Art Deco Drop Earrings
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
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1950s Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gol...
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Platinum
1990s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Onyx, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline, Indicolite, Platinum
1990s German Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold Plate
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Base Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Pearl, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Rock Crystal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Quartz, Tsavorite, Blue Topaz, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Indian Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Silver, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Peridot, Rhodolite, Blue Topaz, Tourmaline, Topaz, Multi-gemstone, Iolit...
1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Rock Crystal, Vermeil, Silver
Early 2000s Hong Kong Art Deco Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Brass
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Brass
1990s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1920s European Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Drop Earrings
14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
2010s Turkish Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
1920s British Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Fire Opal, Platinum
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Aquamarine, Amethyst, White Gold, Rose...
1980s German Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, Citrine, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Indian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1990s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Singaporean Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2.50 inches
screw back fittings
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Drop Earrings
1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Coral, Silver
