Retro David Webb Earrings
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18k Gold
1970s Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
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Gold, 18k Gold
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Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
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Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal
1970s American Retro David Webb Earrings
18k Gold
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Diamond, 18k Gold
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Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
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Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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Amethyst, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
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Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 20th Century Retro David Webb Earrings
18k Gold
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18k Gold, Enamel
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Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Gold, Enamel
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Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
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Gold, 18k Gold
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1970s Retro David Webb Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
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Gold, 18k Gold
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18k Gold
1960s Retro David Webb Earrings
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1970s American Modern Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s American Modern Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
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Diamond, Platinum
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Diamond, Platinum
1970s Retro David Webb Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Retro David Webb Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
1980s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1970s Retro David Webb Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
1980s American Retro David Webb Earrings
18k Gold
1960s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1970s Contemporary Retro David Webb Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Contemporary Retro David Webb Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1970s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
1990s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1960s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Retro David Webb Earrings
Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Retro David Webb Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Contemporary Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Retro David Webb Earrings
18k Gold
1980s Retro David Webb Earrings
18k Gold
1980s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s American Modern Retro David Webb Earrings
18k Gold
1980s American Retro David Webb Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
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“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.
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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.