Modern Dangle Earrings

MODERN STYLE

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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Style: Modern

59.35 Carat Emerald Diamond 14 Karat Gold Tassel Earrings

Modern Dangle Earrings

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59.35 Carat Emerald Diamond 14 Karat Gold Tassel Earrings

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dangle Earrings

7.74 Carat Emerald Ruby Diamond Earrings

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings

128.1 Carat Emerald Diamond 18 Karat Gold Tassel Earrings

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Emerald Diamond Pearl 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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Tourmaline Sapphire Turquoise Diamond 18 Karat Gold Linear Earrings

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14.55 Carat Fancy Grey Diamond 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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0.60 Carat Pear Round Diamond Earrings 14 Karat White Gold Handmade Jewelry

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Enamel Hand Painted 18 Karat Gold Bee Diamond Earrings

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Mother of Pearl Diamond 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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1.10 Carat Pear Round Diamond Dangle Earrings 14 Karat White Gold Fine Jewelry

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Emerald Diamond 14 Karat Gold Grass Dew Drop Earrings

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1.65 Carat Baguette Round Diamond Dangle Earrings 18 Karat White Gold Jewelry

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Citrine Dangle Earrings White Topazes 7.06 Carats 24K Yellow Gold Plated Silver

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22.85 Carat Mother of Pearl Malachite Diamond 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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Meghna Jewels 25.74 Carat Emerald 14 Karat Gold Diamond Earrings

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8.38 Carat Multi Sapphire 14 Karat Gold Fan Earrings

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Carved Aquamarine Opal Diamond 18 Karat Gold Linear Earrings

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Meghna Jewels 14 Karat Gold Diamond Fringe Earrings

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Blue Sapphire 18 Karat Gold Mother of Pearl Diamond Earrings

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Blue Sapphire Pearl Diamond 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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Blue Sapphire Mother of Pearl Diamond 18 Karat Gold Fan Earrings

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Moonstone 18 Karat Gold Diamond Earrings

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Real 4.61 Carat Pear Round Diamond Dangle Earrings 18 Karat White Gold Jewelry

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Meghna Jewels Flame Black Onyx Diamond Earrings

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Meghna Jewels Claw Double Drop Marquise Black Onyx Diamonds Earrings

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Multi Gemstone 18 Karat Gold Linear Earrings

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Star Moon Diamond Drop Earrings

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Meghna Jewels Interlocking Claw 6.22 Black White Diamond Earrings

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Diamond Chain Drop Earrings

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Ruby Diamond 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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Meghna Jewels Claw Ruby Black Onyx Diamond Earrings

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68.6 Carat Blue Sapphire Diamond Pearl 18 Karat White Gold Earrings

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Multi Gemstone Kaleidoscope Earrings Amethyst Citrine Garnet

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Bloom 18 Karat Gold Diamond Earrings

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Multi Gemstone 14 Karat Gold Earrings

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Pearl Diamond 18 Karat Gold Hexagon Earrings

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Real Round Pear Diamond Dangle Earrings 18 Karat White Gold Handmade Jewelry

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Emerald Mother of Pearl Diamond 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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17.85 Carat Mother of Pearl Emerald Diamond 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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