Oaxacan Filigree Sterling Silver Large Hoop Earrings with Coral — Handmade in Mexico Gold_jewelry blue and yellow palette

blue and yellow palette

The cool turquoise stones provide a striking contrast against the lustrous silver

The earrings feature pearl accents

Mexico — Purepecha (P'urhépecha) community

and contemporary design sensibility

Oaxacan Filigree Sterling Silver Large Hoop Earrings with Coral — Handmade in Mexico Gold_jewelry blue and yellow paletteFiligrana oaxaquea has lived in Oaxaca for nearly five centuries and in a large hoop, it commands a room. These large coral hoop earrings are the bold expression of one of Mexico's most demanding jewelry traditions. The silversmith who made them spent hours coiling and soldering hand twisted sterling wire into the intricate filigree cage that holds the coral stone then repeated the process for the second earring. At 3 inches long and 2 inches wide,