Featured How do I describe the appendage on these earrings?

I think these are of a nicer quality but I do not know how to describe the little dangle for the upper ear They are a nice weight and might even be Rhodium plated Such a shame they are not marked Does anyone have any wild guesses as to who the maker is? what era? I was thinking 50's Keywords for description, please.

TYIA

 

Backs look newer than the 50s, may be fairly recent.

Bells? Hooped skirts? Crinolines? Pine trees?

 

I've never seen similar clips and I've seen a lot of clip earrings!

Maybe it was a style ahead of its time that didn't catch on, or possible these are newer (but have to say the overall look of the rhinestones, etc sure looks vintage.)

Maybe someone else will have a clue.

 

They appear to be shaped like tassels.

 

Beautiful earrings. I don't know if there's a specific name for the upper dangle (maybe staggered dangle?), but if you're planning to sell the earrings, I think it would be more important to include the words "invisible (or invisibly) set tapered baguettes" (at least I don't see any prongs or beads holding them in but I could be wrong).

Trifari jewelry with invisible set rhinestones (created when Alfred Philippe was head designer) is especially prized. It is also referred to as waffle glass (when the rhinestones are square) and was made by Trifari and other companies (signed and unsigned) into the 1960s -- not sure if that type of setting was used much in costume jewelry beyond the 60s. I sold a Trifari brooch with invisible set tapered baguette rhinestones, but could see that three stones were molded as one piece, while yours all seem to be individually set. In any case it must have been especially tricky to design and set tapered baguettes around curved surfaces of slightly different sizes like your earrings.

 

Set with tapered rhinestones baguettes

 

Great descriptors here. I like Joan's idea "upper dangle", too. The unusual thing about these is that bangle that sits high, looks like it would rest about 1/2 way up the ear when worn. Maybe combine the words suggested somehow.

I have a hard time selling clips, unless they are from a designer like Haskell or Shreiner, but these are pretty and do seem to have some quality. I wonder if they could be connected to someone. That upper dangle might be a clue?

 

What a cool pair of earrings! I've never seen such a thing either. They look 50ish to me also. I think I'd have to call them "tassels"...

Darling pair of rhinestone double tassel earrings. Each earring has a 1" (or whatever) free swinging tassel on the bottom; but has a second smaller free swinging tassel further up. Catches the light!

Fun pieces! Leslie

 

See some described as ear climbers.

 

Given scale, I wouldn't be surprised if they were 1980s.

Debora

 

Yup, my thought too, especially given how shiny the backs are. I'd have grabbed those.

 

Quite a statement piece. Too bad they're not signed.

Debora

 

I actually have a similar pair to these (was hoping to show them to you, but after looking in a dozen or so boxes without any luck, I gave up) ... not with dangles, but with a wing-like appendage swooping out from the back of the clip. I've never been able to find out what they were called or even if there was a name for that style at all.
I was able to find these earrings which sold on RubyLane - may have to scroll down to see description of them.
https://www.rubylane.com/item/653379-KGM3037/Vintage-Boucher-Clip-Rhinestone-Earrings-Wing

 

Thank you I have been so perplexed!!

@quirkygirl

Sheesh! Now I know what my photos look like when they are too dark I had to go to the big screen to see the wing

 

Here is a different pair with an appendage on the clip (also by Boucher) sold at Etsy
https://www.etsy.com/listing/596595...mped-rare-silver?show_sold_out_detail=1&frs=1