Vintage-Style Teardrop Dangle Clip-on Earrings

This is a pair of costume jewelry clip-on earrings featuring a teardrop-within-a-teardrop dangle design. The earrings are constructed from a gold-toned base metal, possibly brass or alloy, and are heavily embellished with clear glass rhinestones or crystals. Each earring consists of a smaller fixed teardrop top section and a larger open teardrop loop that hangs below it. Inside the larger open loop, a second dark teardrop-shaped stone, likely black onyx-colored glass or resin, is suspended. The clear stones are pavé-set around the frames, providing significant brilliance. These earrings utilize a clip-on mechanism rather than a post, suggesting a design for non-pierced ears commonly seen in mid-to-late 20th-century fashion. The condition appears fair to good; there is visible surface wear and slight darkening of the metal finish, particularly on the interior edges and joints. Some of the clear stones may have dimmed with age, showing a slight yellowing or loss of foiling. The overall craftsmanship is commercial-grade costume jewelry, likely dating from the 1980s to early 1990s, mimicking a more formal Art Deco revival or high-fashion evening aesthetic.