Modern Dangle Earrings
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Quartz, Topaz, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Malachite, Pearl, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s North American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Pink Diamond, Diamond, White Diamond, Rose Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Chinese Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, Onyx, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, G...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
22k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, Diamond, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sap...
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Black Jade, Black Diamond, Diamond, Jade, Silver, Sterli...
Late 20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Dangle Earrings
Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Crystal
2010s North American Modern Dangle Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Labradorite, 14k Gold, Gold Plate
2010s Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Aventurine, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, Peridot, Gold Plate, Rhodium
2010s Thai Modern Dangle Earrings
Agate, Aquamarine, Topaz, Gold Plate, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold