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Vintage Mary Lovato Santo Domingo Mosaic Turquoise Coral Shell Hand Earrings

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Vintage Mary Lovato Santo Domingo Mosaic Turquoise Coral Shell Hand Earrings

$650.00

Shell Backed Healing Hand Earrings with Sterling Silver French Hooks and Mosaic Inlaid Coral and Turquoise by Mary Lovato. 1-1/4 inch tall by 1-1/2 inch wide. circa 1990's. Item #6516

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These vintage Santo Domingo mosaic earrings were created by Mary Lovato. Mary Lovato is known for her unique mosaic inlay, shellwork, cast, and stamp-work jewelry. The healing hand earrings are inlaid with small pieces of turquoise and coral. The light-weight earrings measure 1-1/4 inch long by 1-1/2 inch wide and weigh 7.8 grams each.

Excellent condition. circa 1990's. Certificate of Authenticity and gift box included with your purchase.

Although Mary reintroduced stone-in-shell mosaics during the 1950s, Santo Domingans have crafted turquoise and shell heishi beads for at least a thousand years. "I came up with the shell mosaic work myself. I started in the late '50s, in black, white and orange." Mary then began to add more contemporary touches, such as putting in silver to her work and adding more colors.

Mary Coriz Lovato, daughter of Santiago Leo Coriz, was born in 1936. Her sons, Anthony Lovato and Isaac Coriz, her daughter Mary Francis Coriz, as well as her grandsons, Joel Pajarito and Cordell Pajarito, are all accomplished jewelry artists as well.