Vintage Mid Century Silver Foil Glass Screw Back Dangle Earrings 32mm

Description

View Vintage Mid Century Silver Foil Glass Screw Back Dangle Earrings 32mm with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. The result is a mottled, almost lunar effect—charcoal depth interrupted by irregular flashes of silver rather than one flat mirrored shine. Ethel Squatpump walked in like she owned the place. Three design dealers stopped talking because nobody knew whose guest she was. Saturday night. Private mid-century design archive in Manhattan. The earrings make everyone assume the glass collection upstairs belongs to your family. Five minutes later, the director is handing you the archive key and asking which gallery should carry your name. These vintage screw-back dangles are built around a simple optical trick: smooth dark round drops embedded with reflective silver foil. Instead of relying on faceting, the glossy surface lets metallic inclusions fracture light from inside the bead. The result is a mottled, almost lunar effect—charcoal depth interrupted by irregular flashes of silver rather than one flat mirrored shine. The geometry is restrained. Each spherical drop concentrates visual mass below the ear, while the short articulated link allows independent movement beneath the classic screw-back fitting. At approximately 32mm across the center, the drops have enough scale to register immediately without becoming oversized. Internal shimmer, smooth curvature, and old-school hardware give the pair a distinctly mid-century costume-jewelry character. Ethel Squatpump walked in like she owned the place. She wore two black marbles rolled in glitter and hung from bent binder clips. Three design dealers stopped talking because nobody knew whose guest she was. She had crawled through a freight chute and emerged behind the cocktail bar. Excellent condition. Packed securely enough that both foil galaxies remain in the same orbit. Condition: Pre-owned - Excellent. Category: Jewelry & Watches › Vintage & Antique Jewelry › Earrings. Brand: Unbranded.

Type

Earrings

Antique

No

Closure

Screw Back

Seller Warranty

No

Color

Silver

Material

Glass

Secondary Stone

Glass

Jewelry Department

Fashion

Main Stone

Glass

Ear Area

Lobe

Vintage

Yes

Brand

Unbranded

Department

Women

Style

Dangle/Drop

Original/Reproduction

Original

Country of Origin

United States