Tethys was the Titaness of the deep fresh water, mother of rivers and clouds — her domain cool, silver, and alive with quiet movement. These wide silver tone huggies reflect that same quality. Small faux pearl studs dot the polished band in a loose, scattered arrangement, each one catching light like a droplet suspended mid-fall. Wide enough to fill the lobe with presence, composed enough to wear anywhere. A hinged snap closure sits flush at the back.

• silver plating
• Extra layer of tarnish resistance
  

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A folded mesh panel is pinched at center by a small bar detail, fanning out above and below into a draped bow form — the same fluid architecture as the matching necklace, scaled for the ear. The mesh catches light along every woven edge, moving between structured and soft as it shifts. Screw back closures suggest mid-century manufacture. Wear them alone or pair with the matching mesh bow necklace for a full set.

Materials: Silver tone base metal

Details:

• Era: 1980s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Draped mesh bow drop; bar pinch center; matching set with mesh bow necklace
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Silver tone
• Condition: Good vintage condition, please see images

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A deep black oval cabochon anchored by a single clear rhinestone at center — the contrast is sharp and quietly dramatic. The ornate gold-tone frame carries bead and floral detailing that softens the severity with a Victorian sensibility. Clip-on backs make them accessible without sacrifice. Marked Avon, and wearing every bit of that era's considered elegance.

Materials Gold-tone base metal, black glass or resin cabochon, rhinestone accent

Details

• Era: 1970s–1980s
• Markings: Stamped Avon
• Style / design notes: Oval black cabochon in ornate frame with bead and floral surround, clip-on closure
• Stone or material notes: Black glass or resin cabochon with single clear rhinestone center
• Function: Clip-on closure
• Color: Gold-tone, black, clear
• Condition: Great vintage condition

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A starburst of aurora borealis rhinestones radiates from an open filigree frame — each stone shifting between green, gold, and ice blue as the light moves. The spiked outer ring gives the design an almost celestial quality, somewhere between a compass rose and a distant galaxy. Marked Sarah Coventry Pat. Pend., placing these in the brand's early design period. A collectors' piece with everyday appeal.

Materials Silver-tone base metal, aurora borealis rhinestones

Details

• Era: 1950s–1960s
• Markings: Stamped "Sarah Cov. Pat. Pend."
• Style / design notes: Round filigree frame with spiked outer edge, cluster of prong-set AB rhinestones
• Stone or material notes: Aurora borealis rhinestones with green, gold, and blue iridescent shift
• Function: Clip-on closure
• Color: Silver-tone, aurora borealis multi
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: 1.25" diameter

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Five parallel bar links connected by horizontal rungs form a wide, articulated gate panel that hangs with satisfying weight from a flat top bar post — the same structural logic as a watch bracelet, reinterpreted as an earring. The matte brushed finish keeps the design grounded, letting the geometry do the work. A quietly bold choice that reads as modern regardless of the decade it was made.

Materials: Silver tone base metal

Details:

• Era: 1990s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Wide gate link panel drop; flat top bar; five-row bar link construction; post and butterfly back
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Silver tone
• Condition: Good vintage condition, see photos 

Measurement: 1.5" drop

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A quiet boldness—rounded gold forms softened by light. These earrings hold a sculptural presence, where crystal and metal meet in balance, reflecting a refined, unmistakable design language.

Clear rhinestones in mixed cuts are set into softly domed gold-tone forms, creating a constellation-like pattern. Signed Givenchy, they carry the weight of late 20th century designer costume jewelry—elegant, considered, and enduring.

Materials:
Gold-tone metal, rhinestones

Details:

• Signed Givenchy 
• Clip-on back (comfortable padded clips)
• Round domed design with mixed-cut rhinestones
• Likely 1980s–1990s era
• Designer costume jewelry
• Measurement: approx. 1" diameter 
• Condition: vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

A sense of movement held in form—these earrings curve and catch light with quiet precision. The twisted rope hoop softens the structure, while a band of pavé crystals anchors the design with a refined, luminous edge.

Signed Christian Dior, they reflect the bold yet balanced language of late-century designer jewelry—substantial, sculptural, and made to frame the face with intention.

Materials:
Gold-tone metal, rhinestones

Details:

• Signed Christian Dior on clip backs
• Clip-on closure with comfort pads
• Twisted rope-style hoop with pavé crystal top
• Dimensional, sculptural design
• Era: 1980s–1990s
• Measurement: approx. 1.25" drop 
• Condition: vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Small and solid, these polished silver tone puff heart studs sit close to the lobe with a quiet, confident weight. The domed surface catches light cleanly — no embellishment needed. The kind of earring you put on without thinking and reach for every day.

Materials: Silver tone base metal

Details:

• Era: 1980's-90's
• Markings: None
• Style / Design notes: Puffy heart form; high polish finish; post and butterfly back
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Silver tone
• Condition: Good vintage condition, see photos

Measurement: 0.5"

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A quiet, intricate line—floral filigree suspended in gold, softened by a single green bead at the base. There’s a sense of movement here, a gentle verticality that feels both delicate and intentional.

The openwork panel catches light in subtle ways, while the soft green bead adds a grounded, almost mineral note. An understated statement—ornate, but not loud.

Materials:
Gold-tone metal, glass bead

Details:

• Clip-on style (screw back with hinged clip)
• Openwork floral filigree panel
• Soft green glass bead drop
• Lightweight with gentle movement
• Era: 1960s–1970s
• Measurement: approx. 2.25" drop length
• Condition: vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

A single wire forms an open teardrop hoop before curling into a small double spiral at the base, finished with two polished ball ends — kinetic and considered in equal measure. The design has the fluid quality of hand-formed wire work, light on the ear and interesting from every angle. Stamped 925.

Materials: Sterling silver (925)

Details:

• Era: 1990s
• Markings: 925 stamped on wire
• Style / design notes: Open teardrop hoop; double spiral base; polished ball terminals; shepherd's hook closure
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Sterling silver
• Condition: Good vintage condition, please see photos

Measurement: 1"

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A single prong-set crystal stud anchors two diverging bar drops, each tipped with its own prong-set stone — creating a scattered, constellation-like effect that moves with the wearer. The splayed double-drop silhouette reads as both geometric and delicate, catching light at every angle. Clean and contemporary, with an understated sparkle.

Materials: Silver tone base metal, clear rhinestone or CZ

Details:

• Era: 1990s–2000s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Single crystal stud top; two diverging bar drops tipped with prong-set stones; post and butterfly back
• Stone or material notes: Clear round stones, prong set; likely CZ or rhinestone
• Color: Silver tone, clear
• Condition: Good vintage condition, see photos please
• Measurement: 1.5" length

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A carved hematite rose sits at the center of each earring — its dark, mirror-polished surface catching light in a way that shifts between graphite and deep pewter. The surrounding silver tone frame is elaborate: open filigree scrollwork, acanthus leaf details, and a twisted rope inner bezel that echoes the Victorian mourning aesthetic the hematite material naturally invokes. Dramatic and deeply wearable, equally at home with black or with unexpected color.

Materials: Silver tone base metal, carved hematite

Details:

• Era: 1950's-70's
• Markings: Whiting & Davis, style #1767
• Style / design notes: Carved hematite rose cameo; open filigree scroll frame; twisted rope bezel; clip back
• Stone or material notes: Carved hematite oval cabochon with rose relief; high polish with strong light reflection
• Color: Silver tone, black/hematite
• Condition: Good vintage condition, please see photos 
• Measurement: 1.5" length

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A smooth, high-polish hematite oval sits in a gunmetal bezel ringed with a double row of textured bead detail — the combination of mirror-like stone and granulated frame creating a quietly hypnotic surface. No color, no distraction — just light and reflection. Substantial and refined, with the kind of understated presence that works as easily with a white shirt as with an evening look.

Materials: Gunmetal tone base metal, hematite

Details:

• Era: 1960s–1970s
• Markings: Whiting & Davis Co.
• Style / design notes: Smooth oval hematite cabochon; double-row beaded bezel; clip back
• Stone or material notes: Hematite oval cabochon; mirror polish; deep graphite tone with strong light reflection
• Color: Gunmetal, black/hematite
• Condition: Good vintage condition, please see photos 
• Measurement: 1" length

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A coiled rope mesh disc anchors three cascading drops — each a column of aurora borealis rhinestones flanked by twisted chain strands, terminating in either a faux pearl or a faceted AB crystal bead. The AB stones shift through pink, blue, and gold depending on the light, playing beautifully against the warm antique gold mesh. A fully realized mid-century evening earring with real movement and sparkle.

Materials: Gold tone base metal, aurora borealis rhinestones, faux pearl, faceted AB crystal bead

Details:

• Era: 1950s–1960s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Coiled rope mesh clip top; three tassel drops with AB rhinestone columns and twisted chain; faux pearl and AB crystal bead terminals; clip back
• Stone or material notes: Aurora borealis rhinestones with strong color shift; faux pearl and faceted AB crystal drop beads
• Color: Gold tone, aurora borealis, cream
• Condition: Good vintage condition, please see photos 
• Measurement: 2" length

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Each petal is worked in the Spanish damascene tradition — gold wire inlaid into a blackened steel ground in flowing arabesque scrollwork, with a beaded silver tone edge framing each leaf. A smooth faux pearl sits at the center, its soft cream a quiet contrast to the intricate metalwork surrounding it. The backs are gold tone, the fronts richly two-toned. A handcraft technique with centuries of history, translated into an earring that wears beautifully today.

Materials: Blackened steel, gold inlay (damascene), silver tone base metal, faux pearl center

Details:

• Era: 1960s-70s
• Markings: None
• Style / design notes: Six-petal flower form; gold wire damascene inlay on blackened steel petals; beaded silver tone petal edges; faux pearl center; clip back
• Stone or material notes: Faux pearl center cabochon; cream tone, good luster
• Color: Black, gold, silver tone, cream
• Condition: Good vintage condition, please see photos 
• Measurement: Just under 1"

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These clip earrings move through two distinct registers — a fan-shaped palmette top in high relief giving way to a suspended Gothic-arched drop with a textured medallion center and open geometric surround. The palmette form draws from neoclassical ornament while the pointed arch drop leans medieval, a pairing that recurred frequently in the decorative revival aesthetics of 1960s and 70s costume jewelry. The oxidized gold tone adds depth to the casting. Substantial and architectural without being heavy.

Materials Gold-tone base metal, clip-back findings

Details

• Era: 1960s–1970s
• Markings: Unsigned
• Style notes: Two-part clip earring; fan palmette top with relief detail; articulated Gothic arch drop with textured medallion center and open diamond base
• Stone notes: None
• Color: Oxidized gold tone
• Condition: Great vintage condition
• Measurement: Approx. 1.75" drop

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A Maltese cross form built from bezel-set square-cut stones in sapphire blue, ruby red, and emerald green, set on a matte gold-tone ground with small clear rhinestone accents at each pointed arm. The construction has an almost medieval stained-glass quality — bold geometry, rich color, nothing wasted. Post backs. Unsigned but well-made, with the confident scale of 1980s statement jewelry at its best.

Materials & Details:

• Era: 1980s
• Markings: None
• Style notes: Maltese cross form, bezel-set square-cut multicolor stones, clear rhinestone accents, matte gold-tone ground, post backs
• Stone notes: Sapphire blue, ruby red, emerald green, and clear faceted square rhinestones
• Color: Matte gold tone with multicolor stones
• Condition: Good vintage condition, please see photos 
• Measurement: Approximately 1" across

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A painted porcelain oval at the center — pink roses on white, rendered with the soft looseness of a watercolor miniature — set within a gold-tone rope-twist frame with scrolled corner details. The kind of earring that reads as genuinely pretty rather than merely decorative. Signed ©Avon on the reverse.

Materials & Details:

• Era: 1970's-80's
• Markings: Signed ©Avon on reverse
• Style notes: Oval porcelain cabochon with hand-painted pink rose motif, rope-twist gold-tone bezel, scrolled corner accents, clip-on backs
• Stone notes: Painted porcelain floral cabochon
• Color: Gold tone with white and pink porcelain center
• Condition: Good vintage condition, please see photos 

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A pair of plump golden doves, each clutching a small cluster of flowers — the motif is unmistakably Disney, carrying the soft romanticism of mid-century fairy tale illustration translated into metal. Cast in warm gold tone with fine surface detail, they sit close to the ear with quiet charm. A signed piece for the collector who wears their magic with restraint.

Materials: Gold tone metal

Details:

• Era: 1980s
• Markings: Signed Disney
• Style notes: Dove with floral cluster, dimensional cast construction, post stud backs
• Stone notes: None
• Color: Gold
• Condition: Good vintage condition, please see images
  

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A tightly woven love knot rendered in ridged gold-tone tubes — simple in concept, satisfying in execution. The form has roots in ancient jewelry traditions, where the knot symbolized continuity and connection. Stamped Avon on the butterfly backing, these are the kind of everyday stud that disappears into a wardrobe and becomes indispensable. Timeless without trying.

Materials
Gold-tone base metal, steel post

Details

• Era: 1970s–1980s
• Markings: Stamped Avon on butterfly backing
• Style / design notes: Three-dimensional woven love knot, ridged tube detail, push-back butterfly closure
• Stone or material notes: None
• Color: Gold-tone
• Condition: Good vintage condition with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: Approx. .4" diameter knot

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A perfect circle of high-polish gold-tone metal — nothing added, nothing removed. The slightly domed surface catches light the way still water does, shifting from bright to warm depending on the angle. This kind of minimal disc earring has cycled through every decade of modern jewelry without ever losing its footing. The clip-back closure makes them accessible without compromising the clean silhouette.

Materials
Gold-tone base metal

Details

• Era: 1980s
  
• Style / design notes: Smooth domed disc, rimmed edge, clip-on closure
  
• Color: Gold-tone
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Measurement: .5" diameter

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A chain of polished puffy hearts curves into a small open hoop — the form sitting somewhere between a stud and a huggie. Each heart catches light from a different angle, giving the earring quiet movement without any swing. Stamped Avon, and representative of the brand's more playful geometric designs from the late 1980s. A piece that feels current without trying.

Materials
Gold-tone base metal

Details

• Era: 1980s
• Markings: Stamped Avon
• Style / design notes: Linked puffy heart chain formed into open hoop, push-back stud closure
• Color: Gold-tone
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition

Measurement: .5" long, .6" deep

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