Lola Brooks 18k & cushion ethiopian opal drop earrings, 28.01ct
$5,750
Details
Lola Brooks 18k yellow gold & cushion Ethiopian opal earrings, 28.01ct. Each stone measures approximately 5/8″ x 5/8″ & is set in Lola’s signature fine bezel. When hanging, the earrings measure approximately 1 1/8″ from the top of the 18k ear wire to the bottom of the earring.
- Ethiopian opal, 28.01ct, set over blackened gold
- 18k yellow gold
- 1 1/8" total length
- each earring weighs 5.38g
Care
Ethiopian opals are hydrophane, which means they can absorb water if immersed which can change their appearance and make the opal's flash disappear. They should not be worn in water.
Lola Brooks has always been captivated by the Victorian-era concept of jewelry as a form of communication, and the role of personal adornment in cultural identity. Nowhere is that more evident than her own informal-yet-elegant large-scale designs that lend themselves to self-expression.
Stones, often hand-cut, are the starting point for Brooks, who incorporates a prism of gems spanning rubies to tourmaline in her collections — though she has a professed fondness for diamonds.Reflecting influences ranging from the Victorians to the Arts & Crafts movement and modernist American studio jewelry, each piece is fabricated or carved in wax and cast, resulting in limited production and one-of-a-kind works.
An artist and educator who studied at Pratt Institute and earned a BFA in metals at SUNY New Paltz, Brooks has had her work chronicled in numerous publications. Her jewelry can be found in the permanent collections of New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Art and Design.
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