David Webb Clip-on Earrings
“Women are tired of jewelry-looking jewelry,” celebrated American designer David Webb once noted. In response, he created a menagerie of whimsical animals rendered as rings, brooches, earrings and, especially, bangle bracelets. This playfulness permeates all Webb’s work, which is characterized by brightly hued enamel and color-saturated semiprecious stones like coral, azurmalachite and turquoise, the notable exception being the clear, elegant rock crystal for which he had an affinity.
The North Carolina native apprenticed with his uncle, a silversmith, before moving to New York, where he established David Webb Inc. in 1948. He had no formal training in jewelry design. Instead, he culled inspiration from the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Americas, as well as the traditions of India and China — influences discernible in such pieces as his collar necklaces and talisman-like sautoirs.
Webb’s first animal bracelet was produced in 1957. His most famous, the zebra, took shape in 1963; its stripes now form the company’s logo. Although Webb died in 1975, his company continues to produce designs drawn from his extensive archives, and every piece is still made in the workshop above its Madison Avenue store.
Find an alluring collection of David Webb jewelry on 1stDibs, including earrings, brooches and other accessories.
1950s American Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Artisan David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Contemporary David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1940s American Modern Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Malachite, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s American Modern Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modern Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s American David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s American Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Enamel
1990s American Art Deco David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s American David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel