Vintage Gilded Crystal Pavé & Pearl Flower Earrings by Nolan Miller, 1980s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Each earring measures 1.1" in diameter - Gold plated - Crystal rhinestones - Faux pearls - Clip on earring backs - By Nolan Miller (signed on clips) - Circa ...
Silver & Simulated Pearl Flower Crystal Pavé Earrings by Nolan Miller, 1990s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Measures 1" tall - Silver tone - Crystal rhinestone accents - Faux pearls - Clip on earring backs - By Nolan Miller (signed on clips) - Circa 1990s - Estate ...
27" Champagne Pearl Necklace w Crystal Encrusted Pendant By Nolan Miller, 1980s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - 27" length faux pearl necklace - 1.8" x 1" removable gold plated pendant - Crystal rhinestone accents - Clasp closure - By Nolan Miller (signed on hang tag & pe...
Double Strand Pearl Necklace with Detachable Bow Brooch by Nolan Miller, 1980s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Consists of two individual 50" faux pearl strands - Detachable gold plated bow brooch can be used to adjust length - Brooch measures 1.5" wide - Crystal rhinesto...
Gilt Double Pearl Ring with Rhinestone Crystals (Size 6) by Nolan Miller, 1980s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Size 6 - Gold plated - Crystal rhinestone accents - Faux pearl - By Nolan Miller (signed on interior) - Circa 1980s - Estate acquired - Excellent vintage con...
Five Strand Pearl Bracelet with Crystal Pavé Bow Clasp by Nolan Miller, 1980s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Consists of five faux pearl strands - Gold plated - Crystal rhinestone accents - Hidden box clasp - By Nolan Miller (signed on clasp) - Circa 1980s - Estate a...
Nolan Miller Srands of Faux Pearls w/ Gold Plated and Rhinestone Flower NWB
By Nolan Miller
Located in Palm Desert, CA
All by Dynasty TV show designer, Nolan Miller. This chic necklace was part of a collection that included beautiful clip earrings (available on Separate listing).
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Green Enamel Fish Figural Brooch With Crystal Pavé By Nolan Miller, 1980s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - 2.5" x 1.2" - Gold plated - Green enamel - Clear crystal rhinestone pavé - Blue crystal eye - Faux pearl accent - Nolan Miller (signed on verso) - Circa 1980...
Pearl Floral Pendant Necklace By Nolan Miller, 1980s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - 24" length - 1.2" pendant drop - Gold plated - Faux pearl - Clasp closure - By Nolan Miller (signed on pendant and hang tag) - Circa 1980s - Estate acquired ...
Pearl Flower Figural Earrings By Nolan Miller, 1980s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Each earring measures .75" x .75" - Gold plated - Faux pearl - Crystal rhinestone accents - Clip on earring backs - By Nolan Miller (signed on clips) - Circa ...
Vintage Gilded Crystal & Pearl "XOXO" Bracelet by Nolan Miller, 1990s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Measures 7.5" in length - Gold plated - Crystal rhinestones - Faux pearl cabochons - Hidden box clasp - By Nolan Miller (signed on verso) - Circa 1990s - Es...
Pearl Choker With Pearlescent Flower Pendant By Nolan Miller, 1990s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - 16" length with additional 2.5" extender chain - 1.5" pendant drop - Simulated pearls - Crystal rhinestone detail - Gold plated accents - By Nolan Miller (sig...
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Vintage NOLAN MILLER signed gold pearl rhinestone hoop clip on earrings
By Nolan Miller
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS •signed NOLAN MILLER • gold tone with rhinestones and pearls • vintage designer runway clip on hoop earrings MEASUREMENTS • 1.25" by 1" by 0.25" CONDITION • excelle...
Nolan Miller Pave Rhinestone Pearl Necklace 1990s New Old Stock
By Nolan Miller
Located in Wallkill, NY
Pendant is in gold plate with pave set encrusted in Austrian crystals. This can be worn 3 ways, the enhancer can be turned around to display the gold tone side, or the Crystal side. ...
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Triple Strand Pearl Bracelet w Aquamarine Crystal Clasp By Nolan Miller, 1980s
By Nolan Miller
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - 7.5" length - Faux pearls - Aquamarine-colored crystal with clear crystal accents - Gold plated hidden box clasp closure - By Nolan Miller (signed on clasp) -...
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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