Cartier Estate Earrings
Vintage 1970s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
1990s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Unknown Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Crystal, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modern Stud Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Link Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Bangles
Emerald, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Brooches
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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Antique 1880s Link Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Band Rings
Diamond, Platinum
1990s Link Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 2000s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Wrist Watches
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Renaissance Revival Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s French Stud Earrings
18k Gold
2010s French Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
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21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s French Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century More Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Emerald, Pearl, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Coral, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Ruby, Gold
20th Century French Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
1990s Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Band Rings
Vintage 1970s French Modern Link Necklaces
Diamond
Vintage 1980s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
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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.