Art Deco 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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20th Century Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Citrine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Opal, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Black Opal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Dutch Art Deco Earrings
Chalcedony, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Mexican Art Deco Earrings
Onyx
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Jade, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire, Rhodolite, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Sil...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Amethyst, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Natural Pearl, Jade, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Jade, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Deco Earrings
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate...
Early 2000s Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Amethyst, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Mexican Art Deco Earrings
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Quartz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Kyanite, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
