Modern Dangle Earrings
Rooted in centuries of history of adornment dating back to the ancient world, modern jewelry reimagines traditional techniques, forms and materials for expressive new pieces. As opposed to contemporary jewelry, which responds to the moment in which it was created, modern jewelry often describes designs from the 20th to 21st centuries that reflect movements and trends in visual culture.
Modern jewelry emerged from the 19th-century shift away from jewelry indicating rank or social status. The Industrial Revolution allowed machine-made jewelry using electric gold plating, metal alloys and imitation stones, making beautiful jewelry widely accessible. Although mass production deemphasized the materials of the jewelry, the vision of the designer remained important, something that would be furthered in the 1960s with what’s known as the “critique of preciousness.”
A design fair called the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” brought global attention to the Art Deco style in 1925 and gathered a mix of jewelry artists alongside master jewelers like Van Cleef Arpels, Mauboussin and Boucheron. Art Deco designs from Cartier and Van Cleef Arpels unconventionally mixed gemstones like placing rock crystals next to diamonds while borrowing motifs from eclectic sources including Asian lacquer and Persian carpets. Among Cartier’s foremost design preoccupations at the time were high-contrast color combinations and crisp, geometric forms and patterns. In the early 20th century, modernist jewelers like Margaret De Patta and artists such as Alexander Calder — who is better known for his kinetic sculptures than his provocative jewelry — explored sculptural metalwork in which geometric shapes and lines were preferred over elaborate ornamentation.
Many of the innovations in modern jewelry were propelled by women designers such as Wendy Ramshaw, who used paper to craft her accessories in the 1960s. During the 1970s, Elsa Peretti created day-to-night pieces for Tiffany Co. while designers like Lea Stein experimented with layering plastic, a material that had been employed in jewelry since the mid-19th century and had expanded into Bakelite, acrylics and other unique materials.
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2010s Asian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Topaz, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Tanzanite, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Morganite, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dangle Earrings
Agate, Zircon, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Dangle Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Base Metal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Australian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 10k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Spinel, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Russian Modern Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Topaz, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Dangle Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Crystal, 14k Gold, Yellow Go...
2010s Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Russian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dangle Earrings
Crystal, Zircon, Base Metal
2010s Turkish Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold
1960s American Vintage Modern Dangle Earrings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dangle Earrings
Zircon, Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Chalcedony, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum





