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Opal and Diamond Drop Earrings
From the Kent Raible limited edition 'Studio Collection' we share with you the Opal and Diamond dangle earrings.
The lovely proportions and fine detail of these elegant earrings move easily from day wear to a night out.
The bottom portion of the earring has movement which enhances the flash of color in these fine Australia Crystal Opals. The top portion of the earring holds firmly and securely with our large push on backs.
Raible has kept the gold work elegant and minimal, allowing these luscious stones to shine! Just a touch of his signature granulation frames the Opals beautifully.
The Diamond accents adds the perfect sparkle, the earrings would not have this same elegance and sparkle without them.
Shop the look! Our model Isabel is also wearing the Raible Opal Prayer Wheel Pendant on our hand woven chain, and the sweet Triple Opal Ring.
These earrings are also available in Blue Sapphire and in fresh, sparkly Green Grossular Garnets. You can see these options in the Kent Raible 1stDibs collection.
Opals .94ct total
Diamond G VS SI .07ct total
7.8 grams 18 Karat Gold
Kent Raible and his jewelry....
Unlike much “designer” jewelry made today, all jewelry work is done under Kent's direct supervision, with the majority of pieces made entirely by his hand. Beginning with the artist's vision and his sketch, every aspect of the work is done in his studio: alloying the metals, pouring ingots from molten gold, then rolling and drawing the sheet and wire stock used in fabrication, making of granules and small parts used to produce each of Kent's fabulously intricate pieces.
All work is handmade in the USA.
".... Kent's pieces are the quintessence of sumptuous jewelry. Using gold, precious and semi precious stones, he brings to mind a fantasy world of sultans, sheiks and palatial surroundings. Kent's work is glorious in that it has a fantastical quality. It alludes to a time of opulence, when intensive labor was an end in itself. There's a sumptuous, sparkling, magnificence to his work."
- Kenneth Trapp, Former Curator, Smithsonian Institution, Renwick Gallery; National Museum of American Craft
About Kent:
"My life’s path is that of the goldsmith, a path of over 44 years now! To say I love my job would be an understatement! Because, in a world where few things endure, I am one of those who have chosen to celebrate that which defies the passage of time and the whims of fashion.
My life's works draw deeply from the most ancient wells - the archetypes, symbols, and themes that have persisted for millennia. But in my hands, they take on and follow the lines of that singular, internal vision of the practiced artist - one who speaks his own language that somehow bridges the past, present, and future.
My clients tend to call me a true Renaissance man. One could say, in fact, that the pieces I create are perfect time-traveling machines! Firmly rooted in ages-old tradition, each a conscious contributor to its own time, always with a keen and anticipatory eye on what might be next."