925 Sterling Silver Strawberry Enamel Hoop Drop Earrings
The strawberry is the fruit that everyone recognizes before they can name it. The red of the strawberry — the specific, saturated red that is not the red of the apple or the red of the cherry or the red of the tomato, but the red of the strawberry, the red that is most associated with sweetness and summer and the particular pleasure of eating something that is both beautiful and delicious — is one of the most immediately recognizable colors in the world. The strawberry has been cultivated in Europe since the fourteenth century, when it was grown in the royal gardens of France and used as a medicinal plant as well as a food. By the seventeenth century, it had become the symbol of perfect righteousness and modesty in Christian iconography — the fruit that grows close to the ground, that is humble in its posture but magnificent in its flavor, that appears in the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch as the fruit of paradise. In Japan, the strawberry — ichigo — is the most beloved fruit of the new year, the fruit that appears on the top of the Christmas cake, the fruit that is given as a gift of the highest quality and the most careful cultivation. The strawberry enamel hoop drop earring takes this most beloved and most immediately recognizable of all the fruits and renders it in vitreous enamel — the glass fused to the 925 sterling silver surface at high temperature, the color that is most permanent and most vivid, the technique that gives the strawberry its most saturated and most luminous red. The strawberry hangs from the hoop in the drop form, the earring that moves with the wearer, that catches the light as it swings, that is most present and most charming when the wearer is in motion. This 925 sterling silver hoop drop earring renders the strawberry design in enamel using the inlay and enamel techniques, in 14K gold or platinum plating, at 3.74g. The earring that wears the sweetest fruit on the earlobe.
Why You'll Love It
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Strawberry Design — The Most Beloved Fruit — The 🍓 strawberry — the fruit that everyone recognizes before they can name it, the red that is most associated with sweetness and summer, the fruit that has been the symbol of perfect righteousness in Christian iconography and the most beloved gift fruit in Japan. The strawberry earring that carries the meaning of the most immediately recognizable and most universally beloved fruit in the world — the fine jewelry piece that wears the sweetest fruit on the earlobe.
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Pure Enamel — The Most Vivid Color — Vitreous enamel — the glass fused to the 925 sterling silver surface at high temperature, the color that is most permanent and most vivid, the technique that gives the strawberry its most saturated and most luminous red. The pure enamel earring that relies entirely on the color and form of the enamel to express the design — no stones, no CZ, just the most vivid and most permanent color that fine jewelry can achieve. The strawberry that is most red, most vivid, most alive.
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Drop Hoop — The Strawberry in Motion — The strawberry hangs from the hoop in the drop form — the earring that moves with the wearer, that catches the light as it swings, that is most present and most charming when the wearer is in motion. The drop hoop that gives the strawberry its most dynamic and most playful expression — the earring that is most beautiful when the wearer is moving, laughing, turning their head, the strawberry that swings gently with every movement.
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The Statement Enamel — 3.74g — At 3.74g per pair, the strawberry enamel hoop drop is the most substantial enamel earring in the collection — the fine jewelry piece that has a satisfying presence on the earlobe, the earring that is felt as well as seen, the strawberry that reminds the wearer of its presence throughout the day with the comfortable weight of something genuinely substantial. The enamel earring for the person who wants their jewelry to be noticed.
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Two Plating Options — Choose 14K gold plating for the warm, classic finish that gives the strawberry enamel its most luminous and most traditional expression — the gold hoop that makes the red enamel appear most warm and most vivid, the warm metal that echoes the golden light of the summer afternoon when the strawberries are ripest. Or choose platinum plating for the cool, modern white metal look that gives the strawberry enamel its most contemporary expression — the silver hoop that makes the red enamel appear most vivid and most pure by contrast.
Product Details
- Material: 925 Sterling Silver
- Plating: 14K Gold Plated / Platinum Plated
- Stone: None — Pure Enamel Design
- Technique: Inlay + Enamel
- Design: Strawberry Hoop Drop
- Weight: 3.74g (per pair)
- Style: Playful, Sweet, Strawberry Fine Jewelry Enamel Hoop Drop Earrings
- Occasion: Everyday wear, summer, gifting, self-purchase, all occasions
