Unusual Earrings
Vintage 1960s Italian Hoop Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Brown Diamond, Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Whit...
Early 2000s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Brown Diamond, Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Whit...
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Peridot, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Greek Dangle Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Chalcedony, Turquoise, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Drop Earrings
Base Metal
Antique 1870s French Dangle Earrings
2010s Dominican Modern Drop Earrings
Coral, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Quartz, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond,...
20th Century Unknown Anglo-Indian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 15k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Italian Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1960s Austrian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s American Dangle Earrings
Brass
Antique 1850s American High Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
Antique 1870s American Victorian Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s Modernist More Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Opal, Rock Crystal, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s American High Victorian Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1930s American Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 2000s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Amber, Pearl, Jasper, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1930s French Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1970s American More Earrings
14k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Brass, Bronze, Gilt Metal
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Onyx, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Modern Drop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Drop Earrings
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s French Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Hematite, Rock Crystal, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Greek Contemporary Stud Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Greek Contemporary Stud Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 1830s Georgian Dangle Earrings
Chrysoberyl, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Hungarian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s Swiss Modernist Chandelier Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s British Drop Earrings
Base Metal
Vintage 1970s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
1990s French Dangle Earrings
Vintage 1940s American Retro Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Early 2000s American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Base Metal
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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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