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2010s American Dome Rings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Link Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Band Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Link Necklaces
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, 22k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Signet Rings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Band Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Victorian More Jewelry
Coral, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Cocktail Rings
Peridot, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1870s American Victorian More Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dome Rings
Garnet, Jade, Black Jade, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Chrysophrase, Garnet, Tsavorite, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Pendant Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Recent Sales
Early 2000s American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Stud Earrings
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Brooches
18k Gold
2010s Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Cocktail Rings
Ruby, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Clip-on Earrings
Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Yellow Gold
1990s Thai Drop Necklaces
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
Thai Clip-on Earrings
20th Century American More Rings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Fashion Rings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
2010s More Rings
20th Century American Beaded Necklaces
Carnelian, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Moonstone, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Elizabeth Locke for sale on 1stDibs
Venetian-glass intaglios, ancient Greek and Roman coins, antique porcelain buttons and other treasures that Elizabeth Locke collects from around the world all inspire and are incorporated into her earrings, necklaces and other handmade designs.
The Virginia-based jeweler began her journey as a collector after she’d already launched her namesake jewelry line, and her assemblage of micromosaics, which are essentially miniature plaques composed of enameled-glass tesserae, were the subject of the 2020–21 exhibition “A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
“They’re very hard to find, and you never know where you’ll see them,” Locke explains of micromosaics, the magnificent, miniature works for which she’s had to navigate lesser-known antique shops and auctions and build relationships with private dealers in Europe.
All of Locke’s imaginative jewelry pieces see an integration of rare and eclectic materials, the kind that might’ve been amassed during a 19th-century Grand Tour of Europe, when these coming-of-age journeys had long been popular (mostly for wealthy European men). Working in a neoclassical style, Locke references history with a modern approach for her moonstone earrings, gold-link bracelets, Venetian-glass pendants and other distinctive accessories. As she told W magazine, “Jewelry is designed for the era in which it is worn.”
In 1988, as an editor for Town & Country, Locke traveled to Bangkok to write about making jewelry. Unexpectedly, she found her niche. Upon her return home, Locke enrolled in the Gemological Institute of America and began sketching ideas. By 1990, her tourmaline ring — crafted with the goldsmiths she had met in Bangkok and who she would continue to collaborate with over the following decades — landed the cover of W.
Locke’s handmade, 19-karat-gold designs give one-of-a-kind antiquities new meaning in the 21st century. Not one to follow trends, Locke prefers designs that express a unique vision. “I know what I can do and I know what I feel comfortable doing, and I stick to it,” she has said.
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