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Authentic Greek sculpture, ceramics, glass, gifts, souvenirs, and silver jewellery, from Crete and Greece
Kouroupis Art, Koutouloufari, Crete, Greece
Turquoise originated in Turkey, hence its name, these days turquoise is sourced in several countries producing a wide range of colours from quite dark greeny blues to palest pure blue, and with grains from black to pale brown and sometimes no obvious grain at all! On this page we feature just some of the items we have. All of these items are mounted in 925 silver and, unlike some cheap brands of jewellery, are made to last, with sturdy loops, clasp, and links.
On items with a ‘Buy Now’ button the pictures of the precise item you will be buying, so what you see is what you get, unlike some on line stores where ‘stock’ photographs are used. Once an item is sold, the item is deleted and a another one takes its place! We photograph using natural light for the best colour rendering, however different pc’s may display the colours slightly differently!
Pendants in all shapes and sizes, and these pictures not only show this but demonstrate the variation in colours available. The pendant, right is available on line and is teamed with mother of pearl and has an overall length of 187mm. Price €92
Right, a very nice ‘teardrop’ pendant in palest turquoise with fawn graining, considered by many to be the most desirable colours. Length 165mm. Price €80
Rings in a variety of traditional and modern styles are also available, we regret we cannot supply these on line as we re-size each ring to suit you! Also shown is a ring teamed with marcasite another favourite of ours
Right another pendant in a dark almost green turquoise.
Length 45mm. Price €72
The bracelet shown right and left is an example of a darker stone with a good rich colour and black graining it is 200mm long and available on line. Price €80
Another bracelet from paler stones, this features irregular shaped stone,polished, and mounted in a chunky silver setting with a ‘watch chain’ fastening, one of the safest with a bracelet of this weight. Length 190mm. Price €226
. One of the most unusual items in our collection!
Earrings to make a statement! Right a very nice pair of oval drop earrings, and right some beautiful oval earrings in a pale colour with brown graining. These are 22mm across at the widest point. Price €85
Turquoise also looks good with modern as well as traditional designs as you can see from the earrings on the left. Right is a pendant from the Valia range of Greek made jewellery. This fascinating pendant is 57mm long. Price €80