European Wire Earrings
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s American Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Stud Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Dangle Earrings
Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1910s European Belle Époque Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Antique 1890s Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Greek Classical Greek Lever-Back Earrings
Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold, 22k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century European Georgian Drop Earrings
Coral
Antique 19th Century European Georgian Drop Earrings
Pinchbeck
20th Century English Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold
2010s European Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White ...
Antique Early 19th Century European Georgian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, 10k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century European Early Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Victorian Dangle Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s European Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1850s European Victorian Dangle Earrings
Garnet, 9k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century European Drop Earrings
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique 1890s European Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Drop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s European High Victorian Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
2010s European Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Sterling Silver, Silver
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique 1870s European Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 18th Century European Georgian Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 17th Century European Georgian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Antique 19th Century European Georgian Drop Earrings
Pinchbeck, Gold
Antique 1860s European Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1810s European Empire Hoop Earrings
Carnelian, Oriental Pearl, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s European Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, 22k Gold
Vintage 1980s European Modern Drop Earrings
Moonstone, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s European Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s European Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1940s European Late Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s European Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
Antique 1820s German Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Berlin Iron
21st Century and Contemporary European Artist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique 1820s German Georgian Dangle Earrings
Onyx, Berlin Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century European Modern Clip-on Earrings
Silver, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
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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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