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Gale Rothstein

GALE ROTHSTEIN vintage gold tone semi precious stones modernist earrings 1980s
GALE ROTHSTEIN vintage gold tone semi precious stones modernist earrings 1980s

GALE ROTHSTEIN vintage gold tone semi precious stones modernist earrings 1980s

Located in Palos Hills, IL

DETAILS • signed GALE ROTHSTEIN • gold tone with semi precious stones • vintage designer earrings MEASUREMENTS  • 1 7/8" long CONDITION • very good vintage condition with min...

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Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings

GALE ROTHSTEIN Attributed Gold Metal & Semi Precious Stone Dangle Earrings
GALE ROTHSTEIN Attributed Gold Metal & Semi Precious Stone Dangle Earrings

GALE ROTHSTEIN Attributed Gold Metal & Semi Precious Stone Dangle Earrings

By Gale Rothstein

Located in Atlanta, GA

These fabulous earrings appear to be a Gale Rothstein design though they are signed in script rather than her usually hallmark medallion.

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Vintage 1980s American Modernist Drop Earrings

Materials

Malachite, Onyx, Turquoise, Jasper, Gilt Metal

A Facsimile of What We Imagined
A Facsimile of What We Imagined

A Facsimile of What We Imagined

Located in New York, NY

Gale’s intricate assemblages comprised of found objects create rich and surreal environments. She collects whimsical items and re-contextualizes them in her art, where the final stru...

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2010s Assemblage Mixed Media

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Ace of Spades 1980's Gale Rothstein Clip-On Earrings With Semi Precious Stones
Ace of Spades 1980's Gale Rothstein Clip-On Earrings With Semi Precious Stones

Ace of Spades 1980's Gale Rothstein Clip-On Earrings With Semi Precious Stones

By Gale Rothstein

Located in Atlanta, GA

Be the highest card in the deck with these clip-on earrings by artisan, Gale Rothstein. The spade shaped earrings are a powder coated gold tone metal with semi precious stones inclu...

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Materials

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By Gale Rothstein

Located in Montreal, QC

Fabulous Signed Gale Rothstein Designer Modernist Long Multi-Gem Turquoise, Onyx and Carnelian Agate Dangle Earrings. 18K Gold plate over brass.

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Late 20th Century American Modernist Drop Earrings

Materials

Carnelian, Onyx, Turquoise, Gold Plate

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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.