Deco Dropped Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pink Diamond, Quartz, Peridot, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1920s Spanish Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Art Deco Drop Earrings
Pearl, Sterling Silver, Silver
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Natural Pearl, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Mixed Metal
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Carnelian, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel, Gold
Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Drop Earrings
Silver
Early 20th Century Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Agate, Marcasite, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Moonstone, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Drop Earrings
Onyx, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Art Deco Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Indian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum
Antique 19th Century French Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Palladium
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Chrysophrase, Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century English Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Aquamarine, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Irish Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
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A Close Look at art-deco Jewelry
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
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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.
- What are geo drop earrings?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 1, 2023Geo drop earrings are drop earrings that feature a mix of geometric shapes. For example, the designs may include metal wire bent to resemble a square stacked on top of a triangle, or be set with gemstones cut into different shapes like round and pear. Because they are drop earrings, the jewelry hangs below the ear but remains stationary as you move. Explore a wide range of drop earrings on 1stDibs.
- What is a drop earring called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertDecember 4, 2023A drop earring is usually just called a drop earring. Drop is the term for an earring that hangs below the ear but doesn't swing when you move. A hanging earring that swings is a dangle earring. Some people may add a modifier to the term drop earring, such as a diamond drop or a pearl drop, depending on the materials it features. Explore an assortment of drop earrings on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2023No, drop and dangle earrings are not the same. Although both types of earrings hang below the ear, their designs are different. Dangle earrings swing when you move, while drop earrings remain stationary. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of dangle and drop earrings from some of the world's top dealers.
- What are drop earrings called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2023Drop earrings are simply called drop earrings. Although the term is often misapplied, true drop earrings are characterized by a long lean line ending in a pear-shaped stone. Popular in the Art Deco era, the design works well for jewelry lovers who favor a minimalist look. Formal examples with diamonds pair perfectly with a cocktail dress or fancy pantsuit, while gem-set and gold ones make great daytime accessories. Find vintage drop earrings on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023The difference between a drop earring and a dangle earring is how it hangs. A drop earring extends down below the earlobe but is stationary, while a pair of dangle earrings’ design allows it to swing. On 1stDibs, find a selection of earrings.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 1, 2023Long drop earrings are sometimes called shoulder dusters. To earn the name, earrings must be long enough to brush against the collarbone or shoulder. Dangle earrings may also be referred to as shoulder dusters. The difference between the two is that dangle shoulder dusters swing as you move, while drop shoulder dusters remain stationary due to their designs. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of drop earrings.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 1, 2023Earrings that drop in the back are called front-back earrings. While many feature a drop element in the back, some front-back earrings have different designs. For example, they may feature a stud in the front with a hoop or a dangling element that goes behind the ear. Shop a wide variety of earrings on 1stDibs.