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Aquamarine Diamond Drop/Studs Earrings in 18ct White Gold date circa 1980 PRICE: £2,750
Oval Cut Aquamarines: total weight 1.60ct approximately
Brilliant Cut Diamonds: total weight 0.60ct approximately
Length: 2.4cm
Weight: total weight 4.5gm 
Stock No: SHAPe 36

Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, Diamond Earrings in 9ct Gold
Date: circa 1990
PRICE: £1,250
Stock No: SHAPe 32

What kind of earrings were popular in the 90s?
Large and oversized silver hoops were a big trend in the 90s. Diamond stud earrings were a classic choice, but drop earrings, chandelier earrings, and oversized studs were the go-to jewellery for formal events and red carpet.

Sapphire Diamond Earrings in 18ct Gold
Brilliant Cut Diamonds: I/J - SI2-I2 estimated
Brilliant Cut Diamonds: Fancy dark yellow Brown to fancy light yellow SI2-I2 estimated
Total weight of all Diamonds: 3.50ct approximately
Cushion Cut Sapphire Natural, NO indications of heating:  6ct approximately 
Date: circa 1960
PRICE: £12,750
Stock No: SHAPe 30

What jewellery was popular in the 1960s?
1960s jewellery trends include Mod or pop art colours: blue and yellow, black and white, yellow and green, and pink and red to name just a few. Big earrings in geometric shapes, stacks of thick or skinny bangles, colourful flower necklaces.

Gold Earrings in 18ct Gold by Richard Kimball
Date: circa 1970
Total Gold weight: 11.4gm 
PRICE: £975
Stock No: SHAPe 28

Richard Kimball is an American Jewellery Designer

Tahitian Pearl Earrings in 18ct White Gold 
Tahitian Pearls: Natural Colour - 8.3mm & 15.7mm
Date: circa 1990
PRICE: £2,250
Stock No: SHAPe 26
Special Features:  In 1990s designs of earrings became simpler and cleaner in line with minimalist trend of the decade. Pearl studs of various sizes back into fashion. Tahitian Pearl hardness  2.5-4  (Mohs scale 1-10).
Diamond Studs Earrings in 18ct White Gold 
Brilliant Cut Diamonds: H-I, VS1-VS2, 1.30ct total weight approximately
Date: circa 1960
PRICE: SOLD
Stock No: SHAPe 22
Special Features:  An early form of Stud Earrings was popular in ancient Egypt. Modern Diamond Stud Earrings made their appearance in the latter part of the 19th century – and they've had staying power. Their popularity surged in the 1970s, and they have remained a fashion staple ever since. Diamond Hardness 10 ( Mohs scale 1-10 )
18ct Yellow Gold Sapphire, Diamond and Ruby stone set Clip Earrings by Sannit & Stein for Kutchinsky
Rubies: 0.50ct total weight approximately
Diamonds: 0.20ct total weight approximately
Sapphires: 0.24ct total weight approximately
DATE: circa 1960
PRICE: £2,250
Stock No: SHAPe7
Special Features: Sannit & Stein made jewellery for Kutchinsky.
18ct Yellow Gold pendant Earrings
18ct Gold : total weight 2.8gm/0.098oz estimated
Date: circa 1900
Origin: French
PRICE: £425
Stock no: SHAPe 20
Special Features: Paul Poirest (1879-1944) Paris, was a leading French fashion designer a MASTER COUTURIER during the first two decades of the 20th century. These earrings were made to compliment his feminine, lacy and delicate dresses of the time. His first design, a red cloth cape, sold 400 copies in 1898. The earrings are light and they are NOT pooling the ear.
 
18ct Yellow Gold, Diamond stone set clip Earrings
Diamonds: total weight 0.40ct approximately
Date: circa 1960
Origin: French 
PRICE: £1,250
Stock no: SHAPe 19
Special Features: French fashion was very similar to the British fashion in 1960s. Earrings were popular in the 1960s in a variety of shapes and lengths,  provided they were of noticeable size. Fashionable earrings were inspired by plants, animals and unusual objects. 
 

18ct Yellow & White Gold, Diamond  stone set clip Earrings
Diamonds: total weight 0.10ct approximately
Date: circa 1940
PRICE: £750
Stock no: SHAPe 18
Special Features: Throughout 1940s Earrings were worn, mainly in the shape of ear-clips. Pendant earrings were not very fashionable in the 1940s.
 
18ct White  Gold, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Golden Topaz and Mandarin Garnet stone set Earrings
Diamond: total weight 0.20ct approximately 
Yellow Sapphire: total weight 0.30ct approximately 
Golden Topaz: total weight 0.70ct approximately
Mandarin Garnet: total weight 0.40ct approximately 
Date: circa 1960
PRICE: £1,450
Stock no: SHAPe 17
Special Features: In 1960s popular Earrings were colourful, whimsical and unpretentious Earrings were inspired  by plants, animals and unusual objects. What do these earrings remind you of ? 
 

18ct Yellow Gold Onyx & Diamond stone set clip Earrings 
Brilliant Cut Diamonds: 0.80ct total weight approximately
DATE: circa 1970
PRICE: £3,250
Stock no: SHAPe 13
Special Features: In 1970's short earrings tended to favour the half-hoop shape, simply attached to the earlobe by means of a clip fitting. Inexpensive examples made of variously textured gold to more important creations carved in hard stone "ONYX" and embellished with Diamonds. Onyx Hardness 6.5 - 7  ( Mohs scale 1-10 )

 
14ct Yellow Gold Cabochon Amethyst stone set Earrings 
Origine country: European
DATE: circa 1970 "early"
PRICE: SOLD
Stock no: SHAPe 11
Special Features: The earrings are for pierced ears with a clip to keep the earrings Safe and in the position. Amethyst is included in Royal Collections all over the world from ancient Egypt to the British Crown Jewels. 

18ct Yellow Gold Earrings by Boodle & Dunthorme
DATE: London 2004
PRICE: £1,250

Stock no: SHAPe  5

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