Tanzanite And Emerald Earrings
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Emerald, Opal, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Drop Earrings
Emerald, Tanzanite, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Gold
2010s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 10k Gold, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Ster...
20th Century Indian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Tanzanite, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Tanzanite, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Tanzanite, Citrine, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Peridot, Tanzanite, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Stud Earrings
Morganite, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Stud Earrings
Green Sapphire, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, ...
2010s Turkish Modern Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Drop Earrings
Tanzanite, Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Beryl, Diamond, Tanzanite, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Drop Earrings
2010s Early Victorian Dangle Earrings
Moonstone, Tanzanite, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown More Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Rubelite, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Stud Earrings
Emerald, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Chalcedony, Emerald, Jade, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Tanzanite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chandelier Earrings
Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Tanzanite, Gold
2010s Singaporean Stud Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold
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A Close Look at Modern Jewelry
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef & Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany & Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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The Legacy of Diamond in Jewelry Design
Antique diamond rings, diamond tiaras and dazzling vintage diamond earrings are on the wish lists of every lover of fine jewelry. And diamonds and diamond jewelry are primarily associated with storybook engagements and red-carpet grand entrances — indeed, this ultra-cherished gemstone has a dramatic history on its hands.
From “A Diamond Is Forever” to “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” pop culture has ingrained in our minds that diamonds are the most desired, the most lasting and the most valuable gemstone. But what makes the diamond so special? Each stone — whether it’s rubies, sapphires or another stone — is unique and important in its own right. April babies might claim diamonds for themselves, but just about everyone wants this kind of sparkle in their lives!
There are several factors that set diamonds apart from other stones, and these points are important to our gem education.
Diamonds are minerals. They are made up of almost entirely of carbon (carbon comprises 99.95 percent; the remainder consists of various trace elements). Diamonds are the hardest gemstones, ranking number 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. Even its name, diamond, is rooted in the Greek adamas, or unconquerable. The only object that can scratch a diamond is another diamond. Diamonds are formed deep within the earth at very high temperatures (1,652–2,372 degrees Fahrenheit at depths between 90 and 120 miles beneath the earth’s surface) and are carried up by volcanic activity. Diamonds are quite rare, according to the Gemological Institute of America, and only 30 percent of all the diamonds mined in the world are gem quality.
In the 1950s, the Gemological Institute of America developed the 4Cs grading system to classify diamonds: clarity, color, cut and carat weight. Not all diamonds are created equal (there are diamonds, and then there are diamonds). The value of the diamond depends on the clarity (flawless diamonds are very rare but a diamond's value decreases if there are many blemishes or inclusions), color (the less color the higher the grade), cut (how the diamond’s facets catch the light, certain cuts of diamonds show off the stone better than others) and carat weight (the bigger, the better).
When you start shopping for a diamond engagement ring, always prioritize the cut, which plays the largest role in the diamond's beauty (taking the time to clean your diamond ring at least every six months or so plays a role in maintaining said beauty). And on 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.
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