Half Carat Diamond Earrings Tiffany
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond
Early 2000s American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Link Bracelets
18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modernist Vanity Items
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags
Early 2000s French More Rings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Link Bracelets
18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century American Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Pendant Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags
21st Century and Contemporary French Lever-Back Earrings
Malachite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Top Handle Bags
1990s French Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold
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Vintage 1960s American Modern More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1990s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s Belgian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Stud Earrings
Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Enamel, Gold
20th Century British Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow 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.