Midcentury Earrings
Vintage 1950s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American Modernist More Earrings
Mid-20th Century Modernist More Earrings
Copper
Mid-20th Century Modern Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Stud Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modernist Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Modernist Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold
20th Century Mexican Modernist More Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Modernist Stud Earrings
Moonstone, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
20th Century Unknown Modernist Drop Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1950s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Romantic Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Stud Earrings
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Copper, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Unknown Drop Earrings
14k Gold
Vintage 1960s Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Retro Dangle Earrings
Emerald, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Retro Stud Earrings
Jade, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s Portuguese Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Y...
Vintage 1960s Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
14k Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Lapis Lazuli
Vintage 1950s American Post-War Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow 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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