Lola Brooks 22k & zambian emerald triple drop earrings, 8.74ct

$5,700

Details

Lola Brooks 22k yellow gold & Zambian emerald triple drop earrings, 8.74ct. Each stack of rose-cut stones measures approximately 1 1/2″ x 3/8" & when hanging, the earrings measure approximately 1 7/8" from the top of the ear wire to the bottom of the stones.

- Zambian emerald, 8.74ct
- 22k yellow gold
- 1 7/8" total length 
- each earring weighs 3.74g

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.