David Webb Dangle 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.
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20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Coral, Onyx, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1980s American Vintage David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1960s Vintage David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Contemporary David Webb Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century David Webb Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s American David Webb Dangle Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American David Webb Dangle Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s American David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century American David Webb Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s American Vintage David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
1880s English Victorian Antique David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary David Webb Dangle Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 18k Gold
1950s American Vintage David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Coral, Jade, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Dangle Earrings
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Artist David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s Vintage David Webb Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1990s American David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s American Modern Vintage David Webb Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum