Tiffany Swirl Diamond Earrings
20th Century American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary North American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold
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Diamond, Platinum
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Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond
Early 2000s Unknown Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Spanish Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
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Vintage 1950s American Dangle Earrings
Crystal, Rhodium
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1990s American Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1930s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Swiss Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Clip-on Earrings
20th Century American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown More Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American More Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
American More Earrings
American Dangle Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Turquoise, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
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Tiffany & Co. for sale on 1stDibs
Tiffany & Co. is one of the most prominent purveyors of luxury goods in the United States, and has long been an important arbiter of style in the design of diamond engagement rings. A young Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposed to his future wife, Eleanor, with a Tiffany ring in 1904. Vanderbilts, Whitneys, Astors and members of the Russian imperial family all wore Tiffany & Co. jewels. And Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis preferred Tiffany china for state dinners at the White House.
Although synonymous with luxury today, the firm started out rather modestly. Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young founded it in Connecticut as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium” in 1837, at a time when European imports still dominated the nascent American luxury market. In 1853, Charles Tiffany — who in 1845 had launched the company’s famed catalog, the Blue Book, and with it, the firm’s signature robin’s-egg blue, which he chose for the cover — shifted the focus to fine jewelry. In 1868, Tiffany & Co. gained international recognition when it became the first U.S. firm to win an award for excellence in silverware at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. From then on, it belonged to the pantheon of American luxury brands.
At the start of the Gilded Age, in 1870, Tiffany & Co. opened its flagship store, described as a "palace of jewels" by the New York Times, at 15 Union Square West in Manhattan. Throughout this period, its designs for silver tableware, ceremonial silver, flatware and jewelry were highly sought-after indicators of status and taste. They also won the firm numerous accolades, including the grand prize for silverware at the Paris Exposition of 1878. Among the firm’s glittering creations from this time are masterworks of Art Nouveau jewelry, such as this delicate aquamarine necklace and this lavish plique-à-jour peridot and gold necklace, both circa 1900.
When Charles Lewis Tiffany died, in 1902, his son Louis Comfort Tiffany became the firm’s design director. Under his leadership, the Tiffany silver studio was a de facto design school for apprentice silversmiths, who worked alongside head artisan Edward C. Moore. The firm produced distinctive objects inspired by Japanese art and design, North American plants and flowers, and Native American patterns and crafts, adding aesthetic diversity to Tiffany & Co.’s distinguished repertoire.
Tiffany is also closely associated with diamonds, even lending its name to one particularly rare and exceptional yellow stone. The firm bought the Tiffany diamond in its raw state from the Kimberley mines of South Africa in 1878. Cut to create a 128.54-carat gem with an unprecedented 82 facets, it is one of the most spectacular examples of a yellow diamond in the world. In a broader sense, Tiffany & Co. helped put diamonds on the map in 1886 by introducing the American marketplace to the solitaire diamond design, which is still among the most popular engagement-ring styles. The trademark Tiffany® Setting raises the stone above the band on six prongs, allowing its facets to catch the light. A lovely recent example is this circa-2000 platinum engagement ring. Displaying a different design and aesthetic (but equally chic) is this exquisite diamond and ruby ring from the 1930s.
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021A Tiffany & Co. engagement ring can cost as little as $13,000 or as much as $500,000 depending on the center stone’s carat weight, the band material and whether or not there are any side stones. The smaller the stone, the cheaper the ring will be. Find engagement rings designed by Tiffany & Co. on 1stDibs.