An intricate vintage Victorian revival locket necklace, richly decorated with engraved florals, scrollwork, and dark enamel accents that create striking contrast against warm gold tones. The oval center panel is framed by an elaborate ornamental border, echoing the romantic decorative language of late Victorian jewelry.

Lockets like this were revived in the 1960s–1970s, when Victorian-inspired pieces became popular again for their symbolism and ornate craftsmanship. The hinged pendant opens to hold a small photograph or keepsake, carrying memory quietly close.

A piece that feels like a small heirloom—ornamental, nostalgic, and deeply romantic.

Details

• Era: likely 1960s–1970s Victorian Revival

• Material: gold tone metal with dark enamel accents

• Motif: floral and scroll engraving

• Style: ornate oval locket pendant

• Closure: hinged locket with chain clasp

• Signature: unsigned

• Condition: vintage condition with light wear consistent with age

Measurements

• Pendant height: approx. 2 in.

• Pendant width: approx. 1.5 in.

• Necklace length: approx. 24 in.

Collected by Mineral and Matter

A refined vintage round locket charm featuring engraved vertical lines framed by delicate floral garlands. At the center sits a smooth circular cartouche, originally intended for a monogram or engraving, surrounded by balanced geometric lines that echo Art Deco design language.

The composition blends structure and ornament—linear engraving paired with botanical details—creating a quiet harmony between geometry and nature. Lockets like this were widely produced during the mid-20th century Art Deco revival, reflecting the elegance of earlier 1920s design.

The pendant opens to hold a photograph or small keepsake, carrying memory close in a piece both decorative and intimate.

Details

• Era: likely 1940s–1960s Art Deco revival

• Material: gold tone metal

• Motif: engraved floral wreath and vertical stripe pattern

• Style: round hinged locket pendant

• Signature: unsigned

• Condition: vintage condition with light wear consistent with age

Measurements

• Pendant diameter: approx. 1.5 in.
  

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A delicate vintage Victorian revival stick pin featuring an oval locket-style top adorned with an oval pearl cabochon at its center. Fine engraved scrollwork surrounds the pearl, giving the piece a soft ornamental elegance reminiscent of late Victorian jewelry design.

Suspended below is a slender pin shaft with a decorative drop finial, accompanied by a safety chain with small bead accents, a feature commonly used on antique stick pins to secure the piece when worn on lapels, scarves, or cravats.

Stick pins like this were widely worn in the late 19th century and revived again during the early–mid 20th century, prized for their subtle ornament and refined scale. This piece carries that same quiet charm—small, detailed, and thoughtfully made.

Details

• Era: likely Victorian Revival, 1940s–1960s

• Material: gold tone metal, faux pearl accents

• Style: locket-style stick pin with safety chain

• Motif: engraved scrollwork and pearl cabochon

• Signature: unsigned

• Condition: vintage condition with light wear consistent with age

Measurements

• Total pin length: approx. 3 in.

• Locket top diameter: approx. 1.25 in.

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Three oval faux turquoise cabochons sit side by side in a low rectangular silver-tone setting, each stone showing the characteristic blue-green matrix that made turquoise a defining material of the era. Small silver ball details punctuate the setting at each corner, a subtle nod to Southwestern silversmithing traditions that Avon drew from heavily during the mid-1970s through early 1980s. The wide, flat profile gives it a quiet authority on the finger — grounded, earthy, unfussy. A mineral-minded ring that has never really gone out of season.

DETAILS:

• Maker: Avon
• Style: Three-stone cabochon band ring
• Stones: Three oval faux turquoise cabochons with matrix detail
• Setting: Rectangular silver-tone bezel with ball corner accents
• Markings: Avon stamp
• Material: Silver-tone base metal
• Era: Mid-1970s–early 1980s
• Size: adjustable 4-5
• Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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Two smooth white teardrop cabochons nestle together at the center of this ring, nose to nose, flanked by a pair of small pink rhinestones tucked into a textured gold-tone leaf setting. The stones have the quiet, milky luminosity of moonstone — cool white with just enough translucency to feel alive. The bypass band gives the whole composition an effortless, organic asymmetry that keeps it from reading as too formal. A soft, feminine ring with the kind of unhurried detail that holds up on close inspection.

DETAILS:

• Maker: Unknown
• Style: Double cabochon bypass cocktail ring
• Stones: Two white teardrop cabochons; two round pink rhinestones
• Setting: Textured gold-tone leaf detail; open bypass band
  
• Material: Gold-tone base metal
• Era: 1970s
• Size: 5.5
• Condition: great vintage condition

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A round tiger's eye cabochon sits low in a simple gold-tone setting, its surface alive with the deep brown-and-gold chatoyancy the stone is known for — that slow, shifting stripe of light that moves like something breathing. Small details curl at each shoulder, softening the transition from band to stone without competing with it. The setting steps back entirely and lets the mineral do its work, which is the right call. A grounded, unhurried ring in the tradition of 1970s earth-stone jewelry.

DETAILS:

• Maker: Unknown
• Style: Solitaire cabochon ring
• Stone: Natural tiger's eye quartz, round cabochon; warm brown with gold chatoyancy
• Material: Gold-tone base metal
• Era: 1970s
• Size: 5 
• Condition: Great vintage condition

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Four luminous faux moonstone cabochons — each with the blue-white glow of caught moonlight — are arranged in a quatrefoil cluster around a center of opalescent and amethyst-pink rhinestones, the whole face framed in a beaded gold-tone setting. The combination of cool moonstones and warm violet accents creates an unexpectedly celestial effect, like something pulled from the sky at dusk. Vogue Jewelry Company, founded in New York City in 1936, is celebrated for its high-quality mid-century costume jewelry and stunning rhinestone creations. Signed VOGUE on the interior band — a mark that carries real weight among collectors.

DETAILS:

• Maker: Vogue Jewelry Company, New York — founded 1936 
• Style: Quatrefoil cluster cocktail ring
• Stones: Four round faux moonstone cabochons; opalescent and amethyst-pink rhinestone center cluster
• Setting: Beaded gold-tone quatrefoil frame
• Markings: "VOGUE" stamped on interior band
• Material: Gold-tone base metal
• Era: 1960s
• Size: Adjustable
• Condition: great vintage condition

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A hand-engraved heart locket in warm 10K gold fill, its face covered in a sweeping floral motif — chrysanthemums and scrolling leaves fanning outward from a small heart reserve at center, every line cut with the unhurried precision of mid-century American craftsmanship. Carl-Art Inc., founded in Providence, Rhode Island in 1936, was known for timeless, handcrafted designs characterized by integrity and purity of form, this locket is a quiet example of that standard. It opens to hold two small photographs and hangs on an 18" chain. Stamped CA with arrow and 1/20 10K G.F. on the reverse.

DETAILS:

• Maker: Carl-Art Inc., Providence, Rhode Island — founded 1936
• Style: Heart locket pendant necklace
• Design: Hand-engraved floral motif with heart reserve; opens to hold two photographs
• Markings: "CA" with arrow; "1/20 10K G.F." stamped on reverse
• Material: 1/20 10K gold filled
• Chain: 18" gold-tone chain
• Era: 1940s–50s
• Condition: Good vintage condition, gold tone loss on the chain, a few scratches on the inside of the piece

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The word Mother is spelled out in continuous twisted gold-tone wire, the letterforms looping and connecting in a single unbroken line framed by an oval of the same twisted wire. A small gold-tone heart charm dangles from the center, set with a single round pink rhinestone — the whole thing worn and warm in the way only something meant to be given does. Wire word brooches of this type were a fixture of mid-century Mother's Day gifting, sold at five-and-dime counters and department stores from the 1940s onward, and this one has survived intact and wearable. A small, genuinely sentimental object.

DETAILS

Maker: Unsigned

Design: Twisted gold-tone wire spelling "Mother" in continuous script; oval wire frame; dangling heart charm with pink rhinestone center

Material: Gold-tone base metal wire

Era: 1940s–50s

Measurement: 2.25 x .75" 

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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A flat cat face in warm gold tone stares out with oversized emerald-green rhinestone eyes — bevel-cut, deeply faceted, and disproportionately large in the way that makes the whole piece slightly surreal and entirely charming. The surface is textured with fine fur-like lines, the whiskers rendered in flat relief, the ears pinched and alert. The Little Nemo Company was known for hand-faceted rhinestones set into gold plated and pot metal bases — and this small cat carries that standard. Signed NEMO on the reverse. A rare find in gold tone.

DETAILS

Maker: Little Nemo Company

— signed "NEMO" on reverse

Design: Flat figural cat face; oversized bevel-cut emerald-green rhinestone eyes; textured fur and whisker detail

Material: Gold-tone base metal

Era: 1950s Measurement: 0.75"

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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The name Rose spelled out in a single continuous gold-tone wire, the letterforms looping and curling with the casual flourish of mid-century penmanship. Wire name brooches like this were made in vast quantities during the 1940s and 1950s — sold at variety stores and given as small personal gifts — but finding one with your name intact and unworn is its own quiet luck. This one is clean, the wire holding its shape without bends or breaks. Wears beautifully on a collar, lapel, or pinned to a tote. Unsigned, as nearly all wire name brooches of this type were.

DETAILS

Maker: Unsigned

Design: Continuous wire script spelling "Rose"; integrated pin back

Material: Gold-tone wire

Era: 1940s–50s

Measurement: 1/16 x 1"

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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A hand-painted porcelain plaque set into a scalloped gold-tone bezel that doubles as a brooch and pendant. Two soft blush peonies are painted against a wash of sky blue, their petals rendered with the delicate, unhurried brushwork that defines mid-century Scandinavian porcelain at its best. Founded in 1853 in Copenhagen, Bing & Grøndahl was granted the title of purveyor to the Royal Danish Court — a standard of craft reflected even in small wearable pieces like this one. Marked B&G on the reverse with the castle mark. A wearable piece of Danish porcelain history.

DETAILS

Maker: Bing & Grøndahl, Copenhagen, Denmark — marked B&G with castle mark on reverse

Design: Hand-painted blush peony bouquet on pale blue porcelain ground; scalloped gold-tone bezel frame; pendant loop and pin back

Material: Hand-painted porcelain; gold-filled metal frame, marked 1/20

Era: c. 1940s–60s

Measurement: 2x1.5" 

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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A resin cameo portrait sits at the center of an open filigree heart, the whole pendant edged in a continuous line of aurora borealis rhinestones that shift between pale blue and silver depending on the light. Below, a cascade of fine gold-tone chain falls in a tassel — the kind of detail that turns a pendant into a statement without requiring any effort from the wearer. The cameo itself is a classical female profile in cream and warm brown, framed by a sunburst of radiating gold-tone petals. A maximalist piece from a decade that understood how to layer beauty. Unsigned.

DETAILS

Maker: Unsigned

Design: Resin cameo portrait in sunburst setting; open filigree heart frame; AB rhinestone border; chain tassel drop; rope chain

Color: Warm gold tone; cream and brown cameo; aurora borealis rhinestones

Material: Gold-tone base metal; resin cameo; aurora borealis rhinestones; chain tassel

Era: 1970s

Measurement: 22" chain; pendant 4" including tassel

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age, some tone loss on chain

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A fully realized owl in miniature — its face rendered in vivid yellow and cobalt blue cloisonné enamel, wide black eyes staring forward, a gold beak catching the light between them. Below the face, the body opens into a field of white enamel scales punctuated by a red and green floral motif, the gold wire cloisons mapping every detail with the patience the technique demands. Handcrafted in China in brass and enamel,  these figural thimbles were made as collectibles as much as functional objects — this one is intact and vibrant, the colors unfaded. A small, satisfying thing.

DETAILS

Maker: Unsigned — Chinese handcraft

Design: Figural owl thimble; cobalt blue crown, yellow face, black eyes, gold beak; white enamel scaled body with red and green floral motif; dimpled gold thimble cap

Material: Brass with cloisonné enamel

Era: 1980s

Measurement: 1" x 0.75" Condition: V

intage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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A matched set in deep oxidized silver tone, each piece centered on a round green moonglow cabochon — that particular mid-century lucite with its milky, light-catching interior that shifts between jade and emerald depending on the angle. The pendant hangs from an open scrollwork frame and rides a fine chain; the earrings repeat the same scrollwork in miniature with screw backs. Moonglow cabochons were widely used in American costume jewelry throughout the 1950s and remain one of the most collected materials from the era — the color in this set is especially vivid and intact. A complete, unworn-looking parure from a decade that dressed with intention.

DETAILS

Maker: Unsigned 

 Design: Round green moonglow cabochon in oxidized silver-tone open scrollwork setting; matching pendant and earrings

Stones: Green moonglow lucite cabochons

Earrings: Screw back; 1" including setting Necklace: 16" chain; 1" pendant

Material: Oxidized silver-tone base metal; moonglow lucite

Era: 1950s

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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Marquise-shaped mother of pearl beads in a full spectrum of sun-bleached color — aqua, coral, tangerine, yellow, sage, and cream — strung in a continuous 48-inch rope with faceted champagne crystal spacers between each bead, the whole strand hand-knotted for security and drape. The iridescent surface of the shell catches light differently in each color, giving the necklace a warmth that reads as genuinely tropical without being literal about it. Long enough to wear as a single strand at opera length, doubled as a layered look, or knotted loosely at the collarbone. A generous, wearable piece that carries its era lightly.

DETAILS

Maker: Unsigned 

 Design: Oval marquise mother of pearl beads in multicolor dyed palette; faceted champagne crystal rondelle spacers; hand-knotted between each bead

Color: Aqua, coral, tangerine, yellow, sage, cream

Material: Dyed mother of pearl shell; faceted crystal glass spacers

Era: 1970s–80s

Measurement: 48" continuous strand

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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An intaglio portrait — a classical female profile carved in reverse into deep amethyst glass — sits suspended in an open gold-tone drop frame, held by four stylized claw prongs that catch the light along their edges. The intaglio technique is older than the cameo, tracing back to ancient Greece and Rome where it was used to create seals and signet stones; Avon's Antique Moments series brought that tradition into accessible mid-century form with real craft and historical awareness. The pendant hangs on a figaro chain and reads as genuinely antique on the collarbone. A named Avon release with collector recognition.

DETAILS

Maker: Avon — Antique Moments

Design: Round amethyst intaglio glass portrait in open drop frame; four decorative claw prongs; figaro chain

Stone: Amethyst-colored intaglio glass; carved female portrait in reverse relief

Material: Gold-tone base metal; amethyst glass

Era: 1970s

Measurement: 28" chain; 1.5" pendant

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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A working whistle disguised as a pendant — the Silver Note's rectangular face is covered in repousse floral relief, small blossoms and leaves pressed into antiqued silver-tone metal with a beaded border framing the whole face. The mouthpiece slot sits mid-pendant, easy to miss at a glance, which is part of the appeal. Released in 1975, the Silver Note draws on Victorian and Art Nouveau floral motifs eBay, giving a functional object the feeling of an heirloom. Marked Avon on the reverse. A named, functional collectible from Avon's most prolific design era.

DETAILS

Maker: Avon — Silver Note, 1975

Design: Rectangular repousse floral pendant; working whistle with mouthpiece slot; beaded border; twisted rope chain

Material: Antiqued silver-tone base metal

Era: 1975

Measurement: 25" chain; 1.5" pendant

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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A rigid torque-style collar in polished gold-tone bronze transitions into a cascade of fine multi-strand chains that drape across the front in a waterfall — the contrast between the clean geometric collar and the fluid movement of the chains is the whole point. The chains gather and release with every movement, making this a necklace that looks different standing still than it does in motion. Signed LR, made in Italy — a mark associated with finely crafted Italian fashion jewelry of the 1970s and 1980s, when Italian designers were producing some of the most architecturally considered costume pieces of the era. A confident, sculptural piece.

DETAILS

Maker: Signed LR — Made in Italy

Design: Rigid gold-tone torque collar with multi-strand fine chain drape; chains gathered at one side into tassel

Material: Bronze; gold-tone finish

Era: 1970s–80s

Measurement: 20" with chain tassel

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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Seven carved glass scarabs in a full spectrum of jewel tones — sky blue, emerald green, burgundy, red, black, blush pink, and cobalt — circle a gold-tone open frame, each beetle separated by a polished gold ball. The scarab has carried symbolic weight since ancient Egypt, where it represented regeneration and protection; mid-century American jewelers revived the form enthusiastically, producing scarab jewelry that borrowed the iconography with genuine craft. The carved detail on each beetle is clean and distinct, the colors vivid and intact. A complete circle with no missing stones — increasingly rare to find.

DETAILS

Maker: Unsigned

Design: Seven multicolor carved glass scarab beetles in prong settings on open circle frame; gold ball spacers between each stone

Color: Sky blue, emerald green, burgundy, red, black, blush pink, cobalt

Material: Carved glass scarabs; gold-tone base metal

Era: 1950s–60s

Measurement: 1" diameter

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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A white gardenia molded in raised relief against a deep forest green porcelain ground — the petals detailed enough to show their curl and overlap, the stem and leaves extending below in a single graceful line. The porcelain has the smooth, matte quality that separates it from pressed glass or resin, and the colors have held without fading. It sits in a gold-tone oval frame with a woven filigree border, a setting style common to quality porcelain brooch production of the 1960s and 1970s. Unsigned, as the majority of porcelain cameo brooches of this period were.

DETAILS

Maker: Unsigned

Design: White gardenia in raised relief on forest green porcelain ground; gold-tone woven filigree oval frame; pin back

Color: Kelly green ground; cream white flower

Material: Porcelain; gold-tone base metal frame

Era: 1960s–70s

Measurement: 1.75" x 1.5"

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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The words Extra Special cut through a small rectangular gold-tone plaque in open block lettering — the kind of direct, self-assured sentiment that mid-century and early post-war novelty jewelry wore without irony. Stick pins of this type were pinned to lapels, hat bands, and scarves, a small declaration worn close to the body. Unsigned, as the vast majority of novelty stick pins were. A tiny, confident object with a lot of personality for its size.

DETAILS

Maker: Unsigned

Design: Open block letter "Extra Special" gold-tone plaque on stick pin; textured letter faces with polished border

Material: Gold-tone base metal

Era: 1970s–80s

Measurement: 2.25" stick; 0.75" wide pin top

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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Three gold-tone butterflies — one lapel pin, two stud earrings — each with the same raised wing detail and textured body, scaled down from pin to earring with the kind of consistency that suggests a thoughtfully designed set. The butterflies have a polished, dimensional quality, the wings catching light in the same way across all three pieces. Still on the original "Pin & Ear" display card, unplayed with and unworn — new old stock from a decade that understood the value of a matched set. A small, complete thing in original condition.

DETAILS

Maker: Marked "W" with arrows on card — likely house mark, Providence RI production

 Design: Matched butterfly pin and stud earring set; raised wing and body detail; original display card

Color: Warm gold tone

Material: Gold-tone base metal

Era: 1970s–80s

Measurement: 8mm stud earrings; brooch approximately 0.75"

Condition: New old stock — unused, on original card

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Three miniature fruit studs — a pear, an apple, and a mushroom — each rendered in warm gold tone with black enamel fill, packaged in a matchbook-style card that opens to reveal the set inside. The Mini Trios Matchless Collection was a novelty earring concept from the 1980s designed around the idea of three interchangeable studs worn as a rotating trio — one in each ear and one spare. The fruit forms are charming and precise, the black enamel grounding each piece with just enough contrast. Still on the original card, unworn.

DETAILS

Maker: Mini Trios — Matchless Collection

Design: Three figural fruit stud earrings — pear, apple, and mushroom; black enamel with gold-tone detail; original matchbook card packaging

Material: Gold-tone base metal; black enamel

Era: 1980s

Condition: New old stock — unused, on original card

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Three graduated stardust ball studs in warm gold tone — each one covered in a fine all-over texture that catches light like a tiny constellation — packaged in the Mini Trios matchbook-style card in three different sizes. The concept was simple and considered: three interchangeable studs, one for each ear and a spare, sized to suit the mood. The stardust finish has a richness that punches above the piece's scale. Still on the original card, unworn and complete.

DETAILS

Maker: Mini Trios — Matchless Collection

Design: Three graduated stardust ball stud earrings in varying sizes; all-over textured gold-tone finish; original matchbook card packaging

Material: Gold-tone base metal

Era: 1980s

Condition: New old stock — unused, on original card

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Two figural elephants in warm gold tone, their bodies filled with swirled cream enamel and detailed with dotted blanket markings along the back — each one hanging from a small gold ball stud post. The trunks curve downward on each earring rather than up, a departure from the traditional good luck convention that makes these feel less superstitious and more sculptural. Avon released the Lucky Elephant in 1990 as part of a run of nature-inspired figural earrings, and the cream enamel colorway is the most sought-after of the series. A complete and wearable pair.

DETAILS

Maker: Avon — Lucky Elephant, 1990

Design: Figural elephant drop earrings; swirled cream enamel body; dotted blanket detail; gold ball stud post with hanging elephant charm

Color: Warm gold tone; cream swirl enamel

Material: Gold-tone base metal; cream enamel, surgical steel posts

Era: 1990

Measurement: 1.25 drop by .75" wide

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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A gold-tone open hoop strung with alternating textured gold beads and a single large cluster ball of faux seed pearls at center — the whole thing moving freely when worn, the pearl cluster catching light from every angle. The pearl ball has the dense, tactile quality of something that looks more expensive than it is, each tiny seed pearl packed tightly together into a satisfying sphere. Surgical steel posts make these genuinely wearable for sensitive ears. A considered, versatile earring from Avon's early 1990s push toward more sophisticated everyday jewelry.

DETAILS

Maker: Avon — Casual Hoop, 1993

Design: Open gold-tone hoop with alternating textured gold beads and center faux seed pearl cluster ball; gold ball stud post

Material: Gold-tone base metal; faux seed pearls; surgical steel posts

Era: 1993

Measurement: 2" drop, 1.25" diameter 

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

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A small chunky C-hoop in solid lucite or resin — the silhouette is simple and the color does all the work. Each pair has the smooth, glassy finish and satisfying weight that separates vintage lucite from modern acrylic, and the colors have stayed vivid and clear. The wood grain pair adds an earthy contrast to the palette — the same form, a different material language. Small enough to wear every day, substantial enough to be noticed. Unsigned, as the majority of vintage lucite hoop earrings were.

DETAILS

Maker: Unsigned

Design: Solid chunky C-hoop earring; smooth finish; gold-tone stud post

Material: Lucite or resin; wood grain pair in natural wood veneer; gold-tone stud posts

Era: 1970s–80s

Measurement: 1" approx diameter

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Available colors: Peach, Mint green, White, Wood grain dark, Beige, Bright green, Red, Tortoise, Yellow

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