1980s Drop Earrings

Long Anglo Indian styled earrings by Chanel. Made by hand by Maison Gripoix in Paris. Sapphire and emerald molten glass is "poured" into handmade...

Tops are 2 round Lapis Lazuli buttons with small round emerald cabs in the center,middle part in White Gold Small Full Cut Diamonds and Blue Enamel,bottom parts are 2 big Jade...

Year: 1980s Item Details: Metal Type: 18K Yellow Gold & Platinum [Hallmarked, and Tested] Weight: 15.7 grams Diamond Details: Weight: 2.00ct total weight Cut: Round Brilliant Color...

Anne and Frank Vigneri designed these rare, spectacular Lucite clip-on earrings in the 1980s. The dangle-drop geometric design features a black Lucite base background topped with ste...

Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Unisex Vivid Relief Double Seahorse Long Dangle Drop Modernist Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very good condition. Light scratches or colour loss. 100% Genuin...

Maison Gripoix for Chanel Haute Couture Collector quality ear clips. Of deep jade and coral pate de verre cabochons and curved tubular beads (similar to ones used on her Seguso glass...

For pierced ears. Earrings in 18 karat yellow gold, weevil hallmark. Important earrings in yellow gold, they form two oval hoop earrings, drop-shaped around their circumference. The ...

Givenchy Vintage Textured Hoop White Pearl Tear Water Drop Elegant Clip Earrings, Gold Plated Very excellent condition and very unique. 100% Genuine. Givenchy Signed clearly on the...

Vintage Yves Saint Lauren YSL Gold Tone Couture with Large Crystals Circa 1980s. Vintage French Gold Tone with Large Crystals. These are spectacular. Clip On. The Couture pieces...

Celine Paris 1989 Vintage Extra Large Iconic Logo Globe Celestial Stars Round Clip Chunky Earrings, Gold Plated Very good condition. 100% Genuine. Maybe light scratches or colour l...

Lovely Chanel Moghul Pearl Drop Earrings from the 1980's by Maison Gripoix. Poured glass construction in amythest and emerald with large faux pearl drops...

Vintage Panetta Faux Turquoise Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. These small and delicate earrings have a fine jewelry look. They are shown in gold metal...

Maison Gripoix Vintage Faux Turquoise and White Layered Dangling Earrings. There are three layers to this, all wrapped in an offset gold tone and then a long, dangling piece. These are so stunning and look good with many colors. Clip On. These are proper statement earrings in that they are so well-made. These can also be worn in the winter against dark colors. Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, attractive, intelligent, well-educated, but under-endowed bride who must marry a petty official and thus suffers from the limitations of living with a husband who lacks refined qualities. One day, to entertain his dejected spouse, her husband receives an invitation to a ball and gives his wife the 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she can order an appropriate dress. However, when the dress is ready, it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry, and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her wealthy childhood friend, with whom she was raised at the monastery, and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success; she is the center of attention. However, when the woman returns home, she discovers she has lost the necklace. To conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost. To pay it off, the woman gets into a huge debt, which, over the years, gradually drags her down the social ladder from the bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful, and rich. The protagonist reveals the entire story about the necklace to her friend, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds are fake and would “cost 500 francs at most.” Maison Gripoix starts with a dramatic story. According to other sources, in 1869 (or a year earlier), Paris master glass-maker Augustina Gripoix began making replicas of pearls and crystals, casting glass into different shapes and colors and inserting them into the most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or gypsum form was filled with a multi-color piece of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press molds, skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve purity of color, transparency, and shine. She found a simple method to make beautiful jewelry, and thus Marquises, Duchesses, and Princesses qued up ... so Madame Gripoix would make them replicas of their jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or some unusual jewelry pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix. Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890s when she began creating necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage and later designed costume jewelry for Charles Frederick Worth's first high-fashion house. Later, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of the 1910s, contacted her, and she created sophisticated, Oriental-style jewelry to match his famous Oriental costumes, based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons. The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in 1920, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House, Gripoix's prospects became even more exciting—girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet...

14 Karat Two-Tone White and Yellow Gold Opal Ruby Diamond Clip-On Earrings. Three bezel-set Opals, one round, two oval, four round bezel-set Ruby's set in yellow gold and 60 pavé-set...

Bold Gold was the massive trend that Robert Lee Morris started in the 1980's and these bold swinging earrings are proof of that. A concave triangular top supports a wide curving tri...

Hammerman Bros. ribbed gold articulated hoop earrings in 18k gold. Heavy in weight but well distributed with sturdy earclips, 1980's USA. 37.7 dwt. Very...

Vintage Carolee Gold and Faux Pearl Dangling Birdcage Earrings Circa 1980s. The earrings feature a gold bird with a pink cabochon and diamante face s...

A pair of rock crystal and diamond drop earrings, comprised of fan-shaped fluted rock crystal sections, bordered by a row of brilliant-cut diamonds, with fluted rock crystal pendant ...

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Haute Couture Gold Pearl Dangling Earrings. These were created for the Defile, also known as the runway. ...

Fabulous silver tone clip on statement earrings, with sparkling clear rhinestones. Measuring length 8.5cm / 3.3 inches, and the large drop is width 2.1cm / .8 inch. These are beauti...

Maison Gripoix Vintage White and Light Purple Dangling Earrings. These will always be in style. The Chanel look has never left. It is classic and timeless, conveying a sense of class. It is an elevated look. No matter what you wear, these will look right. A Chanel suit or jeans and a white t-shirt with a blazer. You look stunning and done. These are all you need. Clip on. This look will always walk down the Chanel runway in one form or another. I will send you Velcro dots to hold them on, and you can do cartwheels in these earrings. The models in Paris wear them, and you can quickly wear them for 20 hours. Please ask for them. Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well-educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; thus, suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. One day, to entertain his dejected spouse, her husband receives an invitation to a ball and gives his wife the 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she can order an appropriate dress. However, when the dress is ready, it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry, and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her wealthy childhood friend, with whom she was raised at the monastery, and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success, and she is the centre of attention. However, when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. To conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost. To pay it off, the woman gets into a huge debt, which, over the years, gradually drags her down the social ladder from the bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful, and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the entire story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most.” Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glassmaker Augustina Gripoix began creating replicas of pearls and crystals, casting glass into various shapes and colors and inserting them into the most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or gypsum form was filled with a multi-colour piece of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds, skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency, and shine. She found a simple method to create beautiful jewelry, and thus, Marquises, Duchesses, and Princesses queued up. Madame Gripoix would then create replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery or loss, or unusual pieces for their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix. Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890s when she began creating necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage and later designed costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later on, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of 1910, contacted her, and she created sophisticated Oriental-style jewelry for him to match his famous Oriental costumes, based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons. The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920s, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House, Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet; however, the best relationship Gripoix had was with Gabrielle Chanel. It is well-known that Chanel, a fan of large jewelry with large stones, made bijouterie super fashionable. Chanel brought copies of Byzantine jewelry to Susanne Gripoix. She asked her to create the pieces in that same style, requesting, “Let everyone think that this jewelry is not new, but found somewhere on an excavation site nearby Rue Camborne.” She was so satisfied with the result of her order that she remained a faithful client of Gripoix for several decades. This was how the famous byzantine style of Chanel jewelry was brought to life, fancying golden Maltese crosses with large multicolor stones and matching bracelets, cabochons, and massive brooches, all of which have become a part of the Gripoix Chanel liked to combine both natural and imitation stones in a single item; for example, she would pair natural and imitation pearls in a single necklace. Gripoix made them in such a way that it was impossible to distinguish between them. Susanne Gripoix created unique, irregularly shaped glass pearls for Chanel, imitating baroque pearls. They were enameled in her workshops with mother-of-pearl to obtain some of the soft shine characteristic of natural pearls . As the leading supplier to the couturier houses in Paris, Gripoix collaborated with many renowned designers, including Cristóbal Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain, and Christian Dior, as well as Yves Saint Laurent and, later, Christian Lacroix and Marc Jacobs. However, it was the cooperation with Chanel that was the most significant, both for Chanel and for Gripoix. Today, Gripoix is no longer a family-owned company, but the House still crafts jewelry, although the style has undergone considerable changes over the last few years. The jewelry has become more straightforward, more graphical, and even minimalistic. In 2011, however, Gripoix and Catherine Baba...

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL Diamante Dome Like Pearl Earrings Circa 1980s. These are so gorgeous. Where do I even begin? The faux pearl is like a flower waking up under a dome of ...

- Vintage item - Collectible costume jewelry piece from the '80s - Each earring measures 3.5" tall - Matte gold plated - Crystal rhinestone accents - Post earring backs for pier...

In very good condition. Total weight is 3.4 grams. Totally is diamond 0.82 ct. The diamond is has G color and vs clarity. Box is not included. Please contact for any questions.

Christian Dior 1980s Vintage Vivid Curled Flower White Round Pearl Crystals Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Very excellent condition. 100% Genuine. Vintage and rare to find. A very beauti...

These elegant 18-karat white gold earrings are a charming expression of timeless beauty and artistic design. Each earring features a delicately carved coral heart at the top, complem...

Christian Dior Vintage Large Double Heart Love Whole Shining Crystals Black Drop Dangle Clip Earrings, Gold Tone Excellent condition. Very new. 100% genuine. A very beautiful pair ...

Centering oval-shaped hematite cabochons measuring 12.0 x 15.0 mm Opaque dark gray and displaying a metallic sheen Set with high polish bezel frame surrounds Accented by grooved twis...

Circa 1980s, 18k, Swiss. Set with 6.0 carats of brilliant white diamonds (G color VS clarity) and festooned with two gorgeous 14mm pearls, the look is full-on glamour. For seemingly...

Maison Gripoix Vintage Red and Green Flower Dangling Earrings Set in Gold Tone. These are some of the most stunning earrings in my collection. The colors, of course, and the way they are made. They are just exceptional. They will always be relevant. They are well-made and make a statement. They are just classy and chic. Clip On. Always In Style. Clip on. I also have them in blue. Acquired in Paris. Guy de Maupassant wrote a famous story about a necklace. The story is about a young, pretty, intelligent, well-educated but poorly endowed bride who has to marry a petty official; thus, suffering from the limitations of living a life with a husband that lacked any exquisite qualities. One day, to entertain his dejected spouse, her husband receives an invitation to a ball and gives his wife the 400 francs he had saved for a hunting rifle so that she can order an appropriate dress. However, when the dress is ready, it becomes clear that it is lacking jewelry, and it would be impossible to attend the ball while looking so poor. The protagonist approaches her wealthy childhood friend, with whom she was raised at the monastery, and borrows a diamond necklace from her. The ball is a great success, and she is the centre of attention. However, when the woman returns home, she discovers that she has lost the necklace. To conceal her faux pas from her friend, she buys a new necklace identical to the one she lost. To pay it off, the woman gets into a huge debt, which, over the years, gradually drags her down the social ladder from the bourgeoisie to poverty. Ten years later, having lost her good looks, the woman encounters her friend on the Champs Elysees, who still looks young, beautiful, and rich. The protagonist reveals to her friend the entire story about the necklace, but her friend replies in amazement that the diamonds were fake and would “cost 500 francs at most.” Maison Gripoix starts out with a dramatic story. In 1869 (or a year earlier, according to other sources), Paris master glassmaker Augustina Gripoix began creating replicas of pearls and crystals, casting glass into various shapes and colors and setting them in the most sophisticated settings. She used the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique, whereby a traditional ceramic or gypsum form was filled with a multi-colour piece of glass and special gluing substances and then baked in a furnace, resulting in objects featuring fantastical hues. Only Augustina made her crystals by pouring the melted glass paste into the press moulds, skipping the furnace step, allowing her to achieve the purity of colour, transparency, and shine. She found a simple method to create beautiful jewelry, and thus, Marquises, Duchesses, and Princesses queued up. Madame Gripoix would then create replicas of their own jewelry in case of robbery, loss, or for unusual pieces to be used in their new wraps, neckpieces, or boas. The so-called ‘costume jewelry’ emerged to a large extent thanks to the work of Maison Gripoix. Augustina Gripoix earned her fame in the 1890s when she began creating necklaces for Sarah Bernhardt to wear on stage and later designed costume jewelry for the first high fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth. Later, Paul Poiret, the leading couturier of 1910, contacted her, and she created sophisticated Oriental-style jewelry for him to match his famous Oriental costumes, based on the aesthetic of Diaghilev’s initial Russian seasons. The value of costume jewelry was now being recognized in its own right and not just for imitation purposes. The taste of emancipated young girls, who were gaining more and more freedom and opportunities, was best met with bijouterie. So in the 1920s, when Augustina’s daughter Susan became the head of the House, Gripoix prospects became even more exciting. Girls with short-cropped hair in short dresses zoomed by in open-top cars wearing bijou rather than diamonds. Everyone ordered bijouterie from Madam Gripoix during this period, from Jeanne Lanvin to Jean Piguet; however, the best relationship Gripoix had was with Gabrielle Chanel. It is well-known that Chanel, a fan of large jewelry with large stones, made bijouterie super fashionable. Chanel brought copies of Byzantine jewelry to Susanne Gripoix. She asked her to create the pieces in that same style, requesting, “Let everyone think that this jewelry is not new, but found somewhere on an excavation site nearby Rue Camborne.” She was so satisfied with the result of her order that she remained a faithful client of Gripoix for several decades. This was how the famous byzantine style of Chanel jewelry was brought to life, fancying golden Maltese crosses with large multicolor stones and matching bracelets, cabochons, and massive brooches, all of which have become a part of the Gripoix Chanel liked to combine both natural and imitation stones in a single item; for example, she would pair natural and imitation pearls in a single necklace. Gripoix made them in such a way that it was impossible to distinguish between them. Susanne Gripoix created exceptional, irregularly shaped pearls from glass for Chanel, imitating the baroque pearls. They were enameled in her workshops with mother-of-pearl to obtain some of the soft shine characteristic of natural pearls . As the leading supplier to the couturier houses in Paris, Gripoix collaborated with many renowned designers, including Cristóbal Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain, and Christian Dior, as well as Yves Saint Laurent and, later, Christian Lacroix and Marc Jacobs. However, it was the cooperation with Chanel that was the most significant, both for Chanel and for Gripoix. Today, Gripoix is no longer a family-owned company, but the House still crafts jewelry, although the style has undergone considerable changes over the last few years. The jewelry has become more straightforward, more graphical, and even minimalistic. In 2011, however, Gripoix and Catherine Baba...

These vintage 18k yellow gold earrings feature two cabochon cut corals, accented by 84 round brilliant cut diamonds totaling approximately 1.50 carats, F color, VS clarity. A bold ye...

Givenchy hammered gold teardrop earrings. 1980s.
Clip back fittings.
2.25" x .75"

This Italian suite features baroque pearls that stagger organically shaped baubles of diamond-pave. Fluidity in movement is the best way to describe both pieces when worn. The bracel...

Amazing Claude Montana Massive Jeweled Cage Earrings by Claire De Nave. Hand made of blackened silver plate with square cut jet crystals in pronged settings. Insane runway scale. Uns...

Cool (and large) Celine Gold Chain Door Knocker Earrings from the late 1980's with curb chain fringe. Imposing scale and beautifully crafted for Celine in Italy. 1989 France. 3" x 1...

2 round Black Onix buttons tops with small round rubies cabochons in the center,central parts in white gold,small round rubies,14 round full cut diamonds,red enamel,and 2 Burma Jade ...

- Vintage item - Each earring measures 2" tall - Gold plated - Red enamel - Crystal rhinestone accents - Clip on earring backs - By Ciner (signed on clips & verso) - Circa 198...

Silvertone jeweled earrings from Yves Saint Laurent with large stone and jewel decorated dangling hoops. Clip back fittings. 2.5" x 1.25". France 1980s.

18k Yellow Gold Vintage Starfish 18k Yellow Gold Large Earrings by Tiffany & Co. The Vintage Tiffany & Co Starfish earrings are crafted in 18k yellow gold, featuring a large starfis...

These chic Gianmaria Buccellati drop earrings feature a geometric woven design crafted in 18k white and yellow gold. Made in Italy circa 1980s. Measurements: 1.02" (26mm) width, 2.32...

Givenchy Vintage 1980s Baroque Irregular White Pearls Crystals Relief Dangle Drop Clip Earrings, Gold Plated Very excellent condition and very unique. 100% Genuine. Givenchy Signed...

Vintage 18k yellow gold earrings featuring 9mm pearls accented by diamonds, circa 1980s. Center stone: 2 pearls Size: 9 mm  Accent stone: 2 round brilliant cut diamonds Weight: Appr...

Stunning, right off the runway Christian Lacroix mirrored silver futuristic drop clip-on earrings circa 1980's! Earrings drop 4.5 inches. Very rare find...

In very good condition. Total weight is 17.6 grams. Totally is diamond 2.50 ct. The diamond is has brown color and Pique 1-2-3 clarity. Totally is emerald 4.40 ct. Please contact for...

A stunning pair of Italian designer earrings crafted in 18K white gold, featuring a vibrant arrangement of carved heart- and fan-shaped gemstones in shades of amethyst, citrine, aqua...

Chanel - Impressive golden metal earrings ornamented with multicolored glass paste and costume pearls. 1981 Spring-Summer Haute Couture Collection. Additional information: Condition...

Classic art deco style earrings, with 2 Black Onyx round buttons with at the center 2 small round ruby cabochons, the central part consists of 2 elements in white gold diamond and bl...

Stunning 1980s drop earrings featuring the most beautiful blue/green stones at the center! Timeless drop style earrings give way to an array of different s...

18k Yellow Gold citrine and green tourmaline vintage earrings by Verdura. With 18 cabochon green Tourmalines 4mmx6mm 2 cabochon Citrines 8.5mm x 11mm These earrings are made for non...

Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Unisex Double Glow Ball Circle Round Dome Modernist Dangle Drop Pierced Earrings, Gold Plated Good condition. Scratches or colour loss. Still very good ...

Designed as half-round surmounts interlocked with round drops prong set with emeralds in center Weighing approximately 0.76 carat total - transparent bright medium green in color Acc...

SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). PS: THIS POLICY IS NOT APPLICABLE ...

Vintage Cadoro Gold with Faux Turquoise Dangling Earrings Circa 1980s. These are in a front-facing mogul-inspired design of gold, faux turquoise, and d...

Elaborate and elegant Maison Gripoix Poured Glass earrings from the 1980's. Large scaled in vibrant contrasting tones of ruby and turquoise glass...

These exquisite earrings showcase a curved, checkered pattern crafted from alternating panels of lustrous mother-of-pearl and deep black onyx, creating a striking visual contrast. El...

Designed as round domed yellow gold forms with woven checkerboard motif Inlaid with opal and onyx segments ranging form 1.5 x 2.0 to 3.5 x 5.0 mm Opal is black in body color with str...

- Vintage item - Collectible jewelry piece from the '80s - Extremely rare, hard to find piece - Oversized runway statement piece - This piece is a replica by Alexis Kirk of a des...

Vintage Napier Crystal Earrings. Heavenly deep emerald green and deep sapphire blue combine in a lustrous golden setting to create the most perfect finishing touch. American costume ...