THIS LISTING IS ONLY FOR A PAIR OF EARRINGS!
Oval 1¼” x ⅞” -
Restraint is its own kind of luxury. These earrings make that case quietly and completely. Two imperial jasper ovals sister stones in warm mocha, taupe, and soft cocoa each measuring 1¼” x ⅞”, their surfaces marked by gentle swirling cream patterns that move through the stone like smoke through still air, like something that settled slowly over a very long time. The color is warm and entirely wearable the brown that goes with everything because it comes from the earth and the earth goes with everything.
The setting is modern and considered. Each stone sits in a clean inner oval bezel, itself nested within a second outer oval frame a double bezel construction that gives the earrings a layered, architectural quality without adding weight or noise. Polished .925 sterling silver keeps the finish bright and the lines clean. Sterling shepherd hooks complete the piece with easy, natural movement. At 1¼” these earrings are the right size for every day present without demanding attention, beautiful in the way that warm, quiet things always are.
Details:
Stone: Imperial Jasper · Origin: Jalisco, Mexico · Matrix: Soft Browns and Cream · Metal: Custom Sterling Silver · Earring Setting: 1¼” x ⅞” · One of a Kind with Makers Mark
Made in Taos by a Taosena.
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Imperial Jasper
Imperial jasper is the aristocrat of the jasper family and it knows it. Found in a single remote region of Jalisco, Mexico, it comes from the earth in orbs, pulled whole from the hillside in a deposit so specific that miners must follow a narrow seam through volcanic rock to find it. What’s inside those rough nodules is worth the work: swirling, nested patterns of cream, sage, dusty rose, olive, terracotta, and soft moss green, arranged in concentric orbicular rings or flowing painterly washes that look less like geology and more like something deliberate. Like someone was paying attention.
Jasper is an opaque variety of chalcedony microcrystalline quartz and imperial jasper forms within ancient volcanic and hydrothermal environments where silica-rich fluids moved slowly through cavities in the rock, depositing mineral material in layers over vast stretches of time. The distinctive orbicular patterning comes from rhythmic crystallization, a process where minerals precipitate outward from a nucleation point in concentric rings. The result is a stone with a visual depth that rewards a long look.
The word imperial is earned. This material has been prized by collectors and lapidaries for decades, and because it comes from a single, finite Mexican source, fine-quality imperial jasper is increasingly difficult to source. Stones with clean, well-centered orbs and rich color saturation are particularly sought after.
On the Mohs scale, jasper measures 6.5 to 7 durable, polishable, and well-suited to any setting. In sterling silver, the warm earth tones of imperial jasper find their foil: the cool metal steadies the stone’s palette without flattening it. The combination reads as quietly luxurious the kind of piece that gets noticed without trying.
