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Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Haute Couture Gold Pearl Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Haute Couture Gold Pearl Dangling Earrings. These were created for the Defile or the runway. No signatur...
Category
1980s French Artist Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Alex Soldier Sterling Silver Gold Platinum Topaz Textured Festive Drop Earrings
By Alex Soldier
Located in New York, NY
As seen on Emmy-winning actress Shohreh Aghdashloo and Lisa Simonsen from "Kendra Sells Hollywood." Perfect for any occasion and casual wear, Alex Soldier's Festive Drop Earrings are...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Topaz, Mixed Metal, Sterling Silver, Silver, Rhodium, Platinum, Yellow G...
Alex Soldier Sterling Silver Gold Platinum Topaz Textured Festive Drop Earrings
By Alex Soldier
Located in New York, NY
As seen on Emmy-winning actress Shohreh Aghdashloo and Lisa Simonsen from "Kendra Sells Hollywood." Perfect for any occasion and casual wear, Alex Soldier's Festive Drop Earrings are...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Topaz, Gold, 24k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Rhodium, Silve...
Tahitian Pearl Opalescent Enamel Flower Drop Yellow Gold Earrings, Eva Steinberg
Located in Dallas, TX
One of a Kind Earrings hand-fabricated in Belgium by acclaimed jewelry maker Eva Steinberg showcasing a stunning matched pair of lustrous 10mm round peacock blue Tahitian pearls...
Category
2010s Belgian Artist Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Oriental Pearl, Pearl, Other, Mixed Metal, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold...
Alex Soldier Pearl Sterling Silver Platinum Textured Drop Clip-on Earrings
By Alex Soldier
Located in New York, NY
As though cast for good fortune, coins emerge from the depths of the deep blue sea, their surfaces polished by the relentless action of waves and the passage of time. These enchantin...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum, Rhodium, Silver, Sterl...
Alex Soldier Pearl Sterling Silver Rose Gold Textured Drop Dangle Earrings
By Alex Soldier
Located in New York, NY
The Meteorite collection by Alex Soldier embodies the enigma that the universe continually reveals in our surroundings, infusing our lives with delight, awe, and enchantment. Every e...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Natural Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, Mixed Metal, Sterling Silver, Si...
Alex Soldier Pearl Sterling Silver Rose Gold Textured Drop Dangle Earrings
By Alex Soldier
Located in New York, NY
The Meteorite collection by Alex Soldier embodies the enigma that the universe continually reveals in our surroundings, infusing our lives with delight, awe, and enchantment. Every e...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Natural Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, Mixed Metal, Sterling Silver, Si...
Alex Soldier Pearl Sterling Silver Platinum Textured Drop Clip-on Earrings
By Alex Soldier
Located in New York, NY
As though cast for good fortune, coins emerge from the depths of the deep blue sea, their surfaces polished by the relentless action of waves and the passage of time. These enchantin...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Natural Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, Mixed Metal, Sterling Silver, Si...
Red + Bi-color Tourmaline Double Segment Gold Drop Earrings, Petra Class 2024
By Petra Class
Located in Dallas, TX
One of a Kind Segment Drop Earrings handmade signature-finished solid 22k yellow gold and 18k yellow gold by award-winning jewelry artist Petra Class showcasing a shimmering matched ...
Category
2010s American Contemporary Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixed Metal, 14k Gold
Vintage Gold Tone Crown Diamante Earrings Circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gold Tone Crown Diamante Earrings Circa 1990s. These great earrings have a crown at the top and then have round diamantes going all the way down. This is a rigid piece and ...
Category
1990s American Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal, Gold
Vintage Pennino Dangling Earrings
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Pennino Dangling Earrings. Baguette, Pear and Pave. Not Real but really look close! Screw back to close. .25" w- 1" w
It was in that first...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Collectible KJL Gold With Diamante Drop Red Resin Circa 2000s
By KJL
Located in New York, NY
Collectible KJL Gold With Diamante Drop Red Resin Circa 2000s. These have quite the look. These have a great look for a great price. Clip on. Substantial and well made. The red l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Kate Hines Gold Tone Flower With Drop Leaf Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kate Hines Gold Tone Flower With Drop Leaf Earrings Circa 1980s. These are some of the most gorgeous earrings ever and so well made. The top is a r...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Claire Deve Long Gold Tone Earrings
By Claire Deve
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Claire Deve Long Gold Tone Earrings. Baroque Looking Dangling Clip On Earrings. Clip On.
Unsigned but confirmed to be Claire Deve!
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
One of a Kind Rough Lapis Lazuli Rectangle Gold Earrings, Petra Class 2023
By Petra Class
Located in Dallas, TX
One of a Kind Rough Lapis Lazuli Drop Earrings handmade by acclaimed jewelry artist Petra Class showcasing a beautiful set of matched rough royal bl...
Category
2010s American Artist Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixed Metal
Vintage Givenchy Gold Tone Drop Heart Earrings Circa 1990s
By Givenchy
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Givenchy Gold Tone Drop Heart Earrings Circa 1990s. A great pair of easy and functional and stylish and chic earrings. Well made with two ...
Category
1990s French Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Gold Tone Resin Dangling Star Earrings
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gold Tone Resin Dangling Star Earrings. 3.5" L x 2.5" W. Clip On.
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
18.10 carat Brilliant, Rose-cut, Rough Diamond Gold Earrings, Petra Class 2023
By Petra Class
Located in Dallas, TX
One of a Kind Big Mosiac Diamond Drop Earrings handmade by award-winning jewelry artist Petra Class showcasing a magnificent 18.10 total carats of completely natural assorted rose-cu...
Category
2010s American Artist Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixed Metal
Art Deco Diamond Drop Earrings Circa 1920s
Located in ADELAIDE, SA
A pair of 18ct & Platinum, diamond set, Art Deco drop earrings. Each earring is claw set at the base with an Early European Brilliant Cut Diamond on an articulated long drop set with...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Rondell Dangle Ball Earrings Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Rondell Dangle Ball Earrings Circa 1960s. These earrings just bring a smile to my day. They are so well made and just spectacular. There...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Givenchy Gold Tone Textured Dangling Hoop Earrings Circa 1990s
By Givenchy
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Givenchy Gold Tone Heavy Textured Front Facing Dangling Hoop Earrings. Everyone needs a Classic Hoop like this in their wardrobe. Spices up all your outfits. W. Clip on.
N...
Category
1990s French Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Maison Gripoix Vintage Faux Turquoise and White Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Maison Gripoix Vintage Faux Turquoise and White Small Dangling Earrings Set in Gold Tone. There are small pieces of Faux Turquoise wrapped in Gold surrounding a white center. Clip On. These are so stunning and so classic in the style of Chanel. These can be worn in the winter as well as the summer. I just love these. Truly my taste.
Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; and thus suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. In order to entertain his dejected spouse, one day her husband gets an invitation to a ball and gives his wife 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she would be able to order an appropriate dress.
However, when the dress is ready it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry; and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her rich childhood friend with whom she was raised together at the monastery and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success and she is the centre of attention. However when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. In order to conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost, and to pay it off the woman gets into a huge debt which over the years gradually drags her down the social ladder from bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the whole story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most”.
Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals; casting glass into different shapes and colours and inserting them into most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or qypsum form was filled with a multi-colour pieces of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix.
Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910’s contacted her and she created sophisticated oriental style jewelry for him to match his famous oriental costumes based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons.
The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right; and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House; Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Dragon Foo Dog Shakudo Earrings Samurai Warrior Japan 14 Karat Gold Victorian
Located in New York, NY
This is a very rare pair of Antique Shakudo Earrings from Japan depicting a Foo Dog or Dragon battling a Dragon. The extraordinary imagery is full of history, drama and mystique. T...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Antique Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Mixed Metal, Shakudo
Maison Gripoix Vintage Blue, Green and Red Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Maison Gripoix Vintage Blue, Green and Red Dangling Earrings. These will always look classic and in style. This look never leaves the mood board. ...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Alexis Lahellec Gold Honeycomb Faux Pearl Dangling Earrings, circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Alexis Lahellec Gold Honeycomb Faux Pearl Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. Each little piece of the honeycomb is at a different level ...
Category
1980s French Contemporary Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Gold and Blue Enamel with Faux Dangling Pearl Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gold and Blue Enamel With Faux Dangling Pearl Earrings Circa 1980s. These Earrings are so smashing and reminiscent of a Chanel brooch that is on site now. They have all the...
Category
1980s European Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Enamel, Mixed Metal
Vintage Gold Tone Dangling Circle like Earrings, circa 2000s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gold Tone Dangling Circle Like Earrings Circa 2000s. These earrings remind me of the brand new Celine bracelet cuff that was just released with the circle like thing on it. V...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage EP Gold Byzantine with Faux Dangling Pearl Earrings Circa 1980s
By Erwin Pearl
Located in New York, NY
Vintage EP Gold Byzantine with Faux Dangling Pearl Earrings Circa 1980s. These are earrings that can go from day to night or jazz up your white ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Diamante Fringe Dangling Long Waterfall Earrings, Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Diamante Fringe Dangling Long Waterfall Earrings Circa 1980s. Looks great with a t shirt or for a night out. Clip On. Throw on a white shirt, jeans and a black jacket and you're ready to go. Dazzle them. Easy and comfortable to wear.
You don't need an occasion to wear them!
I can send you some Velcro dots to wear and they will stay on for hours comfortably. You can go to the gym...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Silver Plate, Mixed Metal
Vintage Carolee Gold and Faux Pearl Dangling Birdcage Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Carolee Gold and Faux Pearl Dangling Birdcage Earrings Circa 1980s. The earrings have a gold bird with a pink cabochon and diamante face in t...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Mini Poise Tiger's Eye & White Topaz 9kt Gold Single Drop Earring
Located in London, GB
A miniature iteration of the signature poise earrings, available to purchase as a pair or as a single earring to mix and match the different gemstone options.
*This listing is for t...
Category
2010s British Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Tiger's Eye, Topaz, Gold, 9k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixed Metal
Mini Poise Sodalite & White Topaz 9 Karat Gold Single Drop Earring
Located in London, GB
A miniature iteration of the signature poise earrings, available to purchase as a pair or as a single earring to mix and match the different gemstone options.
*This listing is for t...
Category
2010s British Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Topaz, Gold, 9k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixed Metal
Signature Poise Aventurine & White Topaz 9 Karat Gold Drop Earrings
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the S shaped chain link created for the poise necklace, the signature poise earrings featuring aventurine and white topaz transform the simple hook design into an elegant...
Category
2010s British Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Topaz, Aventurine, Gold, 9k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixed Metal
Mini Poise Unakite & White Topaz 9 Karat Gold Single Drop Earring
Located in London, GB
A miniature iteration of the signature poise earrings, available to purchase as a pair or as a single earring to mix and match the different gemstone options.
*This listing is for t...
Category
2010s British Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Topaz, Gold, 9k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixed Metal
Signature Poise Crystal Quartz & White Topaz 9kt Gold Drop Earrings
Located in London, GB
A modern style, the poise earring creates the illusion of depth through the curvature and formation of the wire. Inspired by the S shaped chain link created for the poise necklace, t...
Category
2010s British Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Crystal, Topaz, Gold, 9k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixed Metal
Mini Poise Red Jasper & Sapphire 9 Karat Gold Drop Earrings
Located in London, GB
A miniature iteration of the signature poise earrings, an S shaped simple hook design incorporating red jasper and white sapphire gemstones.
Sapphire is known as the stone of wisdom...
Category
2010s British Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Jasper, Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixed Metal
Vintage Isaky Paris Art Deco Silvertone Resin Earrings, circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Isaky Paris Art Deco Silver Tone Resin Earrings Circa 1990s. These Art Deco Glass Resin Pink and Yellow On Silver Tone Drop Earrings are just spect...
Category
1990s French Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Isaky Paris Gold Tone Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Isaky Paris Gold Tone Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. Gold Tone with Frosted Resin and Garnet Middle Color and Faux Horn Dangling Pieces. These are...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Art Deco Diamante with Faux Pearl Dangling Earrings, Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Art Deco Diamante with Faux Pearl Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. The earrings have round, marquis and baguette diamante with a dang...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Gripoix Translucent Pate De Verre Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Gripoix Translucent Earrings with Pieces Of Gold. Dangling Earrings With Pieces of Gold and Stones. Long Necklace/Sautoir on Site to Match. So Gorgeous! This matches the necklace and sometimes when a set is matched it is magical and this translucent dangling pate de verre is one of them. Clip On.
Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; and thus suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. In order to entertain his dejected spouse, one day her husband gets an invitation to a ball and gives his wife 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she would be able to order an appropriate dress.
However, when the dress is ready it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry; and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her rich childhood friend with whom she was raised together at the monastery and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success and she is the centre of attention. However when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. In order to conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost, and to pay it off the woman gets into a huge debt which over the years gradually drags her down the social ladder from bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the whole story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most”.
Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals; casting glass into different shapes and colours and inserting them into most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or qypsum form was filled with a multi-colour pieces of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix.
Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910’s contacted her and she created sophisticated oriental style jewelry for him to match his famous oriental costumes based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons.
The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right; and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House; Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Collectible Augustine Gripoix Pate De Verre Di Dangling Earrings, Circa 2000s
Located in New York, NY
Collectible Augustine Gripoix Pate De Verre Dangling Earrings Circa 2000s. These gorgeous Red and Diamante Pate de Verre look like creeping red flowers on a vine. They are made in ...
Category
2010s French Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Ultramarine Opal + Tanzanite Long 22k Gold Dangle Drop Earrings, Lola Brooks
Located in Dallas, TX
One of a Kind Long Drop Earrings by award-winning maker Lola Brooks, hand-fabricated in signature-finished 22k yellow gold featuring a magnificent matched pair of rare Australian ult...
Category
2010s American Artist Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Tanzanite, Opal, 22k Gold, Mixed Metal, Yellow Gold, 18k...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Heart Earrings, Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Maison Goossens Yves Saint Laurent YSL Gold Tone Dangling Heart Textured Earrings. These have it all. Weighty, Textured, 3D. If I only had one pair of Heart earrings I wou...
Category
1980s French Artist Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Ivory Enamel and Gold Dangling Hoop Earrings, Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Ivory Enamel and Gold Dangling Hoop Earrings Circa 1980s. The hoops are front facing and dangle from the round piece so always moving forward. These hoops will always be in ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Enamel, Mixed Metal
Vintage Panetta Faux Turquoise Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
By Panetta
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Panetta Faux Turquoise Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. These small and delicate earrings have the look of fine the way they present. They are s...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Claire Deve Gold Tone Long Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
By Claire Deve
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Unsigned Claire Deve Gold Tone Long Dangling Earrings. Has Rose Colored Rhinestones and Gold Tone Colored Beads with a Faux Pearl dangling at the end. Lots of dangling Gold ...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Mixed Metal Earrings Tri-Color Herringbone Drops 1.25-2 Inches 14K Gold Chains
Located in Austin, TX
These clever mixed metal earrings look great for any occasion! The were made in Italy out of a combination of 14 karat yellow gold, white gold, and rose gold herringbone chain. The e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Mixed Metal
Maison Gripoix Vintage Blue and Light Blue Flower Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Maison Gripoix Vintage Blue and Light Blue Flower Dangling Earrings Set in Gold Tone Clip On. Always In Style. Very Classic Chic. These are so spectacular. I have them in red as well. The price is different as they were purchased in different exchange rates. These are really stunning. Will never go out of style!!
Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; and thus suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. In order to entertain his dejected spouse, one day her husband gets an invitation to a ball and gives his wife 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she would be able to order an appropriate dress.
However, when the dress is ready it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry; and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her rich childhood friend with whom she was raised together at the monastery and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success and she is the centre of attention. However when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. In order to conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost, and to pay it off the woman gets into a huge debt which over the years gradually drags her down the social ladder from bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the whole story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most”.
Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals; casting glass into different shapes and colours and inserting them into most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or qypsum form was filled with a multi-colour pieces of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry and thus Marquises, Duchesses and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix.
Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890’s when she started making necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage; and later the costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910’s contacted her and she created sophisticated oriental style jewelry for him to match his famous oriental costumes based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons.
The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right; and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House; Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Unsigned Long Dangling Pearl and Rhinestone Bow Earring, Circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Unsigned Long Dangling Pearl and Rhinestone Bow Earring. 6" L. This could easily be shortened by a jeweler to about 4.5" easily. Pierced and...
Category
1990s American Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Bow with Ball Pave Dangling Earrings Circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Bow with Ball Pave Dangling Earrings Circa 1990s. These are weighty and substantial and the pictures will do the talking. It is such a beautiful piece. The piece of metal is...
Category
1990s American Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage French Gold with Green and Dangling Faux Peal Earings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French Gold with Green and Dangling Faux Peal Earrings Circa 1980s. These earrings are completely in the style of Chanel and so well made. The Green faceted stone is surrounded by a quilted darker gold tone like the house of Chanel...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Diamante Dome like Pearl Earrings, circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Diamante Dome Like Pearl Earrings Circa 1980s. These are so gorgeous where do I even begin. The faux pearl is like a flower waking up under a dome of g...
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1980s French Artist Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Stanley Hagler Faux Turquoise Dangling Crystal Earrings Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Stanley Hagler Faux Turquoise and Dangling Crystal Piece Earrings Circa 1960s. Such a wonderful piece from this era and even lovely mixed with real. This is set on Gold Tone ...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Isaky Gold Tone Dangling Free Form Earrings Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Isaky Gold Tone Dangling Free Form Earrings Circa 1980s. French costume jewelry just has an edge. It just does. These earrings are so stun...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Christian Dior Gold Tone Front Facing Hoops Circa 2000s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Christian Dior Gold Tone Front Facing Hoops. Small Classic Hoops. Clip On.
These will always be in style.
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Early 2000s French Modern Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Christian Lacroix Gold Tone Dangling Ball Earrings, Circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Christian Lacroix Gold Tone Dangling Ball Earring with 2 Bars of Metal that can be Manipulated with Ball attached at End. So Lacroix!
The...
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1990s French Artist Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Cadoro Gold with Faux Turquoise Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s
By Cadoro
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Cadoro Gold with Faux Turquoise Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. These are in a front facing mogul inspired design of gold, faux turquoise and di...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
Vintage Atalante Gold Tone with Red Crystal Fan Earings, Circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Atalante Gold Tone with Red Crystal Fan Earrings Circa 1980s. These are so special. Truly very different. Clip On.
Atalante used to manufacture jewelry for Yves Saint Laur...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Mixed Metal Drop Earrings
Materials
Mixed Metal
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