Black and white vintage jewelry

Black and white...always a fashion staple for spring and summer. You can make that statement in your jewelry as well. Black and white, and black and clear has been a popular color combo in vintage jewelry going back nearly 100 years. From Art Deco to the mod '60s and again in the 1980's, there are examples of black and white jewels everywhere. Use of beads, pearls, plastics and rhinestones, it can be subtle or dramatic, bold or elegant, or just plain fun and funky....here are just a few examples:

Art Deco Black and pearl negligee necklace


Flapper era black and white glass beads sautoir:


Venetian glass beads necklace...terrific black and white pizzo beads:


Art Deco sterling black and clear glass chiclet and cameo necklace/bracelet set:


Hobe' black and white rhinestone bracelet:


Art Deco molded glass and rhinestone bracelet:


1960's black rhinestone in white japanned setting brooch and earrings:


Black & white pin striped lucite earrings:


1980's huge 4" black & white plastic shapes chandelier earrings: