These dramatic and versatile earrings are an original design from Veronica Ruffo. These earrings may be worn at a longer length for evening or shorter for daytime. Veronica comes from a family that has been involved with Mexican silver jewelry for 40 years. Her grandmother, Margarita MacFarland, designed under the name "Magui" and supplied jewelry designs for the "Los Castillo" jewelry store in Ensenada, Mexico. Veronica recently completed two years of study at the prestigious "Le Arti Orafe" which is a jewelry design school in Florence, Italy. Her designs are a unique blend of Mexican and European style. Pearls are frequently incorporated into Veronica's designs because of her Italian heritage from Calabria, Italy which was a center for pearl harvesting & trade. The name of this design is "Media Luna" or half moon.
Earrings have a drop length of 3 3/8 inches when worn at the longer length and a drop length of 1 3/4 inches when worn at the shorter length. Width is 1/2 inch. Weight for the pair is 0.9 ounces. Markings are "925". The earrings are composed of sterling silver and freshwater pearls. They have post backs for pierced ears. The earrings may be worn either at a longer length or shorter length. The long length is illustrated in view #1 and the shorter view is illustrated in view #2.
