Checkerboard Earrings
2010s Canadian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Late 20th Century American Modern Stud Earrings
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Opal, Black Jade, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Lever-Back Earrings
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Tanzanite, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Dangle Earrings
Late 20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Citrine, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Topaz, White Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s North American Drop Earrings
Carnelian, Pearl, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
2010s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
20th Century North American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Citrine, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Onyx, White Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Peridot, 18k Gold, Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Stud Earrings
10k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s American Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Quartz, Topaz, Rock Crystal, Sterling Silver, Platinum, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Quartz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Drop Earrings
Citrine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dangle Earrings
Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold
2010s Drop Earrings
Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Drop Earrings
Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Drop Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Drop Earrings
Citrine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Topaz, 18k Gold
2010s More Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Turquoise, Turquoise Matrix, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Quartz, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Morganite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, White 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.
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