Large Cable Hoop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Dangle Earrings
Quartz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Coral, Peridot, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s Italian Victorian Drop Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian More Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Coral, Jade, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian More Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Chandelier Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Coral, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Italian More Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian More Earrings
Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Coral, Peridot, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Sterling Silver
2010s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Hoop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
14k Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver
Late 20th Century American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold, 14k 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.