Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
In the mid-1950s, there were children who read comic books and built forts and then there was Barry Kieselstein-Cord, a now-critically acclaimed New York City–born jewelry designer whose early hobbies included carving totem poles.
In fact, Kieselstein-Cord was proficient at carving by the time he was eight years old. His hobby fueled what would become deep interests in Native American art and in the natural world around him. Kieselstein-Cord made more carvings, and eventually began to explore metalwork and craft jewelry in his teens. Today he creates rings, necklaces and other jewelry and accessories so divine that they are as much wearable sculptures as they are personal adornment.
Kieselstein-Cord studied at Parsons School of Design and the American Craft Institute. He has long been enamored of illustration, architecture, photography and other disciplines, and even as a world-renowned jeweler, Kieselstein-Cord has always considered his true identity as a sculptor. ”I don’t make jewelry; I do sculptures for the body,” he has said.
Kieselstein-Cord designed his first sterling silver collection in 1972, and a year later, the collection was presented for sale at Georg Jensen’s Manhattan flagship store. Kieselstein-Cord’s partnership with the legendary Danish silverware firm meant that his work would reach an international audience. It was also around this time that the designer began to work with fashion titans Perry Ellis and Calvin Klein.
By the late 1970s, Kieselstein-Cord had begun to integrate gold and gemstones into his work. During this decade he designed much-lauded belt buckles, and some of his most sought-after collections — including Crocodile, Pompeii and Borgia — followed a decade later. On today’s secondary market, those 1980s-era designs are enjoying a resurgence. Names like Henry Dunay and Kieselstein-Cord are being reappraised as icons of contemporary design.
Tom Hanks, Oprah Winfrey, Sir Elton John, Jack Nicholson, Barack Obama and Giorgio Armani are all known collectors of Kieselstein-Cord’s work. His designs have found their way into the Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
On 1stDibs find a collection of vintage Barry Kieselstein-Cord belts, earrings, bracelets, handbags and other jewelry and accessories.
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1970s Vintage Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
1980s Vintage Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum, Rhodium, Silver, Sterl...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18...
2010s Dutch Modern Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Modern Vintage Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
1980s Vintage Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Art Deco Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
1990s Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Quartz, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s American Vintage Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s American Barry Kieselstein-Cord Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold