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

Diamond Green Onyx Marquise Meghna Jewels Earrings

Modern Dangle Earrings

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Diamond Green Onyx Marquise Meghna Jewels Earrings

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Turquoise Diamond Meghna Jewels Flame Earrings

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

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3.50 carat Emerald Diamond 14 Karat Gold Square Baguette Earrings

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Rainbow Moonstone Ruby Diamond Meghna Jewels Flame Earrings

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9.26 Carat Emerald Diamond 18 Karat White Gold Earrings

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Three Tier 2.10ct Natural Round Diamond Dangle Earrings 14kt Gold 12378

2010s European Modern Dangle Earrings

Earrings "Happy Octopus" Gold Citrine Diamonds

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5.41 Carat Multi Sapphire 18 Karat Gold Tiered Drop Earrings

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PANIM Rose Cut Pear Shaped Drop Earring in 18 Karat White Gold Earrings

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Malachite Diamond 18 Karat Gold Marquise Earrings

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Diamond 18 Karat Gold Fringe Earrings

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Carved Garnet Onyx Topaz 18 Karat Gold Flower Earrings

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1 Carat SI/HI Diamond Horn Design Jacket Earrings 18 Karat Yellow Gold Jewelry

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Hand Carved Cameo Diamond 18 Karat Gold Flame Earrings

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Multi Sapphire 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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18 Karat Gold Diamond Leaf Earrings

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Multi Gemstone 18 Karat Gold Starburst Earrings

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52.5 Carat Moonstone Diamond 14 Karat Gold Earrings

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Emerald Mother of Pearl Diamond 18 Karat Gold Taj Earrings

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Front Back Multi Sapphire Diamond Dangle Earrings

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12.64 carats Fancy Diamond 18 Karat Gold Triple Drop Earrings

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18 Karat Gold Chain Drop Diamond Earrings

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0.5 Ctw diamond 8 square 14K White gold long earrings moonlight collection

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Roberto Coin Diamond 18k Yellow Gold Teddy Bear Hook Dangle Earrings

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18 Karat Gold Diamond Drop Earrings

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Pearl Diamond Lace Earrings

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5.61 Carat Diamond Disco Drop Earrings

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Emerald Pearl Diamond 18 Karat Gold Floral Veil Earrings

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Multi Sapphire Armour Earrings

2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings

18K Yellow GoldDolphin Grabbing a South Sea Pearl Stud Earrings

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3.75 Carat Tourmaline 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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Enamel Ruby Diamond Earrings

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Tourmaline Diamond 18 Karat Gold Star Earrings

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Baguette Diamond 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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Square Brown Smoky Quartz Diamond Huggie Drop Dangle 18 Karat Rose Gold Earrings

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Multi Sapphire 18 Karat Gold North Star Earrings

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18 Karat Gold Tourmaline Earrings

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2.46 Carat Baguette Diamond Blue Sapphire 18 Karat Gold Earrings

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