Chaumet Gold Hoops
Vintage 1980s French Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Iolite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Retro Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French More Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Classical Roman Chandelier Earrings
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Bangles
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Artisan Lever-Back Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Modern Band Rings
Iolite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Silver
2010s French Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Retro Brooches
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Chain Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Finnish Modernist Coffee and Tea Sets
Silver
1990s Italian Modernist Band Rings
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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Late 20th Century French Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Late 20th Century French Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Modern Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modernist Hoop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s French Hoop Earrings
Garnet, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Modernist Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Band Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Modernist Hoop Earrings
Diamond
Vintage 1980s French Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Artisan More Earrings
Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
1990s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1930s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Decades before luxury French jewelry maisons such as Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier were born, Marie-Étienne Nitot (1750–1809) founded the house that became the internationally esteemed Chaumet, which, for centuries, has created timeless necklaces, watches, rings, tiaras and other jewelry and accessories for royalty as well as Hollywood luminaries.
Before opening his own jewelry house, Nitot worked as an apprentice to Ange-Joseph Aubert, court jeweler to Marie Antoinette, and collaborated on pieces for the Queen. In 1780, he left Aubert’s side to open his own maison.
Surviving the upheaval of the French Revolution, Nitot soon found lavish commissions with the new people in power. The Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte longed for France to once again be the epicenter of luxury, making himself the fashionable face of the prospering country. Nitot’s commissions for Napoléon began with the papal tiara for Pope Pius VII that included a 414-carat emerald among its thousands of precious stones and the 1804 coronation sword, a decadent piece that featured the 140-carat Regent diamond.
The young jewelry house soon became the official jeweler of the Imperial Court, the personal jeweler of Empress Joséphine and one of the most sought-after jewelers in Europe. Chaumet’s work in this era helped popularize the tiara as a status symbol, with ornate pieces designed for Joséphine and Empress Marie-Louise, Napoléon’s second wife.
After Nitot died in 1809, his son, François-Regnault, took over in 1812 and moved the maison into the Place Vendôme, making it the first business to occupy the Parisian center of luxury. By then, Chaumet had included timepieces in its offerings, such as bracelet watches adorned with precious gemstones and equipped with movements made by Breguet (which opened a shop on Place Vendôme in 1933).
After the fall of the Napoléon Empire, successors Jean-Baptiste and Jules Fossin focused more on romantic styles of jewelry that referenced the past and nature, an approach carried on by Valentin and Prosper Morel. It was Joseph Chaumet, director from 1885 to 1928, who gave the maison its illustrious name and brought it into the 20th century with jewelry, accessories and tiaras inspired by the extravagant decor of the Belle Époque.
Later, with Joseph’s son, Marcel Chaumet, succeeding him, the house would be featured at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris — from which the term Art Deco derives — and, alongside the likes of Cartier, would be seen as a leader in introducing the flamboyantly geometric designs and high-contrast color pairings of Art Deco jewelry to the global stage.
Chaumet has adapted over the years to meet changing tastes and trends. The house still reigns in the world of luxury jewelry, celebrating its 240th anniversary in 2020. Since 1999, it has been part of the LVMH Group. Its salons and high jewelry workshop continue to operate in the Place Vendôme where gem-setters, polishers and jewelers craft rings, earrings, watches and enduringly popular tiaras.
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Finding the Right hoop-earrings for You
It is almost impossible to overstate how popular hoop earrings are today. They are routinely seen adorning the ears of high-profile women, ranging from Michelle Obama and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B.
The roots of the hoop-earring phenomenon literally stretch back to the dawn of civilization. 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 2,600–2,500 B.C. that experts agree is among the oldest known examples. Hoop earrings can also be found in the Met’s Egyptian art gallery as well as in the museum’s displays of Greek and Roman art.
What inspired the original hoop design and why it was adopted by so many jewelers in the ancient world are unknown. It doesn’t have an origin story, feeling rather like the jewelry equivalent of the wheel. There just seems to be a logic to a circle that goes from the front to the back of the lobe.
“Hoops have been worn for millennia because they are unfathomably chic,” says Annabel Davidson, the editor of Vanity Fair UK’s special jewelry edition. “The way they accentuate the jawline, elongate the face and add a touch of flamboyance to a look is clearly a timeless expression of confidence, femininity and sartorial savvy.”
Throughout the ages, there have been countless decorative variations of hoop earrings. While the style can be found in just about every era, it was far more popular in some periods than others. Certain looks from yesteryear reflect cultural interests, while others are purely glamourous.
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