Huntinghorse, Dina 18k Gold Earrings “Coral & Diamond”

$6,500

Dina Huntinghorse · Wichita

18k Gold Coral and Diamond Clip Earrings

These coral and diamond earrings by Dina Huntinghorse pair deep red coral with 18k gold and sparkling diamonds. Each oval coral cabochon sits in a smooth gold bezel, raised above a wide, polished oval frame. Beneath the coral, an arc of pavé-set diamonds curves along the lower edge like a crescent of light. The earrings are made as clip-ons and can be converted to posts.

Metal — 18k gold

Stones — Coral with pavé diamond accents

Dimensions — 1 × ⅞ in.

Closure — Clip-on, convertible to post*

Coral and Diamond Earrings in 18k Gold

The design is simple and confident. First, the coral draws the eye with its rich, even red and smooth domed surface. Then the diamonds add a spark of brilliance at the base, while the broad gold frame holds everything together. Because the frame is wide and highly polished, it reflects light around the stone, so the coral seems to glow from within.

Coral has long held an important place in Southwestern jewelry, valued alongside turquoise for its color. Here, Dina sets it in fine jewelry form, with 18k gold and diamonds rather than silver. As a result, these coral and diamond earrings move easily from day to evening. These earrings are clip-on but can be converted to post.

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Curated Pairings

NEWDina Huntinghorse 18k gold coral and diamond earrings with oval red coral cabochons in polished gold frames above an arc of pavé diamonds + NEWDina Huntinghorse Red Mountain turquoise bracelet with a red spiderweb turquoise at center and 14k gold overlay scenes of a butte, tipi and suns on a sterling silver cuff + Monongya, Jesse Silver Range Set With Gold and Inlay
Price for all three: $27,000

Dina Huntinghorse · Wichita

Jeweler  ·  Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of Oklahoma

Dina Huntinghorse is a Wichita jeweler raised in southwestern Oklahoma. She works in sterling silver and gold, setting high-grade turquoise, coral, and sugilite into pieces built around the animals of the Plains: horses, wolves, bears, and buffalo.

She began as a painter, then learned beadwork from her aunt. Her beaded deerskin purses are in the permanent collection of the Heard Museum. In 1989, she married Navajo silversmith Herbert Taylor, who taught her inlay, lapidary, and overlay. After his death in 1996, she carried his techniques forward and developed a style all her own.

Today she designs and builds each piece by hand, working in silver, 14k and 18k gold, and diamonds. She exhibits at the Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, and her work belongs to private collections across the Southwest.

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