I actually found these earrings at an antique show, not an estate sale, but I’m blogging about them because they turned out to be quite the find. I fell in love with them right before my honeymoon and imagined myself running all over Cape Cod as a newlywed in these earrings. They were priced $115 but I negotiated down to $75.

The earrings are marked Erica Courtney on the back, of whom the seller knew nothing about. I started researching her and found out that she is a pretty famous jewelry designer in Beverly Hills. Apparently a lot of celebrities wear her designs.

I was super curious if these earrings I bought were made by the same Erica Courtney I was reading about online. I called her office and left a photo on her facebook page. Her assistant called me back a few days later and told me that these earrings were an early piece by Erica and that they originally retailed for $500. The Facebook photo I posted also received a response:

“Ethnic glam” collection? Holla!

-Erin

Update from Sarah: You paid SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS for those things? They look like a pair of boobs or devil eyes. Weirdo.