Contemporary Drop Earrings
Contemporary jewelry is inextricably linked with the moment in which it is created, frequently reflecting current social, cultural and political issues such as environmental consciousness, identity and sustainability. It’s informed by fashion trends, from the chokers of the 1990s to the large chain necklaces of the early 2000s.
Jewelry is one of the oldest forms of adornment. Lockets made of silver or gold have been treasured gifts for hundreds of years, for example, and charm bracelets, which have existed since prehistoric times, didn’t become especially popular until the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria. For many centuries, fine jewelry was used primarily to express wealth or status through lavish materials. Then, in the 1960s, a concept known as the “critique of preciousness” emerged, with jewelers creating pieces that did not get their value from gemstones or precious metals. Instead, it was the jeweler’s artistic vision that was prized and elevated.
This shift still informs Contemporary jewelry being made by artists today. Whether they are using cheap, found materials and working with provocative geometric shapes or seeking out the rarest stones, they are imbuing their work with meaning through their skills, techniques and ideas. Innovative designers such as Elsa Peretti, who popularized sculptural sterling-silver jewelry for Tiffany & Co., and David Yurman, who twisted metal into the simple yet striking Cable bracelet, have also influenced the direction of Contemporary jewelry’s forms and aesthetics.
Meanwhile, technological advancements like metal alloys and laser engraving have led to new possibilities in jewelry design. Now, edgy makers and brands as well as minimalist designers are pushing Contemporary jewelry forward into the 21st century.
Find a collection of Contemporary rings, earrings, necklaces and other jewelry on 1stDibs.
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Emerald, Beryl, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold...
2010s Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Japanese Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Moonstone, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Topaz, Amethyst, Green Beryl, Quartz, Beryl, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Ro...
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
2010s Belgian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Ros...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
2010s Thai Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Fire Opal, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Carnelian, Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Quartz, Tourmaline, Chrome Tourmaline, Gold, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Quartz, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Opal, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Black Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
14k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Emerald, Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Drop Earrings
Emerald, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Quartz, Garnet, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold,...
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Ruby, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, White...
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, Zircon, Apatite, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Si...
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
1980s Unknown Vintage Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixe...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Beryl, Quartz, Sapphire, Topaz, Green Beryl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, R...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Quartz, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, G...
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Cypriot Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold