Earthly Adornments

Specialties

Earthly Adornments is all about stories. Our fine collection of vintage antique jewelry, beads & components, collectibles and accessories comes from a family tradition of finding the unique, the glamorous, the kitschy and the dramatic and every piece has a story, whether we know it or not! From the 1960’s in LA, to pieces collected worldwide, our collection represents the way jewelry has changed and evolved through history and culture and we welcome you to browse our incredible collection and find the piece that tells your story.

History

Established in 1993.

Playing «dress-​up» may be pretty common for a couple of sisters, but our mother had an uncommonly good stash. As the beautiful wife of an attorney in 1960’s Los Angeles — whose Depression-​era childhood and artistic sensibilities had given her a passion for beautiful things — our mom loved jewelry and several of her bedrooms were filled to the ceilings with her jewelry, beads and collectibles.

We formed Earthly Adornments as a way of passing on our mother’s treasures to those who share her eye for the beautiful and unique.

Our mother’s legacy is far more to us than the objects she left behind — it’s the magic of holding a bracelet that may have once graced the wrist of a movie star. It’s the feel of an exquisitely carved bead that is so rare that it can only be found on a necklace with one or two beads missing. It’s a glimmer of insight into the details that defined strange and wonderful cultures and individual lives — including our mother’s, and our own.