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Tiffany and Co Angela Cummings Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Tiffany Co 18K Gold Angela Cummings Black Jade Australian Opal Disk Clip Earrings Circa
Category

Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Black Jade, Black Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS 1986 Heart Shaped Clips-On Earrings In 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings. This is a very rare and beautiful pair of
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Studios Geometric Spikes Clip Earrings 18Kt Gold with Hematite
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Spikes geometric clip on earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Beautiful and very rare pair
Category

Late 20th Century American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Hematite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS Vintage Clips-On Woven Earrings In Solid 18kT Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Free forms clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings. This is a beautiful pair of clips-on
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS Allure Clips Earrings In 18Kt Gold With White Nacre Inlaid
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Allure clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings. This is a very rare and beautiful pair of
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings 1985 Mother-Of-Pearl 18 Karat Yellow Gold Vintage Link Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Philadelphia, PA
18 karat gold Fully signed for Angel Cummings Circa: 1985; via date stamp Measures: 1 1/16 x 11/16
Category

Vintage 1980s Modern Dangle Earrings

Materials

Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings 1986 18 Karat Yellow Gold Woven Vintage Ear-Clip Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Philadelphia, PA
by hinged omega backs Stamped for 18 karat gold Fully signed for Angela Cummings Circa: 1985; via
Category

Vintage 1980s Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co. 18K Gold Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. earrings are crafted in 18K yellow gold with a pretzel
Category

Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS 2001 Caged Modernist Clips On Earrings In 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Caged clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings. This is a beautiful pair of clips-on earrings
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Mother Of Pearl Yellow Gold Clip Post Celtic Knot Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Stamford, CT
Angela Cummings. The earrings feature a post and secure clip to keep in place. These earrings showcase
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS 1989 Modernist Clips On Earrings In 18Kt Gold With Moonstones
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings. This is a beautiful pair of clips-on
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Moonstone, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS 1984 Geometric Earrings 18Kt In Yellow Gold And Black Jade
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. This is a beautiful pair of
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Black Jade, Jade, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings 1984 Studio Textured Wrapped Earrings in Solid 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
, "18 K 1984 CUMMINGS.". Angela Cummings was born in 1944 in Klagenfurt in Austria. She take her
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings 18 Karat Yellow Gold and Jade Celtic Knot Earrings, 1988
By Angela Cummings
Located in Zurich, CH
Very stylish 18 karat yellow gold and jade Celtic knot earrings by Angela Cummings, 1988. Each
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

TIFFANY Co. Angela Cummings 18K Gold Inlay Mother of Pearl Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Angela Cummings 18K Gold Inlay Mother of Pearl Earrings Metal: 18K Gold Weight: 15.0
Category

Vintage 1980s American Stud Earrings

Materials

Pearl, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings 1987 New York Studios Perforations Earrings In Solid 18Kt Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Great three-dimensional sculptural pieces, created
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings 1984 Checkerboard Earrings in 18kt Gold Black Jade White Nacre
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Checkerboard Earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Beautiful vintage squared pieces, created by
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS 1980 Free Forms White Nacre Clips-On Earrings 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Free forms clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings. This is a beautiful pair of clips-on
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings for Assael Diamond Pearl Ear Clips
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
Angela Cummings for Assael diamond pearl ear clips Round-cut diamonds of approximately 6 carats
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum

ANGELA CUMMINGS 1984 Modernist Clips On Earrings In 18Kt Gold With Carved Corals
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings. This is a beautiful pair of clips-on
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Coral, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Vintage Angela Cummings Non-Pierced Ridged Gold Earrings in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This vintage pair of Angela Cummings earrings crafted in 18 karat yellow gold exemplify her
Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS 1989 Modernist Clips On Earrings In 18Kt Gold With Gems Inlaid
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings. This is a beautiful pair of clips-on
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings 1981 New York Studios Woven Mesh Earrings Solid 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of clips earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Beautiful classic pair of clips earrings
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS 1988 Clips-On Earrings In 18Kt Yellow Gold With Lapis Lazuli
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Clips on earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Beautiful and unusual pair of oval clips-on
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Studios Free Forms Clip Earrings in 18kt Gold with 12 Emeralds
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Clips earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Beautiful pair of earrings, created by Angela Cummings
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Agate Carnelian Yellow Gold Ear Clips, 1989
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
Angela Cummings agate carnelian yellow gold ear clips, 1989 Square 18 karat yellow gold with four
Category

Vintage 1980s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Agate, Carnelian, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings 1984 New York Lily Flowers Petals Clips Earrings in 18Kt Yellow
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Lily petals Earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Gorgeous and youthful organic pieces, created
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Studios 1983 Lotus Clip Earrings in 18Kt Gold with Nephrite Jade
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Lotus clips earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Extremely rare pieces created in New York city
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings 1984 New York Orchids Flowers Clips Earrings in 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Orchids Earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Gorgeous and youthful organic pieces, created back
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Studios 1984 Clips Earrings in 18Kt Yellow Gold with Black Jade
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric pair of earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Rare oval shaped pair created at the
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Mother of Pearl Gold Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A pair of vintage Angela Cummings earrings made of 18k gold with mother of pearl inlay. The
Category

Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Inlay Mother of Pearl Clip-on Dome Earrings in 18 Karat Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
These beautiful Angela Cummings clip-on dome earrings exude an air of understated elegance with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Tiffany Co. 1982 Angela Cummings 18K Gold Black Jade Checkerboard Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in New York, NY
A striking example of 1980s design, these vintage clip-on earrings by Angela Cummings for Tiffany
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

Jade, Black Jade, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings for Assael Criss Cross Pearl Diamond Ear Clips
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
Angela Cummings for Assael "Criss Cross" pearl diamond ear clips Full-cut diamonds of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum

Tiffany and CO Onyx Mother of Pearl Earrings 18K Gold Angela Cummings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in East Brunswick, NJ
This hard to find authentic Tiffany & Co. earrings are finely crafted in solid 18K Yellow Gold
Category

20th Century More Earrings

Materials

Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage 1980s Tiffany Co. Angela Cummings Carnelian Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in New York, NY
Finely Crafted in 18k yellow gold with Carnelians. Signed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co
Category

Vintage 1980s Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

Carnelian, 18k Gold

Tiffany Co. 1977 Angela Cummings Petals Earrings 18k Gold with Rhodochrosite
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. Beautiful and youthful pair of
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Rhodocrosite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Tiffany Co. Angela Cummings 12.5ct Tourmaline Black Jade 18K Gold Clip Earring
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in New York, NY
Designer: Tiffany Co Title: These striking Tiffany Co. Angela Cummings clip-on earrings
Category

20th Century Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Tiffany Company Angela Cummings Yellow Gold and Diamond Button Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1980 Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Company 18k Yellow Gold Earrings, having a free form
Category

Vintage 1980s American Stud Earrings

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

1980s Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co 18k gold and mother of pearl earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in London, GB
These stylish earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co. in 1980s are made of 18k
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Vintage 1980s Hong Kong Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Tiffany Co. by Angela Cummings 18k Yellow Gold Mother of Pearl Earrings, 16.9g
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Providence, RI
These stunning Tiffany & Co. earrings, designed by Angela Cummings, showcase an elegant fusion of
Category

Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co. Yellow Gold Enamel Dome Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
18K Yellow Gold & Black Enamel T&Co Positive Negative Earrings Designed By Angela Cummings. 18.20
Category

20th Century Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Vintage 1980s Tiffany Co. Angela Cummings Opal Jade Checkerboard Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in New York, NY
Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. Circa 1980s 1 inch diameter
Category

Vintage 1980s Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

Opal, Black Jade, 18k Gold

TIFFANY CO. Angela Cummings Modernist Earrings 18Kt Gold Jasper Jade
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. This is a beautiful pair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Black Jade, Jasper, Jade, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co. Turquoise and Diamond Oval Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Turquoise and Diamond Oval Earrings in 18K Yellow Gold Description: These elegant
Category

Vintage 1950s American Retro Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

TIFFANY Co. Angela Cummings Geometric Earrings In 18Kt Gold With Carnelians
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. This is a beautiful pair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Carnelian, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Tiffany Co. 1982 Angela Cummings Lapis Checkerboard Earrings 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Checkerboard earrings, designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. This is a beautiful vintage
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Tiffany Co. 1977 Angela Cummings Petals Earrings in 18Kt Gold Pink Quartz
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Braintree, GB
A pair of 1977 Tiffany Co. Angela Cummings Petals earrings crafted in 18kt yellow gold and
Category

Vintage 1970s British Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold

TIFFANY CO. 1978 Angela Cummings Nephrite Oval Clips Earrings 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. This is a beautiful pair of
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Jade, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

TIFFANY CO. 1982 Angela Cummings Clips Earrings In 18Kt Gold Pink Tourmalines
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. This is a gorgeous geometric pair
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Tourmaline, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

TIFFANY CO. 1980 Angela Cummings Earrings In 18Kt Gold, Black Opals Jades
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of bombe earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. This is a beautiful and rare
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Black Jade, Black Opal, Jade, Opal, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

TIFFANY CO. 1977 Angela Cummings Polka Dots Earrings 18Kt Gold White Nacre
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Clips earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. Rare and iconic elegant pieces
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Tiffany Co. 1980 Angela Cummings Geometric Earrings In 18Kt Gold With Onyx
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric dotted clip earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Very beautiful and rare pair of clips
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

TIFFANY CO. 1977 Angela Cummings Leafs Clips-On Earrings In 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Petals earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. These are the iconic petals clips-on
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Tiffany Co 1970 Angela Cummings Oversized Earrings 18Kt Gold with Black Jade
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Oversized clip earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. Very rare oversized variant
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Tiffany Co 1970 by Angela Cummings Geometric Earrings 18Kt Yellow Gold Gemstones
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Pair earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. An exceedingly rare squared pair
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Hematite, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Tiffany Co. 1980 Angela Cummings Geometric Earrings 18kt Gold Black Jade Nacre
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric clips-earrings designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. Vintage oval pair created
Category

Vintage 1980s American Retro Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

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18k Angela Cummings Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs

Browse a vast assortment of 18k angela cummings earrings for sale on 1stDibs. These distinct designs — crafted with great care and often made from Gold, 18k Gold and Yellow Gold — can elevate any look. Our collection of these items for sale includes 564 vintage editions and 32 modern creations to choose from as well. Our inventory is broad and distinctive, with accessories on offer that were made as long ago as the 20th Century to those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Our collection of 18k angela cummings earrings includes designs that are universally popular, but Contemporary and Modern styles, specifically, are sought with frequency. Many examples in our inventory of these items are appealing no matter their origins, but Angela Cummings, Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co. and Tiffany Co. produced popular versions that are worth a look. Any of these pieces can lend versatility to your look, but Diamond versions, from our inventory of 46, are particularly popular. There are many round cut, square cut and cabochon 18k angela cummings earrings for sale. When shopping our range of 18k angela cummings earrings, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men today than there are for women.

How Much are 18k Angela Cummings Earrings?

Prices for 18k angela cummings earrings start at $250 and top out at $29,500 with these earrings, on average, selling for $3,895.

Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship

Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself. 

Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.

Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.

For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.

Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.

In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so. 

Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.

Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle. 

BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.

A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in

Since Van Cleef Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.

Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.

Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Earrings for You

In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.

Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.

Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.

While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.