Beads Contemporary Earrings
Vintage 1970s Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Malachite, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Beaded Necklaces
Silver
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
White Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, 22k Gold, Vermeil, Silver
2010s Dangle Earrings
Tanzanite, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Rhodium, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Pearl, 14k Gold, Vermeil, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Silver
2010s American Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Beaded Necklaces
18k Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Citrine, Opal, Oriental Pearl, White Diamond, Zircon, 14...
2010s British Modern Beaded Bracelets
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Steel, Sterling Silver, Silver, Stainless Steel
2010s British Modern Beaded Bracelets
Diamond, Black Diamond, Sterling Silver, Steel, Silver, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Art Nouveau Beaded Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage 1950s American Baroque Beaded Necklaces
Gold Plate
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Peridot, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Onyx, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Aquamarine, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
South Sea Pearl
1990s American Beaded Necklaces
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Coral, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s German Belle Époque Beaded Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Beaded Necklaces
Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Tourmaline, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Hematite, Gold-filled, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, 24k Gold, Gold Plate
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Brass
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Blue Topaz, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Spinel, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Vermeil
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Beaded Bracelets
Vermeil
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A Close Look at contemporary Jewelry
Contemporary jewelry is inextricably linked with the moment in which it is created, frequently reflecting current social, cultural and political issues such as environmental consciousness, identity and sustainability. It’s informed by fashion trends, from the chokers of the 1990s to the large chain necklaces of the early 2000s.
Jewelry is one of the oldest forms of adornment. Lockets made of silver or gold have been treasured gifts for hundreds of years, for example, and charm bracelets, which have existed since prehistoric times, didn’t become especially popular until the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria. For many centuries, fine jewelry was used primarily to express wealth or status through lavish materials. Then, in the 1960s, a concept known as the “critique of preciousness” emerged, with jewelers creating pieces that did not get their value from gemstones or precious metals. Instead, it was the jeweler’s artistic vision that was prized and elevated.
This shift still informs Contemporary jewelry being made by artists today. Whether they are using cheap, found materials and working with provocative geometric shapes or seeking out the rarest stones, they are imbuing their work with meaning through their skills, techniques and ideas. Innovative designers such as Elsa Peretti, who popularized sculptural sterling-silver jewelry for Tiffany & Co., and David Yurman, who twisted metal into the simple yet striking Cable bracelet, have also influenced the direction of Contemporary jewelry’s forms and aesthetics.
Meanwhile, technological advancements like metal alloys and laser engraving have led to new possibilities in jewelry design. Now, edgy makers and brands as well as minimalist designers are pushing Contemporary jewelry forward into the 21st century.
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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.