Contemporary 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 Thai Contemporary Earrings
Aquamarine, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Earrings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Aquamarine, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
1970s French Vintage Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Rubelite, Ruby, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Titanium, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Earrings
Carnelian, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Tourmaline, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Peridot, Quartz, Fluorite, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Earrings
Aquamarine, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Rubelite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Quartz, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Contemporary Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Blue Diamond, Diamond, South Sea Pearl, White Diamond, 18...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Platinum, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
20th Century Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum, Rhodium, Silver, Sterl...
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Contemporary Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s German Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Jasper, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, White Diamond, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Rubelite, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Amazonite, Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
2010s French Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Peridot, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mix...
Early 2000s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Opal, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Apatite, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Labradorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s European Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold