Boulder Opal Earrings
2010s Thai Artisan Dangle Earrings
Opal, Tanzanite, Tsavorite, White Gold
2010s French Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s American Drop Earrings
Pearl, Opal, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Opal, Peridot, Silver, Copper
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Artisan Drop Earrings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s North American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Russian Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
Opal, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Emerald, Opal, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Dangle Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Australian Dangle Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s German Artist Lever-Back Earrings
Opal, Silver
2010s Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Opal, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Tsavorite, Opal, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Australian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Chrysophrase, Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Opal, Gold, 18k Go...
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Turquoise Matrix, Multi-gemstone, Opal, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, Turquoise, Multi-gemstone, Turquoise Matrix, 18k Gold, Sterling Si...
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Opal, Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Opal, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Opal, Pearl, Spinel, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, Multi-gemstone, Opal, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
2010s Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Opal, Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yel...
2010s American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Opal, Multi-gemstone, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Opal, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Artisan Stud Earrings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Australian Retro Clip-on Earrings
Opal, Yellow Gold
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Tourmaline, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yello...
2010s European Artisan Drop Earrings
Opal, Peridot, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Drop Earrings
Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021An Australian boulder opal is an opal mined from a large ironstone boulder under the ground. This type of opal is the second most valuable opal behind the black opal. Spot an Australian boulder opal by checking for a solid layer of brown ironstone left on the back of the stone. Shop Australian boulder opals on 1stDibs.
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