Angela Cummings Gold And Diamond Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
Early 2000s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Artist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Meta...
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver,...
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2010s Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Black Jade, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Link Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1990s Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Jade, Pyrite, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Link Necklaces
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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1990s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Hematite, 18k Gold, Copper, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American More Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American More Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s American More Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s American More Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American More Earrings
Jade, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Tourmaline, Rubelite, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s North American Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Band Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Beaded Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, Gold
20th Century American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s American More Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s American Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century American More Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Link Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold
20th Century American More Earrings
Diamond, Hematite, Peridot, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Angela Cummings Gold And Diamond Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
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With her playfully bold, nature-inspired pieces, Angela Cummings has left a lasting mark on the world of jewelry design. Full of movement and sensational color, her eye-catching collar necklaces, stud earrings and bracelets continue to be favored by red-carpet celebrities and tastemakers the world over.
Cummings was born in Austria in 1944, during a time when her country was being torn apart by war. At the age of three her family moved to America, where she was raised. Returning to her native country as an adult, Cummings studied art in Perugia, Italy, then went on to study jewelry design in Hanau, West Germany. She graduated with a degree in gemology, goldsmithing and jewelry design from Zeichenakademie in 1967.
Cummings returned to the United States after finishing her studies. She marched into legendary American luxury house Tiffany & Co. in New York City and asked for a job. Under the mentorship of Donald Claflin, a designer who’d previously worked for David Webb, Cummings became a respected in-house designer for the brand. Her named collection, Angela Cummings Exclusively for Tiffany & Co., debuted in 1974.
Cummings created sumptuous 18K gold accessories that were inlaid with coral, opal, mother-of-pearl, jade and lapis lazuli. Not unlike the work of Elsa Peretti, who signed an exclusive contract with Tiffany & Co. in 1974, Cummings’ designs — seashell necklaces, maple leaf pendants — drew on the shapes and forms of the natural world.
As her style continued to develop, Cummings integrated silver, precious gemstones and platinum into her work, creating exquisite juxtapositions by mixing the materials with wood and iron. Her pieces increasingly featured more movement-inspired elements — curling vines, crashing waves and billowing cloud forms — that hearkened to the rhythms of nature.
In 1982, People magazine featured Cummings' jewelry and the publicity launched her into the spotlight. Two years later, she established her own business, Angela Cummings Inc., and began to experiment with abstraction in her work, as well as allowing her surroundings in Japan, where she opened several boutiques, to inspire her adornments.
Cummings retired in 2003, making a brief comeback in 2013 to collaborate with Assael Jewelry, for which she created an exclusive line of cultured pearl jewelry.
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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.