Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
1910s Edwardian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold
1920s German Art Deco Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1780s Spanish Baroque Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1780s English George IV Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Late 18th Century Portuguese Georgian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
18th Century Italian Victorian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
18k Gold, Gold
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1910s British Belle Époque Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s French Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Art Deco Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
1880s Unknown Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1770s Portuguese Georgian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver
1920s British Art Deco Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
1920s Art Deco Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Platinum
Late 19th Century Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Pearl, Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
17th Century Old Masters Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Natural Pearl
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Natural Pearl, 14k Gold
19th Century French Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Ruby, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
1880s British Etruscan Revival Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Ruby, 15k Gold
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1910s British Edwardian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, 14k Gold
17th Century Old Masters Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold
20th Century Edwardian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Garnet, 9k Gold
20th Century Edwardian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1910s British Edwardian Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s French Louis Philippe Antique Teardrop Pearl Earrings
Gold Leaf
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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