Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold
1890s British Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Rock Crystal, Gold, 10k Gold, Silver
1880s French Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1860s American Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold
1870s American Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
1890s English Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 9k Gold
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, 9k Gold
1860s British Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold
19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s British Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s French Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Silver, Silver Plate
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
19th Century French Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s Portuguese High Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
1880s Unknown Etruscan Revival Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 18th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1870s Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Crystal, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s British Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold
1850s Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Gold, 15k Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century European Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold
1860s English Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold
1860s Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
1890s Unknown Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Natural Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Onyx, Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
1890s British Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Garnet, Gold
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Garnet, Silver
1780s Spanish Baroque Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 9k Gold
Late 19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, Turquoise, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k...
1870s French Etruscan Revival Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
1850s Portuguese High Victorian Antique Victorian Pearl Drop Earrings
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
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A Close Look at victorian Jewelry
The reign of Queen Victoria encapsulates a quickly evolving period of history — and jewelry styles were no exception. No single period has seen such a diverse group of jewelry attributed to it than the Victorian era. Today, there is a vast collection of authentic antique Victorian jewelry and watches on 1stDibs.
Victorian jewelry is named after Queen Victoria, whose reign lasted from 1837 to 1901, making her the second longest-ruling monarch. (She was surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II in 2015.) During this time, different styles of fashion and jewelry came and went. Thanks to our fascination with royalty and swoon-worthy melodramas like Netflix’s The Crown — which is rife with evocative fashion, jewelry and interiors — and the 2017 feature film Victoria & Abdul, we are all familiar with her story. After the death of Victoria’s father and three childless uncles, she ascended to the throne at age 18. In 1840, Queen Victoria married the love of her life, her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Queen Victoria loved serpentine jewels, and she had even more power to shape trends than Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle do today. The British monarch’s best-known piece in this mold is the gold coiled-snake engagement ring she received from Prince Albert — the sinuous reptile was considered a symbol of everlasting love.
The Queen's 63-year reign has been divided by historians into the Romantic period, the early happy years, circa 1837–60; the Grand period, marked by the deaths of the Queen’s mother and husband, circa 1860–80; and the late Victorian or Aesthetic period, which lasted from about 1880 until 1901 and ushered in the Belle Époque. Queen Victoria wore her heart on her sleeve, and her fashion and jewelry reflected her emotions.
Romantic period jewelry, which featured common decorative motifs and was embellished with seed pearls, coral and turquoise, was a celebration of the young monarch’s love. Everything changed with the death of Prince Albert, and the Grand period is most often associated with mourning jewelry. Jewelry was smaller, lighter and more dainty during the late Victorian period. During this era, diamonds came into fashion, and semiprecious gems such as amethysts and opals became prevalent, too. Using gemstones for their natural beauty and not their worth was something that jewelers of the era felt passionate about, and this ideology would really become relevant in Art Nouveau jewelry.
Find a collection of authentic antique Victorian jewelry — from rings, necklaces and brooches to a range of other accessories — on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right drop-earrings for You
Earrings are a timeless accessory. Women have been wearing studs and hoops in civilizations as far back as Ancient Egypt. Diamond drop earrings, pearl versions and other antique drop earrings have a long history as well.
While hoops will always be beautiful, drop earrings hold their own as dazzling accessories, and jewelry designers have explored different variations on this style of earring over time.
Although the term is often misapplied, true drop earrings are characterized by a long lean line ending in a pear-shaped stone that drops just below the earlobe. These accessories were popular in the Art Deco era, which encompassed the 1920s and ’30s and ushered in a very distinct look in jewelry design.
There were many influences on Art Deco jewelry; among them, the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. Today, the popularity of long Art Deco drop earrings can be attributed to the influence of Coco Chanel. These earrings are frequently characterized by simple shapes, clean lines and an integration of colorful stones such as blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies to accent the pieces’ diamonds. Indeed, during the 20th century, as technology for diamond cutting improved, diamond drop earrings and other diamond jewelry came into wide popularity. Formal examples of diamond drop earrings pair perfectly with a cocktail dress or fancy pantsuit, while gem-set and gold drop earrings make great daytime accessories.
While there are at least several types of earrings you could be wearing right now, drop earrings work well for anyone who favors a minimalist look. Whatever the occasion, find a wide range of antique, diamond and pearl drop earrings on 1stDibs.