David Webb Clip-on Earrings
“Women are tired of jewelry-looking jewelry,” celebrated American designer David Webb once noted. In response, he created a menagerie of whimsical animals rendered as rings, brooches, earrings and, especially, bangle bracelets. This playfulness permeates all Webb’s work, which is characterized by brightly hued enamel and color-saturated semiprecious stones like coral, azurmalachite and turquoise, the notable exception being the clear, elegant rock crystal for which he had an affinity.
The North Carolina native apprenticed with his uncle, a silversmith, before moving to New York, where he established David Webb Inc. in 1948. He had no formal training in jewelry design. Instead, he culled inspiration from the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Americas, as well as the traditions of India and China — influences discernible in such pieces as his collar necklaces and talisman-like sautoirs.
Webb’s first animal bracelet was produced in 1957. His most famous, the zebra, took shape in 1963; its stripes now form the company’s logo. Although Webb died in 1975, his company continues to produce designs drawn from his extensive archives, and every piece is still made in the workshop above its Madison Avenue store.
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1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1980s American Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, Rock Crystal, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1980s Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century American David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Turquoise, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1970s American Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 2000s David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Late 20th Century American David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Retro Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Sri Lankan David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Crystal, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
1980s American Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s American Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1960s Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1960s Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modern Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
1970s American Vintage David Webb Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Gold
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- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024To identify David Webb jewelry, search the piece carefully for a maker's mark. The luxury jewelry maker stamps its pieces with the word "Webb." By comparing your piece to pictures shared on trusted online resources, you can then determine when your piece was produced, find out its name and learn further information. David Webb also offers an authentication service, though there is a fee to use it. Information about how to request an authentication is available on the brand's official website. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of David Webb jewelry.