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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1920s Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
1920s North American Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1920s Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Platinum
1950s Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Agate, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century English Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s European Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Topaz, Imperial Topaz, 18k Gold,...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Tourmaline, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Colombian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s Thai Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Carnelian, White Diamond, Turquoise, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Tourmaline, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Drop Earrings
Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Drop Earrings
Chrysophrase, Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Coral, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Agate, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Coral, Jade, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Vintage Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Platinum
