18k Vintage Antique Earring
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Swedish Retro Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
2010s Swiss Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Swiss Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Dangle Earrings
Coral, Garnet
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s Unknown Etruscan Revival Chandelier Earrings
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
2010s Indian Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Silver
2010s Indian Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, Silver
2010s Indian Victorian Dangle Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Diamond, Silver
Antique 19th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Hong Kong Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1880s French Victorian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s Spanish Baroque Revival Chandelier Earrings
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century British Late Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century English Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Tourmaline, White Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Hong Kong Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s French Stud Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s European Lever-Back Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
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Finding the Right earrings for You
In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.
Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.
Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.
While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.
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