18kt Modernist Earrings
Vintage 1970s German Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Drop Earrings
Opal, Tsavorite, Druzy, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1970s British Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Malachite, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Tiger's Eye, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s European Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Hoop Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold...
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modernist Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modernist Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modernist Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modernist Drop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modernist Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modernist Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modernist Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modernist Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Swiss Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Drop Earrings
Agate, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Modernist Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Tiger's Eye, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Italian Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Stud Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1970s British Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tiger's Eye, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s English Modernist Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Modernist Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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18kt Modernist Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much are 18kt Modernist Earrings?
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.