Mauboussin Earrings
During the roaring ’20s, Paris saw a confluence of wealthy and creative people flock to the city from all over the world, like artists, writers, princes and singers. Designer Georges Mauboussin understood the vibrant and cosmopolitan spirit of the time, and at the jewelry house he would propel to fame, Mauboussin, he became an iconic creator of Art Deco jewelry, using jade, lapis lazuli, pearls and other precious materials imported from around the globe.
The Mauboussin brand owes its success to expertise with precious metals and gems and its illustrious clientele. The fine jewelry house, originally founded in Paris in 1827 as the Maison Noury, is known for being highly experimental with mountings for diamonds, finding inspiration in fields like aeronautics (Georges’s son Pierre Mauboussin got into the airplane engineering business in the late 1920s) and filing patents for many of its inventions.
This modern sensibility drew royal clients from the Middle East and Egypt (Queen Nazli owned several dazzling pieces), as well as Hollywood stars like Marlene Dietrich and Charlie Chaplin. However, its most significant royal relationship was with the stylish maharaja of Indore, Yashwant Rao Holkar II, who designated Mauboussin as his official purveyor in 1933. One of the maison’s legendary pieces for the maharaja is a necklace that uses two of the world’s most beautiful diamonds, the Indore Pears, part of the maharaja’s collection.
In its long history, Mauboussin has found creative and beautiful ways to incorporate the tastes of the time into its luxury jewelry, responding to movements like Cubism as well as crises like the Great Depression when it shifted to more affordable pieces that would be available to a larger audience. (From 1936 to 1953, Mauboussin also partnered with Trabert & Hoeffer to stay afloat following the Wall Street crash.) In the 1990s, the company expanded into perfume and watches. Galeries Lafayette acquired a majority stake in the company in 2019 with the jeweler continuing to showcase a dedication to its French heritage with an international approach to design.
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1970s French Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
1970s French Contemporary Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Mauboussin Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Mauboussin Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Mauboussin Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Contemporary Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Mauboussin Earrings
White Gold
2010s French Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1960s French Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Modern Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Retro Mauboussin Earrings
Iolite, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s French Contemporary Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Iolite, 18k Gold
1970s French Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Iolite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Modern Mauboussin Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Mauboussin Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold
20th Century Mauboussin Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Mauboussin Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s French Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Swiss Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mauboussin Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1970s French Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Mauboussin Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Mauboussin Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Mauboussin Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Mauboussin Earrings
Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
1940s French Retro Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 10k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s French Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Crystal, Rock Crystal, Yellow Gold
1960s French Retro Vintage Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Mauboussin Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Contemporary Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s French Modern Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Mauboussin Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Mauboussin Earrings
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Mauboussin Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Mauboussin Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold