David Webb Cabochon Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Ruby, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Hoop Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Jade, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Jasper, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Drop Earrings
Crystal, Opal, Rock Crystal, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Onyx, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, Onyx, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Malachite, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Coral, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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David Webb Cabochon Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
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David Webb for sale on 1stDibs
“Women are tired of jewelry-looking jewelry,” celebrated American designer David Webb once noted. In response, he created a menagerie of whimsical animals rendered as rings, brooches, earrings and, especially, bangle bracelets. This playfulness permeates all Webb’s work, which is characterized by brightly hued enamel and color-saturated semiprecious stones like coral, azurmalachite and turquoise, the notable exception being the clear, elegant rock crystal for which he had an affinity.
The North Carolina native apprenticed with his uncle, a silversmith, before moving to New York, where he established David Webb Inc. in 1948. He had no formal training in jewelry design. Instead, he culled inspiration from the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Americas, as well as the traditions of India and China — influences discernible in such pieces as his collar necklaces and talisman-like sautoirs.
Webb’s first animal bracelet was produced in 1957. His most famous, the zebra, took shape in 1963; its stripes now form the company’s logo. Although Webb died in 1975, his company continues to produce designs drawn from his extensive archives, and every piece is still made in the workshop above its Madison Avenue store.
Find an alluring collection of David Webb jewelry on 1stDibs, including earrings, brooches and other accessories.
Finding the Right Earrings for You
In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.
Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.
Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.
While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.