Removable South Sea Pearl Earrings
20th Century Unknown Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Drop Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold...
2010s British Modern Hoop Earrings
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Pink Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Black Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Edwardian Stud Earrings
Opal, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
1990s Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Drop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Diamond, Yellow G...
Vintage 1980s Swiss Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Australian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Rose Gold, White Gold
1990s Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, 18k Gold
1990s Dutch Artist Brooches
Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, Silver, Mixed Metal, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Black Pearl, Pearl, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, 14k ...
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2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
White Diamond, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Silver
1990s French Drop Earrings
1990s European Retro Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century French Link Necklaces
Vintage 1970s Italian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
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2010s Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Coral, South Sea Pearl, Spinel, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Aquamarine, South Sea Pearl, Statuary Marble, 15k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Drop Earrings
Brown Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Peridot, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Plat...
Early 2000s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Black Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Morganite, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Romantic Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Oceanic Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Artist Stud Earrings
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold...
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18...
2010s British Contemporary Dangle Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold...
2010s British Modern Hoop Earrings
Garnet, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Gol...
2010s British Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold...
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Black Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Citrine, White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Dangle Earrings
Platinum
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl
1990s American Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Artisan Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Artist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
1990s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Coral, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
20th Century More Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century More Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
Late 20th Century More Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, White Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Drop Earrings
Pearl, Pink Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Topaz, Aquamarine, South Sea Pearl, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
1990s American Dangle Earrings
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k 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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