Seaman Schepps Coral Gold Earrings
View Similar Items
Seaman Schepps Coral Gold Earrings
About the Item
- Creator:
- Metal:
- Stone:
- Dimensions:Width: 1.23 in (31 mm)Length: 1.5 in (38 mm)
- Style:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1960
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: ES-3711stDibs: LU38921704933
Seaman Schepps
A scrappy, self-made artist who transformed turbo shells into decadent earrings and crystal chessmen into bold bracelets, Seaman Schepps (1881–1972) tirelessly worked his way up from the tenements of New York’s Lower East Side to become “America’s Court Jeweler.”
Born to immigrant parents who named him for the Seamen’s Bank for Savings that his mother could see from the hospital — or so the legend goes — Schepps dropped out of school at the age of 14 and never had any formal jewelry training. He later moved to California, where he opened his first jewelry shop in 1904. In 1921, he returned to New York to build on the success he’d begun to enjoy as a jeweler on the West Coast, but it wasn’t long before his Manhattan house, which counted Broadway stars and theater patrons among its clientele, was hit hard by the stock market crash of 1929. Schepps used this disruption to rethink his approach to jewelry, debuting a new store in 1934 on Madison Avenue, where he would make his mark in playful custom adornments.
While many high-end jewelers of his era focused on the purest and most valuable gemstones, Schepps chose his materials for their color and shape, elevating flawed stones others disregarded in collage-like formations involving unconventional materials such as fine wood, coral, seashells and flea-market finds. Passersby of his New York City shop could find a frog-shaped brooch carved from rosewood, a vintage snuff bottle broken into links for a bracelet and loose-drilled pearls plugged with diamonds. Schepps’s whimsical pieces found fans in fashion icons who appreciated his unique statements, including Doris Duke, Andy Warhol and the Duchess of Windsor.
Following Schepps’s death in 1972, his daughter, jewelry designer Patricia S. Vaill, ran the jewelry house for two decades before it was taken over by Jay Bauer and Anthony Hopenhajm of Trianon jewelry. Following the closure of the company’s Park Avenue store in November 2020, sales for Seaman Schepps is now based in its boutique location out of Palm Beach, Florida, where the legendary brand carries forth its founder’s spirited designs.
On 1stDibs, find a distinctive collection of vintage Seaman Schepps jewelry, including brooches, bracelets and other accessories.
- Vintage Diamond and White Gold Flower Earrings, Circa 1950Located in London, GBA pair of vintage diamond flower earrings, set with old-cut and eight-cut diamonds, with an estimated total diamond weight of 4.00ct, with clip back fittings, mounted in white gold, ...Category
Vintage 1950s Retro Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsDiamond, White Gold
- Moira Design Ruby, Diamond, Silver and Gold Calla Lily EarringsBy MoiraLocated in London, GBA pair of Moira Design calla lily flower earrings, pavé set with rubies, with yellow diamond set carpels and diamond set leaves, mounted in silver-upon-gold. Measurements approximate...Category
Early 2000s British Modern Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsDiamond, Yellow Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
- Pale Blue Plique a Jour Enamel, Diamond, Gold and Silver Flower EarringsLocated in London, GBA pair of flower earrings, with two row, five petalled, flowers, with pale blue plique à jour enamel set with rose-cut diamonds, in silver settings, mounted in 18ct gold, with clip-o...Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsDiamond, Gold, Silver, Enamel
- South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Diamond and White Gold Earrings, circa 1990Located in London, GBA pair of South Sea pearl and diamond earrings, with central 18mm South Sea pearls, surrounded by rubies and diamonds, in a repeating pattern of ...Category
Early 2000s Modern Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsDiamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
- Vintage Cabochon Ruby and Diamond EarringsLocated in London, GBA pair of vintage earrings, consisting of two oval-shaped clusters, each centrally set with an oval, cabochon-cut ruby and surrounded by a further nine rubies, and twenty-four round ...Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsDiamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
- Art Deco Diamond and Platinum Earrings, Circa 1940Located in London, GBA pair of Art Deco diamond earrings, set with a central row of Edwardian-cut diamonds, with a row of baguette-cut diamonds either side, with round brilliant-cut, and eight-cut diamo...Category
Vintage 1940s British Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsDiamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
- Seaman Schepps Gold Swirl EarringsBy Seaman ScheppsLocated in Darnestown, MDTwo half circles hug each other in these 14 karat gold earrings by Seaman Schepps. Each half circle has several striations for a bit of texture. The earrings have clip backs that can...Category
Vintage 1960s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsGold, 14k Gold
- Seaman Schepps Turbo Shell EarringsBy Patricia Schepps Vaill for Seaman ScheppsLocated in Darnestown, MDBeautiful shell earrings by PSV of Seaman Schepps. In the 1960's, the founder retired and his daughter, Patricia took over until she sold the company in 1992. PSV are her initials. ...Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Materials14k Gold
- Seaman Schepps Turbo Shell and Sapphire Gold EarringsBy Seaman ScheppsLocated in Houston, TXThese vintage earrings from Seaman Schepps feature mother of pearl with sapphire cabochons at the ends set in 18 karat yellow gold. These are ver...Category
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsSapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
- Seaman Schepps Turbo Shell Earrings with AmethystBy Patricia Schepps Vaill for Seaman ScheppsLocated in Darnestown, MDThese classic Seaman Schepps turbo shell earrings have richly colored amethyst terminals. The stones are faceted. The earrings are 14 karat gold, ...Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsAmethyst, 14k Gold
- Seaman Schepps Gold Shell Ear ClipsBy Seaman ScheppsLocated in New York, NYSeaman Schepps gold shell ear clips Shell motif, 14 karat yellow gold; marked Seaman Schepps, 14k Size: width 0.88 inch, length 1.13 inch Total weigh...Category
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsGold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
- Seaman Schepps Clear Crystal Clip on EarringsBy Seaman ScheppsLocated in Dallas, TXSeaman Schepps Rock Crystal and Gold Braided Earrings. 50.1 Grams Marked Seaman Schepps 750 1699 1.25 inches length 1 inch width 18K yellow goldCategory
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
MaterialsCrystal, 18k Gold