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21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver
2010s British Modern Stud Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Mid-20th Century Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Cocktail Rings
Purple Sapphire, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gr...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Drop Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Silver
2010s Belgian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Contemporary Stud Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Topaz, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Star Ruby, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Opal, Ruby, 22k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chain Necklaces
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Emerald, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, White Gold, Silver
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2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Brown Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Ruby, Brown Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s British Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, Onyx, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Swedish Drop Earrings
Turquoise, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dangle Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Thai Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Hoop Earrings
Amber, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Hoop Earrings
Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst
2010s Indian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Emerald, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold...
2010s Emirian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Emirian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Emirian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Black Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Emirian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
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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