Art Deco Aquamarine Earrings
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Aquamarine, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
2010s French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Aquamarine, Labradorite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Aquamarine, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Rose ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Peridot, Aquamarine, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Aquamarine, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Aquamarine, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Zircon, White Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Coral, Jade, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, White ...
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Coral, Jade, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Coral, Jade, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Jade, Ruby, Tourmaline, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Jade, Ruby, Tourmaline, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Jade, Ruby, Tourmaline, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco More Earrings
Aquamarine, White Gold, Gold Plate
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
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A Close Look at Art-deco Jewelry
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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The Legacy of Aquamarine in Jewelry Design
Perhaps the one gemstone that best embodies the glimmering blue of the ocean is aquamarine, not just in name but also in color. Aqua marina (Latin for water and sea), March’s birthstone, is often crystal clear and blue. Often affordable in price, vintage and antique aquamarine jewelry belongs in everyone’s jewelry box.
Aquamarine is a precious gemstone from the mineral beryl family. Its cousin is the emerald. Like other beryl varieties, aquamarines are rated 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. This means that they are soft enough for jewelers to cut to their client’s specs but also durable enough for daily wear.
On land or sea, aquamarines feature prominently in many folk tales, including one about mermaids gifting aquamarine to sailors to protect them during sea voyages. Worn around sailors’ necks as an amulet, it kept them from getting seasick and, most importantly, from shipwrecks. Considered a symbol of courage by some, aquamarine amulets were also favored by Egyptian and Hebrew warriors during battle.
Aquamarine has also made appearances on some of the grandest of great dames. The Brazilian government gifted Eleanor Roosevelt with a 1,847-carat aquamarine in 1935 and Queen Elizabeth II received a sizable aquamarine upon her 1953 coronation; this stone is now the focal point of her aquamarine tiara. And renowned Tiffany Co. designer Jean Schlumberger made a diamond Bow setting for a 148.5-carat aquamarine, which was originally exhibited at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition, now in the collection of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
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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.