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ANGELA CUMMINGS hematite, mother of pearl and gold earrings.
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 18 karat yellow gold, hematite and mother of pearl earrings. Signed Angela Cummings.
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Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS funky enamel and gold "figure 8" earrings.
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 18 karat yellow gold and enamel earrings. Signed Angela Cummings. The earrings are
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Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Angela Cummings 18 Karat Yellow Gold Earrings Swirling Design
By Angela Cummings
Located in MIAMI, FL
Amazing pair of vintage earrings from famed designer Angela Cummings. These earrings are crafted in
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Angela Cummings 18 Karat Yellow Gold Blue enamel Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
Enamel, Gold Earrings, Angela Cummings The earrings feature blue enamel applied on 18k gold, marked
Category

20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Angela Cummings Yellow Gold Mother of Pearl Inlay Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Dallas, TX
beautiful Angela Cummings earrings justice. Mother of Pearl is inlayed into the 18K yellow gold settings in
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Late 20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Earrings in 18K with a Sphere Shape, the bottoms detachable 1985
By Angela Cummings
Located in Aspen, CO
Angela Cummings 18K gold earrings. Signed (Angela) Cummings, 18K and with a copyright mark and
Category

Late 20th Century North American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS classic lapis lazuli and gold "X" earrings.
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 18 karat yellow gold and lapis lazuli earrings. Signed Angela Cummings, 1989. Designed
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Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Gold, Onyx and Mother of Pearl Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Aspen, CO
Angela Cummings earrings of a cube-like motif with square cut onyx, mother of pearl and gold
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

Onyx, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Mother-Of Pearl Black Onyx Gold Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
These rare and spectacular Angela Cummings earrings feature a chic cube design crafted in 18k
Category

Vintage 1980s American Lever-Back Earrings

Materials

Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Vintage Mother-of-Pearl Gold Checkerboard Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Greenwich, CT
Play checkers with these chic Angela Cummings vintage mother-of-pearl and gold earrings. With an
Category

1990s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS Gold Waffle Ear Clips
By Angela Cummings
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant 18K yellow Gold Waffle Ear Clips by Angela Cummings, Omega Clip backs, original Box.
Category

Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS classic gold, mother of pearl and aqua earrings.
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 18 karat yellow gold, mother of pearl inlay and aquamarine earrings. Signed Angela
Category

Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Aquamarine, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Turquoise Gold Ear Clips
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
Angela Cummings turquoise and gold ear clips, large model Domed ovals inlaid with turquoise, 18
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Vintage 1970s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage 1987 Angela Cummings Yellow Gold Modern Clip-On Earrings Rare
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
Weight: 22.3 Grams Measurements: 30.0 x 22.5 mm Hallmark: Cummings 18K 1987 ITEM #:BR-1077-101823
Category

Late 20th Century Drop Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Turquoise Gold Striped Earclips
By Angela Cummings
Located in San Antonio, TX
18 kt. earclips set with turquoise in a stripe pattern. Signed ANGELA CUMMINGS 750.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Jade 18 Karat Yellow Gold Celtic Knot Vintage Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Philadelphia, PA
for Angela Cummings Circa: 1980s Measures: 5/8 x 1 1/8 inches Total Weight: 23.9 grams Stock Number
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Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings

Materials

Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage Angela Cummings Lapis Inlay Square 18 Karat Gold Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
A classic pair of 18K yellow gold with lapis inlay square earrings by Angela Cummings from 1984
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings 18 Karat Gold Snake Motif Hoop Earrings, 1986
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
condition, signed on the interior 1986 Cummings 18K Angela Cummings is an iconic designer closely associated
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Vintage 1980s Artist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Tiffany Co. Angela Cummings Shell Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Measurement: 7/8" x 5/8" Hallmarks: 1979, Tiffany & Co. ,18K Glossy earrings by Angela Cummings for Tiffany
Category

Vintage 1970s Stud Earrings

Materials

Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Reverse Pattern Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in New York, NY
A pair of black jade and gold earrings of positive/negative polka dot design, in 18k. Angela
Category

Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Jade, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Enamel 18 Karat Gold Checkerboard Ear-Clip Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Philadelphia, PA
backs Fully signed Angela Cummings and stamped 750 for 18 karat gold Circa: 1980s Measures: 3/4 x 3/4
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Vintage 1980s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Angela Cummings Mother of Pearl Black Jade Opal Yellow Gold Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Southampton, PA
18k Yellow Gold Mother Of Pearl Black Jade And Opal Earrings by Angela Cummings. From 1986
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Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Opal, Jade, Pearl, 18k Gold

Modern 18 Karat Yellow Gold Rock Crystal Earrings by Angela Cummings
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
Modern 18k gold and carved rock crystal earrings designed by Angela Cummings circa 1991. These
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Rock Crystal, 18k Gold

Vintage 1995 Angela Cummings Yellow Gold Pearl Knot Clip-On Earrings Rare
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
Weight: 31.4 Grams Stone: Pearl (5 mm) Measurements: 33.5 x 33.0 mm Hallmark: Cummings 18K 1995
Category

Late 20th Century Drop Earrings

Materials

Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Studios Perforations Free Forms Earrings Solid 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Perforations earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Beautiful organic pair, created by
Category

Vintage 1980s Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS Yellow Gold, Green Tourmaline and Mother of Pearl Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 18 karat yellow gold, green tourmaline and mother of pearl earclips, Angela Cummings
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Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Rare Geometric Clip Earrings 18kt Yellow Gold Carved Carnelian
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Rare and beautiful three-dimensional pieces
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings 1985 Geometric Earrings 18Kt Yellow Gold 9.20 Ct Tourmalines
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Rare and beautiful three-dimensional pair, created
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

1987 Angela Cummings Vintage 18 Karat Gold Floral Ear-Clip Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Philadelphia, PA
brushed finish Completed by hinged omega backs Stamped 18K for 18 karat gold Signed 1987 Cummings
Category

Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Onyx 18 Karat Yellow Gold Spiky Ear-Clip Vintage Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Boca Raton, FL
The Angela Cummings Onyx 18 Karat Yellow Gold Earrings, circa 1980s, are a bold and distinctive
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS Rare Estate Hematite and Gold Cufflinks
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York City, NY
Handsome and rare estate 18K yellow gold and hematite cufflinks by Angela Cummings. They feature a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Tiffany Co. 18K Yellow Gold Angela Cummings Jasper Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Tiffany & Co. Angela Cummings Jasper And Gold Inlaid Earrings. 1.8 x 1.3 cm. (0.7 x 0.5
Category

20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Jasper, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage 1987 Angela Cummings 18 Karat Yellow Gold Woven Clip-On Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Fairfield, CT
Crafted in 18 karat yellow gold, these Angela Cummings clip-on earrings exhibit an elegant woven
Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Yellow Gold Cushion Form Ear Clips
By Angela Cummings
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1980s 18K Yellow Gold Cushion Form Ear Clips by Angela Cummings, With Posts and Omega Clips
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Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

Signed Angela Cummings Pyramidal Clip On Earrings in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
A unique pyramidal shape clip-on earrings by the iconic designer Angela Cummings, circa 1990. The
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1990s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS 1985 Geometric Bold Clips Earrings In Brushed 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings. This is beautiful three-dimensional pair
Category

1990s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings Studio 1993 Textured Petals Earrings in Solid 18kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Petals earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Beautiful pair of earrings inspired by the nature
Category

Late 20th Century American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS 1984 Geometric Earrings In 18Kt Yellow Gold With Blue Turquoises
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric earrings designed by Angela Cummings. This is beautiful rare pair of earrings, created
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

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

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Studios 1987 New York Honeycomb Earrings in 18kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Beautiful three dimensional sculptural pieces
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

ANGELA CUMMINGS Allure Clips Earrings In 18Kt Gold With Black Jades Inlaid
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Allure earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Very rare and beautiful pair of clips on earrings
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

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

Angela Cummings 1984 Sculptural Clip Earrings in 18kt Yellow Gold with Carnelian
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Rare and beautiful three-dimensional pieces
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Circled Geometric Clips On Earrings In 18Kt Gold With Lapis
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Clips-on earrings designed by Angela Cummings Terrific! very rare pair of clips-on earrings
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Studios Geometric Clip Earrings 18Kt Gold with Inlaid Black Jade
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric dotted clip earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Very beautiful pair, created by Angela
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

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

Angela Cummings Perforations Free Form Earrings 18Kt Gold With 2.24 Ctw Diamonds
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Perforations earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Beautiful organic pair, created in New
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Vintage 18 Karat Yellow Gold Lilly Pad Leaf Clip Earrings 1985
By Angela Cummings
Located in Baltimore, MD
Angela Cummings Vintage 18 Karat Yellow Gold Lilly Pad Leaf Earrings 1985 Clip-On Metal: 18k yellow
Category

Vintage 1980s European Contemporary Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Tiffany Co. Angela Cummings 18K Yellow Gold Dome Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Miami, FL
These dome earrings by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Co. with a bold, geometric design. Crafted in
Category

1990s Canadian Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Inlay Mother Of Pearl 18 Karat Yellow Gold Ear-Clip Earrings
By Angela Cummings
Located in Boca Raton, FL
The Angela Cummings Mother of Pearl Vintage Earrings are a stunning testament to timeless elegance
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings 1980 New York Studios Large Flowers Earrings in 18Kt Yellow Gold
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful pair of earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Very chic and youthful pair of clips
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Mother-of-Pearl Lotus Root Gold Earclips
By Angela Cummings
Located in San Antonio, TX
18k Gold set mother of Pearl Earclips in form of lotus root. Signed ANGELA CUMMINGS 750.
Category

1990s American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold

1980s Angela Cummings Mother-Of-Pearl Gold Ear Clips
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
These chic Angela Cummings clip-on earrings are crafted in 18k yellow gold and beautifully
Category

Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Studios Criss Cross Clip Earrings in 18kt Gold with Green Jade
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Petals earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Beautiful pair of earrings, created by Angela
Category

1990s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Tiffany Co. Angela Cummings 18k Gold Multi-Gem Dot Earrings
By Angela Cummings for Tiffany Co.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Created by iconic designer Angela Cummings for Tiffany circa 1980, these 18k yellow gold oval
Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold

Angela Cummings New York Knots Earrings in 18Kt Yellow Gold with White Nacre
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Knots earrings designed by Angela Cummings. An elegant and playful free-forms shaped pair of
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Angela Cummings Allure Clips-On Earrings In 18Kt Gold With Black Jade Inlaid
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Allure earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Very rare, beautiful pair of clips on earrings
Category

1990s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

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

Angela Cummings 1985 Rare Allure Clip Earrings 18Kt Yellow Gold with Black Jade
By Angela Cummings
Located in Miami, FL
Allure earrings designed by Angela Cummings. Very rare beautiful pair, created by Angela Cummings
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Jade, Black Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Pair of Polka Dot Ear Clips by Angela Cummings
By Angela Cummings
Located in New York, NY
panels of coral, mother of pearl, and black jade dots by Angela Cummings. Circa 1986.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings

Materials

Coral, Jade, 18k 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.