GALE ROTHSTEIN Attributed Gold Metal & Semi Precious Stone Dangle Earrings
By Gale Rothstein
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of matte gold metal earrings with a turquoise blue stone embellishing a grid with dangles in turquoise blue, jasper brick red, malachite green and onyx black semi precious sto...
Malachite, Onyx, Turquoise, Jasper, Gilt Metal
Earring with Diamond and Semi Precious Stones in 925 Sterling Silver
Located in New York, NY
JEWELRY SPECIFICATION: Approx. Metal Weight: 10.34 gram Approx. Diamond Weight: 2.75 Cts Approx. Stone Semi Weight: 47.3 Cts Gemstone Shape: Pear Diamond Shape: Round Number of Gemst...
Diamond, Sterling Silver
Angel's Clouds Earrings in 18kt Yellow Gold with Diamonds & Semi-Precious Stones
By Nicofilimon the Jewelry Designer
Located in Athens, GR
Earrings, 18Kt yellow gold set with of Diamonds & Semi-Precious stones.
Citrine, Diamond, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
18 Karat Gold Earrings with Mabe Pearls and Multicolored Semi Precious Stones
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary designed square 18 kt yellow gold earrings. The earrings are composed of hi polished yellow gold and set with mabe pearls and oval cabochon semi precious stones of citri...
Amethyst, Citrine, Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s 18KT Yellow Gold Shell Earrings with Cabochon Semi-Precious Stones
Located in New York, NY
A vibrant nod to 1970s design, these shell-shaped earrings are set in rich 18KT yellow gold and adorned with smooth cabochon cuts of pink tourmaline, green peridot, and blue topaz. D...
Diamond, Peridot, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18 Karat White Gold Diamond & Precious Stones, Clip-On Earrings with Black Onyx
Located in Antwerp, BE
Magnificent 18kt White Gold Diamonds & Semi Precious Stones, Clip - On Earrings With Black Onyx Diamonds: 28 diamonds, together 1.12 Carat Citrine & other semi precious stones in p...
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
Hand-Crafted Yellow Gold Blue Topaz Color Stone Drop Earrings
By I. Reiss
Located in Great Neck, NY
14 Karat Yellow Gold Hand-Crafted Polish-Finished 10mm Checkerboard-Cut Cushion-Shaped Blue Topaz Semi-Precious Color Stone Drop Earrings, Accented with 0.04 Carats of Bezel Set Diam...
Diamond, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Hand-Crafted White Gold Blue Topaz Color Stone Drop Earrings
By I. Reiss
Located in Great Neck, NY
14 Karat White Gold Hand-Crafted Polish-Finished 10mm Checkerboard-Cut Cushion-Shaped Blue Topaz Semi-Precious Color Stone Drop Earrings, Accented with 0.04 Carats of Bezel Set Diamo...
Diamond, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
Hand-Crafted 14K Yellow Gold Diamond and Amethyst Color Stone Drop Earrings
By I. Reiss
Located in Great Neck, NY
14 Karat Yellow Gold Hand-Crafted Polish-Finished 10mm Checkerboard-Cut Cushion-Shaped Amethyst Semi-Precious Color Stone Drop Earrings, Accented with 0.04 Carats of Bezel Set Diamon...
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Emerald and Diamond Leaf Dangle Earring in Victorian Style
By Gems Paradise
Located in Jaipur, IN
Total Gross Weight: 12.39 grams Diamond: 3.29 carats Emerald: 3.70 carats Note: This piece can be manufactured in any precious or semi-precious stone. The size of the earrings can...
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Silver
Art-Deco Style Multi-Sapphire and Diamond Pear-Shape Drop Earrings
By Gems Paradise
Located in Jaipur, IN
It’s an elemental design with the gold and silver metal combination enhancing the earring look for all-time wear. Details of the piece: Gross Weight: 8.67 grams Multi-Sapphire: 6.54...
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
9.94 Carats Oval-Cut Blue Sapphires and Diamond Cluster Drop Earrings
By Gems Paradise
Located in Jaipur, IN
Details of the piece: Gross Weight: 13.96 grams 14 Karat Yellow Gold: 1.04 grams Diamond: 1.95 carats Sapphire: 9.94 carats Note: This piece can be manufactured in any precious or ...
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
12.68 Carat Blue Sapphire and Diamond Dangle Earrings in Victorian Style
Located in Jaipur, IN
Details of the piece: Gross Weight: 18.52 grams Diamond: 4.24 carats Sapphire: 12.68 carats Note: This piece can be manufactured in any precious or semi-precious stone. The size o...
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Art Deco 14.17 Carat Blue Sapphire and Diamond Dangle Earrings in 18K Gold
By Gems Paradise
Located in Jaipur, IN
Details of the piece: Gross Weight: 10.54 grams 14 Karat Yellow Gold: 1.685 grams Diamond: 1.34 carats Sapphire: 14.17 carats Note: This piece can be manufactured in any precious o...
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver, 18k Gold
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9.15 Carat Pear Cut Ruby and Diamond Modern Style Dangle Earrings in 18k Gold
By Gems Paradise
Located in Jaipur, IN
It can also be manufactured in any precious or semi-precious stone. The size of the earrings can be changed.
Ruby, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Italian Necklace, Black Agata & Red Jasper, Gold Clasp, 1997
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A VERY GOOD price now for closing activities. As gift: a pair of semi-precious stones to make earrings or claps for another necklace. ref.
Agate
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Yellow Gold Semi Precious Stone Earrings
By HY JEWELLERY
Located in Knightsbridge, GB
YELLOW GOLD EARRINGS WITH SEMI PRECIOUS STONES 18K Yellow Gold Stones ; Amethyst, Citrine , Topaz and Peridot Total earrings weight: 10.60 grams
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Floating eye earrings with semi precious stones Silver
By Alexandra Koumba
Located in New York City, NY
Clip on version is available.The Floating eye earrings can be plated in silver as seen in images 1&2,in yellow silver as seen in image 3, and in pink silver as seen in image 4 and ca...
Multi-gemstone, Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Floating eye earrings with semi precious stones gold plated
By Alexandra Koumba
Located in New York City, NY
The protection from the evil eye is an Ancient belief, this is the contemporary eye of protection and good intention.This eye is an exclusive design made by Alexandra Koumba.The Floa...
Diamond, Garnet, Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold, 14k Gold
Jose & Maria Barrera semi precious stones vintage earrings
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful in pristine condition Jose & Maria Barrera semi precious stones vintage earrings. Tiger's eye, red agate, green jade and lapis lazuli in the center.
Agate, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Tiger's Eye
Floating eye Earrings with 4 semi precious stones, gold plated
By Alexandra Koumba
Located in New York City, NY
At image 4 a silver plated Floating eye Earring is shown filled with 4 synthetic semi precious stones.
Topaz, Rock Crystal, Amethyst, Garnet, Peridot, Multi-gemstone, Diamond,...
Floating eye custom earrings with semi precious stones in gold
By Alexandra Koumba
Located in New York City, NY
The protection from the evil eye is an Ancient belief, this is the contemporary eye of protection and good intention.This eye is an exclusive design made by Alexandra Koumba.This exq...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate
These statement earrings feature faceted triangle-shaped semi-precious stones an
By Bounkit
Located in New York, NY
These statement earrings feature faceted triangle-shaped semi-precious stones and clear quartz baguettes, meticulously handcrafted in 14K gold-plated settings.
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold Plate
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Iradj Moini Semi-Precious Stone Earclips
By Iradj Moini
Located in Teaneck, NJ
Gorgeous Iradj Moini ear clips, featuring citrine, amethyst, smokey topaz and emerald. These are large and juicy!
Floating Triangle Hoop Earring in Gold with Diamonds and Semi Precious Stones
By Alexandra Koumba
Located in Astoria, NY
White diamond here is one stone of 0.2 ct within the watch dial and 1 semi-precious cabochon-cut stone and 1 other stone diamond cut of your choice and quoted in 14k gold.
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Rhodolite, 14k Gold, ...
Elegant 18 Karat Gold, Diamond and Semi Precious Stone, Ring and Earring Set
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Elegant 18 Karat White Gold , Diamond & Semi Precious Stone, Ring & Earring Set. Earrings: Diamonds of approximately 5.112 carats, semi-precious stones approximately of 4.820 carats...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Striking Semi Precious Stone Earrings, Various, 14carat Yellow Gold
Located in Canterbury, England
These striking semi precious stone earrings would complete any outfit.
Yellow Gold
Constellation Candy Cluster Studs Precious and Semi Precious Stones
Located in London, GB
Glam and beautiful constellation earring studs for a day to night look. A pop of multicoloured sapphires and semi precious stones that will elevate your appearances. 14K Rose Gold is...
Amethyst, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
H. Stern, 18 Karat Gold, Semi Precious Stone Sputnik Earrings
By H. Stern
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
A fine pair of 18 karat yellow gold semi precious stone sputnik style earrings. This particular style is a early design by famed German Brazilian designer Hans Stern (H.Stern) from t...
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Quartz, Topaz, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Ye...
Unknown goldsmith, a pair of earrings adorned with semi-precious stones.
Located in bronshoj, DK
Unknown goldsmith, a pair of earrings adorned with semi-precious stones. Unmarked.
Gold
Navaratna 22 Karat Gold Hoops with Precious and Semi-Precious Stones
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pair of 22K gold navaratna hoop earrings with precious and semi-precious stones. Late 1900's Post with butterfly back for pierced ears.
22k Gold
H. Stern, 18 Karat Gold, Semi Precious Stone Sputnik Earrings
By H. Stern
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
A fine pair of 18kt yellow gold semi precious stone sputnik style earrings. This particular style is a early design by famed German Brazilian designer Hans Stern (H.Stern) from the 1...
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Quartz, Topaz, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Ye...
Sputnik 7.60 Carat Multi-Color Semi Precious Stone Yellow Gold Earrings
Located in Stamford, CT
Sputnik design clip post 18k yellow gold multi-color genuine stone earrings. Including Aqua, citrine, amethyst, pink tourmaline, green tourmaline and garnet. 38 multi-color semi-pr...
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
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H 1.63 in W 1.38 in D 0.5 in
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...
Amber, Carnelian, Onyx, Gilt Metal
Seaman Schepps Multi Stone Bubble Earrings
By Seaman Schepps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 18 karat yellow gold and semi-precious stone Bubble earrings by Seaman Schepps.
Sputnik Style Ring in 18 Karat Gold Semi Precious Stone Bracelet and Earrings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bracelet and earring set. A vintage Sputnik style bracelet in 18 karat rose gold. Featuring a plethora of gemstones including 95 stones Pink and Green tourmaline, Amethyst, Citrine, ...
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Multi-gemstone, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Go...
Sputnik Style Ring in 18 Karat Rose Gold Semi Precious Stone Earrings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Sputnik style ring in 18 karat rose gold. Featuring a plethora of gemstones including 19 stones Pink and Green tourmaline, Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Aquamarine, and more t...
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Topaz, Tourmaline...
Iradj Moini Lapis Stone Earrings
By Iradj Moini
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Iradj Moini semi precious stones earrings. Lapis, turquoise, amethyst, citrine clip backs.
Amethyst, Citrine, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise
Gold Hoop Earrings Set with Precious and Semi-Precious Stones
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pair hoop earrings of precious and semi-precious stones set in 18K gold.
Blue Sapphire, Citrine, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Ruby, 18...
Industrial 1980's Semi Precious Stone Mosaic Earrings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Love these textural mosaic style earrings set with polished semi precious stones including malachite, amethyst, tiger's eye, lapis and carnelian.
Amethyst, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Tiger's Eye, Brass
14 Karat Gold Pierced Earrings Multicolored Diamond and Semi Precious Stones
Located in Manhasset, NY
14 Kt White Gold Pierced Earrings Multi Colored Diamond And Semi Precious Stones 0.08 total diamond weight. 5.59 grams total weight.
14k Gold
IRADJ MOINI c. 2000’s Gold-Tone Floral Semi-Precious Stone Drop Clip On Earrings
By Iradj Moini
Located in Thiensville, WI
IRADJ MOINI c. 2000’s Gold-Tone Floral Semi-Precious Stone Drop Clip On Earrings Brand / Manufacturer: Iradj Moini Circa: 2000’s Style: Clip-on earrings Color(s): Shades of gold, bl...
Sapphire and Diamond Statement Earrings in Victorian Style
By Gems Paradise
Located in Jaipur, IN
Details of the piece: Gross Weight: 12.78 grams Diamond: 3.33 carats Sapphire: 12.13 carats Note: This piece can be manufactured in any precious or semi-precious stone. The size o...
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
3.47 Carat Diamond Dangle Leaf Earrings in Victorian Style
Located in Jaipur, IN
Details of the piece: Gross Weight: 18.64 grams Diamond: 3.47 carats Note: This piece can be manufactured in any precious or semi-precious stone. The size of the earrings can be c...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
Sapphire and Diamond Cocktail Statement Dangle Earrings in Victorian Style
By Gems Paradise
Located in Jaipur, IN
Details of the piece: Gross Weight: 13.60 grams Diamond: 4.22 carats Sapphire: 1.59 carats Note: This piece can be manufactured in any precious or semi-precious stone. The size of...
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Zorab 18 Karat Yellow Gold Scapolite, Diamond and Multicolored Sapphire Earrings
By Zorab Creation
Located in New York, NY
Three pear shaped Peridots dangle on chains set with multi colored Sapphires and Semi Precious Stones. The artistry of these earrings is the playful mix of colored stones.
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire...
16.73 Carat Pearl and Diamond Statement Stud Earrings in Victorian Style
By Gems Paradise
Located in Jaipur, IN
Details of the piece: Gross Weight: 9.32 grams 14 Karat Yellow Gold: 1.13 grams Diamond: 0.63 carats Pearl: 16.73 carats Note: This piece can be manufactured in any precious or sem...
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
25.63 Carat Sapphire and Diamond Cocktail Drop Earrings in Art-Deco Style
By Gems Paradise
Located in Jaipur, IN
The stud joins the bottom part with a grain prong-set tilted princess sapphire solitaire and thin round loop, to complete the earring structure and design. It’s a terrific and tastef...
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
16.22 Carat Natural Emerald and Diamond Flower Dangle Earrings in Art Deco Style
Located in Jaipur, IN
Details of the piece: Gross Weight: 19.138 grams Emerald: 16.22 carats Diamond: 3.72 carats Note: This piece can be manufactured in any precious or semi-precious stone. The size o...
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Silver
Sterling Silver, 18 Karat Gold and Semi-Precious Stone Eye of Horus Earrings
By Azza Fahmy
Located in London, GB
Sterling Silver, 18 Karat Gold and semi-precious stone Earrings adorned with semi-precious stones.
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Cyntia Miglio Drop Earrings with Semi-Precious Stones
By Cyntia Miglio
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Our "Dalila" drop earrings are part of Cyntia Miglio's "Movement" Collection. These pair of curvaceaus earrings are the perfect evening staple. Handcrafted in brass and gold dipped i...
Onyx, Quartz, 22k Gold, Brass
Cyntia Miglio Dangle Earrings with Semi-Precious Stones in 14 Karat
By Cyntia Miglio
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Inspired by art mobile installations. Cyntia mimics the techniques of mobiles translating into jewellery. Made of natural precious in 14k gold. All of our products are carefully hand...
Citrine, Quartz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold
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W 0.5 in L 0.943 in
1980s Bvlgari French Cut Semi Precious Colored Stones Gold Earclips with Posts
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
One Pair Of Ladies Half Hoop Shaped Multicolored French Cut Stone Earrings Embellished With Six French Cut Aquamarines And With Six French Cut Pink Tourmalines ,Also With Six French ...
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Peridot, Rubelite, 18k Gold
Semi-Precious Stone Gold Necklace and Earring Set
By Marco Bicego
Located in Portland, ME
18K Yellow gold semi-precious stone necklace and earring set. The long chain necklace alternates tourmaline, aquamarine, amethyst, citrine, blue topaz, garnet and brushed gold beads.
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Andrea Candela Earrings
Located in St.amford, CT
Sterling-18 Karats-Semi Precious Stones-Andrea Candela vintage earrings-18 karat-sterling silver-blue topaz-green tourmaline-amethyst-semi precious stones, pierced back.
Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
250 Carat Necklace Earrings Set Gold Topaz Citrine Quartz Peridot Tsavorite Sapp
By BOON
Located in Bangkok, TH
Necklace Gold: 18K Yellow Gold Semi-precious Stone: 221.03cts Earrings Tsavorite: 1.22ct.
Citrine, Peridot, Quartz, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
Leo De Vroomen Burnt Orange Enamel Earrings
By De Vroomen
Located in New York, NY
This great designer created divine pieces in gold, precious and semi precious stones and enamel. These earrings are a wonderful example of his work.
18k Gold
Judith Lieber Frog Clip-On Earrings with Semi Precious Stones
Located in San Francisco, CA
Judith Lieber gold-plated semi precious stone earrings were created in the mid-1990's under Judith Lieber's direction.
Classic Bvlgari Semi Precious Stone Cabochon Earrings
By Bulgari
Located in Knightsbridge, GB
CLASSIC BVLGARI CABOCHON EARRINGS Cabochon Amethyst and peridot drop pendant beads 18 Karat yellow gold bvlgari engraved earring studs and beads Matching necklace available
Amethyst, White Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold
Multi-Color Semi-Precious Stones Yellow Gold Detachable Hoop Earrings
Located in Chicago, IL
Two earrings in one. Very unique. 18K yellow gold textured hoop earrings with detachable 18K yellow gold circle, bezel set with round peridot, citrine, blue topaz, amethyst, iolit...
Amethyst, Citrine, Iolite, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Natural Blue Turquoise 5mm Round Cabochon 9k Yellow Gold Stud Earrings
By Gems and Jewels UK
Located in Birmingham, GB
Natural Blue Turquoise Yellow Gold Earring Studs. Beautiful 5mm matching pair of turquoise stones with excellent colour, clarity and round cabochon cut. Some showing black matrix in...
Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
HEIDI DAUS ‘Critter Couture’ Ladybug Dangle Earrings
By Heidi Daus
Located in Atlanta, GA
Who doesn’t love a ladybug?!? Especially when Heidi Daus features them in her ‘Critter Couture’ earrings. These adorable bugs are designed in enamel with a gold tone setting accent...
$350
H 8.5 in W 6.5 in D 1.25 in
JOHN FLEMMING Black Leather Slip Top Handbag With Sterling Silver Frog Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
Add a unique accessory to your wardrobe with a textured black leather handbag by New Orleans artist, John Flemming. Flemming’s handbags are crafted by hand and have a distinctive sli...
Rare Thierry Mugler Star Earrings Silver Metal ETOILE
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Thierry Mugler Star earrings Extremely rare and stunning vintage Thierry Mugler Jewellery Two fabulous large signature Star statement earrings. Embossed Thierry Mugler logo. Mater...
MIRIAM HASKELL Lucite & Gold Tone Dangle Earrings, 1960's
By Miriam Haskell
Located in Atlanta, GA
1960's Miriam Haskell dangle earrings designed with a faceted lucite drop suspended from another faceted lucite bead encased in filigreed wiring. The earrings catch the light and sp...
Gilt Metal
$350
H 3.75 in W 1.13 in D 0.75 in
STEPHEN DWECK Drop Dangle Scarab Sterling, Wood & Stone Earrings, 1989
By Stephen Dweck
Located in Atlanta, GA
1989 sterling silver clip on earrings with wood, Asian inspired carved stone and agate drop dangle orbs designed by Stephen Dweck. The ornate sterling base features a detailed scara...
Agate, Sterling Silver
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.
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.
Someone wanted to “modernize” the Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. masterworks, but Mahnaz Collection came to their rescue. Here, the dealer explains precisely why they’re such an extraordinary find.
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The mismatched, multiple-earring look may have started with fashion jewelry, but A-list fans have taken it to the next level.
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