Earrings

Bunch of Silvertone Grapes

by on July 3, 2010


Piece #23 of 100: Boy, oh boy! I should have worn these last week when we went wine tasting in Sonoma! These vintage silvertone earrings are marked Celebrity, which dates them from the 1950s, up to the middle of the 1970s. Just looking at the clip and the design, I would date these from the [...]

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Lion Door Knockers

by on June 21, 2010


Looking for lion door knockers? Click here. Piece #20 of 100: These two-inch door knockers are signed Kenneth Lane. On the clip of the earring, the “Kenneth” is above the “Lane” with a copyright symbol between them, which means these are from 1960s or 1970s. Kenneth Jay Lane later made a similar pair of earrings [...]

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Norma Jean Rhinestone Hoops

by on June 12, 2010


Piece #19 of 100: Adorned with 8mm Swarovski rivoli crystals, these pretty things hang 2 3/4″ from top to bottom. They have a satin-brushed finish, and look like they were molded from clay. The clip-on back is marked Norma Jean. I remember Mom wearing them. And I think they are really pretty. Do I say [...]

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Op Art Earrings

June 9, 2010

Piece #18 of 100: These silver toned op-art earrings are fun, fun, fun! Did I mention they were fun? They are two inches across, and each concentric ring moves independently in all directions. When you move your head, these earring wave, creating a true op art sensation. So what is op art, exactly? According to [...]

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Deco Rhinestone Door Knockers

June 7, 2010

Piece #17 of 100: Whenever I come across such a stunning design, I am always disappointed when there is no designer indicated on the piece. These beautiful trinkets are 1 1/4″ across the width of the concentric rhinestones. It’s the silver tone tubes that make this piece deco. Art deco is defined as an art [...]

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Angel Wings

June 3, 2010

Piece #16 of 100: Yum! I am going to have to throw a party (or wrangle an invitation) just to come up with an excuse to wear these beauties. There is something so perfect about them. The crystals have lots of sparkle, and the silver tone angel wings and circles just balance perfectly. These shoulder [...]

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Christmas Daisies

May 19, 2010

Piece #13 of 100: With red and green sparkly round rhinestones, these earrings just ooze Christmas. With white marquise rhinestones as petals around a red center, the design looks like a daisy gone wild! They are clip-on earrings, and when worn, the small white rhinestone is at the bottom. Being Jewish, I don’t know quite [...]

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Aqua Pearl Leaves

May 6, 2010

Piece #9 of 100: Excuse me. Did your mother leave her pearl earrings in my mother’s jewelry box? Because I don’t know how these got here. Really. Never saw my mom wearing anything like this. No dangle at all. Ha rrumph! They’re beautiful though, aren’t they? With a Coco Chanel suit, or maybe one a [...]

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Pop Culture

April 28, 2010

Piece #7 of 100 Don’t these take you back in time? Mom was a hipster in her day. These pop art chandelier earrings are not molded plastic, but rather each piece is wrapped in brightly-colored vinyl. Most definitely from the 1960′s, which saw the rise of artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Peter Max, and Andy [...]

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