so they move with you rather than against you.

These are no-back earrings. The french wire hook goes through the ear and stays without a clutch or back to manage.