Edwardian 6.60ct Diamond Earrings, c.1910s
Located in London, GB
They also match the main stones in quality. The backs of the earrings are made from 18 carat yellow gold. Gemstone: Diamond Stone Shape: Old Cut Carat Weight: 6.60 Colour: I-J Clarit...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Edwardian 1.70ct Diamond Drop Earrings, c.1910s
Located in London, GB
These enchanting diamond drop earrings date back to the Edwardian period.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Edwardian 3.30ct Diamond Daisy Drop Earrings, c.1910s
Located in London, GB
Dating back to the 1910s, this elegant pair of daisy drop earrings are entirely hand crafted.
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Edwardian 1.70 Carat Diamond Drop Earrings, c.1910s
Located in London, GB
These enchanting diamond drop earrings date back to the Edwardian period.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
French 2.00ct Old Cut Diamond Earrings, c.1910s
Located in London, GB
These beautiful diamond earrings were crafted by hand in France in the 1910s.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Edwardian 1.40ct Diamond Drop Earrings, c.1910s
Located in London, GB
Simple lever back fittings allow for comfortable and secure wear, making these beautiful earrings the perfect gift. Gemstone: Diamond Stone Shape: Old Cut Carat Weight: 1.40 Colour:...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Edwardian 2.00ct Sapphire and Diamond Cluster Earrings, c.1910s
Located in London, GB
These stunning Edwardian earrings feature a pair of unheated sapphires surrounded by old cut diamonds.
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
Antique Edwardian 1910s 3.00 Carat Old European Cut Diamond Dangle Earrings
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted in 18k gold and silver with 6 graduating Old European cut Diamonds weighing approximately a total of 3.00 carats. Circa 1910s 1 1/2 inches long
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
1910s Natural Pearl Diamond Gold Spray Earrings
Located in Stratford upon Avon, GB
A charming pair of natural pearl and diamond spray clip earrings in 18ct white gold. The layers of tiny light-reflecting crystals contained within the pearl's structure create a wond...
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Edwardian Sapphire and Diamond Earrings, 1910s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A pair of beautiful Edwardian earrings with sapphire and diamonds, ca. 1910s. The sapphires weigh approximately 3.6 carats and have a strong blue colour.
Diamond, Sapphire
Diamond Ruby Platinum Dangle Earrings, Art Deco 1910s
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Fabulous Art Deco dangle earrings. Classy, timeless, feminine and wearable, they are a great addition to your jewelry collection. The earrings are made of platinum and set with Old ...
White Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Edwardian 3.60ct Diamond Daisy Drop Earrings, c.1910s
Located in London, GB
Dating back to the 1910s, this elegant pair of daisy drop earrings are entirely hand crafted.
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Single Diamond Stud Earring Mined .25ct Old Mine European 1910's-1920's
Located in Dearborn, MI
Genuine Original Antique from 1910's-1920's Art Deco Single Diamond .25ct Old Mine European Stud Earring 14K White Gold Features Genuine Natural Mined Old Mine European Cut Diamon...
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Edwardian Sapphire and Diamond Flower Motif Earrings, circa 1910s
Located in London, GB
These delicate Edwardian earrings feature blue sapphires and diamonds in a flower motif.
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Edwardian 3.40 Carat Old Cut Diamond Drop Earrings, circa 1910s
Located in London, GB
A pair of Edwardian era drop earrings starring a sparkling array of old cut diamonds totalling 3.40 carats.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1910s Diamond and Yellow Gold Drop Earrings
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique pair of 0.98 carat diamond and 15 karat yellow gold drop earrings; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. These fine and i...
Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
Edwardian 0.64 Carat Diamond Floral Clip Earrings, circa 1910s
Located in London, GB
The centre diamonds are 0.20 carat each, while twelve diamonds adorn the petals on each earring.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Edwardian 0.80ct Diamond and Sapphire Drop Earrings, c.1910s
Located in London, GB
Gemstone: Diamond Stone Shape: Old Cut Carat Weight: 2x 0.40 Colour: G-H Clarity: SI2 Metal: 18ct Yellow Gold, Platinum Age: 1910s
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
Antique French 1910s Diamond and Yellow Gold Drop Earrings
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An impressive pair of antique French 0.26 carat diamond and 18 karat yellow gold, 18 karat white gold set drop earrings; part of our diverse antique jewelry collections. These fine ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Antique 3.37 Carat Diamond and Yellow Gold Cluster Earrings
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
These antique 1910's cluster earrings have been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as 12 carat gold and silver.
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Edwardian Burmese Ruby and Diamond Cluster Earrings, 1910s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A pair of Edwardian ruby and diamond cluster earrings, ca. 1910s. The rubies are of Burmese (Myanmar) origin and natural (not heat treated), weighing approximately 2.5 carats - accom...
Diamond, Ruby
1910s 0.41 Carat Diamond and 15k White Gold Drop Earrings
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
These fine and impressive antique diamond drop earrings in 15k white gold. Each earring features a feature Old European round cut diamond, displayed in relief within a fluted sett...
Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Santa Maria Aquamarine Briolette and Diamond Earclips, 1910s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Important pair of antique aquamarine briolette and diamond earclips, 1910s. The aquamarines exhibit a stunning crystal and blue colour, which is only prevalent in exceptional aquamar...
Aquamarine, Diamond
Edwardian Old Cushion Cut Diamond Drop Earrings, circa 1910s
Located in London, GB
These sweet diamond earrings were crafted by hand in the Edwardian era.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Gold Art Nouveau drop earrings with 0.85ct diamonds, Graz - Austria, 1910s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Former representative Art Nouveau earrings with old-cut diamonds, made of 0.585 gold and 0.920 silver Origin: Austria - hallmarked by the office in Graz around 1910. Art Nouveau or...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique 1.78 Ct Diamond and Platinum Drop Earrings
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Condition These impressive antique 1910s diamond drop earrings are excellent quality, set with high colour graded feature diamonds displaying a fine white colour, brilliance and pres...
Diamond, Platinum
Edwardian Star Sapphire and Diamond Cluster Earrings, ca. 1910s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Edwardian Natural Star Sapphire and Diamond Cluster Earrings, ca. 1910s A pair of Edwardian Earrings, centring natural unheated star sapphires of ca. 20 carats, surrounded by a clus...
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Gold
Vintage hanging earrings with pearls and old-cut diamonds circa 1910s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dangling gold earrings with diamonds and cultured pearls, circa 1910. Earrings made of 0.375 yellow gold and 0.585 white gold and 0.750 (18-karat gold clasps) Origin: Western Europ...
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, White Gold
1910s French Sapphire Diamond Gold Moon Earrings
Located in Berkeley, CA
These gorgeous drop earring sparkle with diamond crescent moons and teardrop sapphires ( 0.70 ct) set in 18k gold. These are unique and wonderful and you will receive many complime...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1910s Antique Art Deco 1.93 Carat Diamond Platinum Earrings
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive pair of antique 1.93 Ct diamond and platinum, Art Deco drop earrings; part of our antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. These stunning anti...
Diamond, Platinum
1910s Art Deco Antique Diamond 14 Karat White Gold "Clover" Earrings
Located in Hicksville, NY
1910s Art Deco Antique Diamond 14 Karat White Gold "Clover" Earrings feature .20 carat total weight natural antique cut diamonds.
White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique Art Nouveau 14k Gold Top Silver Circa 1910s Natural Diamond Earring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
In very good condition. Total weight 6.9 grams. Antique Art Nouveau items about 100 years old. Totally 1.20 ct Natural rose cut diamond and Old cut diamond. The diamond has s1-s2-s3-...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
Victorian Single Diamond Stud Earring Old Mine Cut Mined .26ct Screwback
Located in Dearborn, MI
Genuine Original Antique from 1910's Victorian Single Diamond Stud Earring .26ct Screwback Yellow Gold Features a Genuine Natural Mined E VVS-VS1 .26ct Old Mine Cut Diamond All O...
Diamond, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Edwardian 2.38 Old Cut Diamond Drop Earrings
Located in Theydon Bois, Essex
Earrings that are bursting with quality and class. Each of the main stones -1.00 carat and 1.10 carat respectively – are high white, internally clean and impressively vibrant. The la...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1910s Antique Old Rose Cut Diamond Gold Cluster Earrings
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Coveted circa 1910 cluster earrings set with five carats of brilliant Rose Cut Diamonds.
Diamond, 14k Gold
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.
Antique diamond rings, diamond tiaras and dazzling vintage diamond earrings are on the wish lists of every lover of fine jewelry. And diamonds and diamond jewelry are primarily associated with storybook engagements and red-carpet grand entrances — indeed, this ultra-cherished gemstone has a dramatic history on its hands.
From “A Diamond Is Forever” to “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” pop culture has ingrained in our minds that diamonds are the most desired, the most lasting and the most valuable gemstone. But what makes the diamond so special? Each stone — whether it’s rubies, sapphires or another stone — is unique and important in its own right. April babies might claim diamonds for themselves, but just about everyone wants this kind of sparkle in their lives!
There are several factors that set diamonds apart from other stones, and these points are important to our gem education.
Diamonds are minerals. They are made up of almost entirely of carbon (carbon comprises 99.95 percent; the remainder consists of various trace elements). Diamonds are the hardest gemstones, ranking number 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. Even its name, diamond, is rooted in the Greek adamas, or unconquerable. The only object that can scratch a diamond is another diamond. Diamonds are formed deep within the earth at very high temperatures (1,652–2,372 degrees Fahrenheit at depths between 90 and 120 miles beneath the earth’s surface) and are carried up by volcanic activity. Diamonds are quite rare, according to the Gemological Institute of America, and only 30 percent of all the diamonds mined in the world are gem quality.
In the 1950s, the Gemological Institute of America developed the 4Cs grading system to classify diamonds: clarity, color, cut and carat weight. Not all diamonds are created equal (there are diamonds, and then there are diamonds). The value of the diamond depends on the clarity (flawless diamonds are very rare but a diamond's value decreases if there are many blemishes or inclusions), color (the less color the higher the grade), cut (how the diamond’s facets catch the light, certain cuts of diamonds show off the stone better than others) and carat weight (the bigger, the better).
When you start shopping for a diamond engagement ring, always prioritize the cut, which plays the largest role in the diamond's beauty (taking the time to clean your diamond ring at least every six months or so plays a role in maintaining said beauty). And on 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.
Shop antique and vintage diamond rings, diamond necklaces and other extraordinary diamond jewelry on 1stDibs.
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.
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