Shrimp Earrings
Vintage 1960s American Lever-Back Earrings
14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
Early 2000s American Clip-on Earrings
Aventurine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Hoop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Clip-on Earrings
Aventurine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Chalcedony, Diamond, Silver
20th Century American Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1990s American Retro Hoop Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Hoop Earrings
14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, 18k Gold
1990s Hoop Earrings
Sterling Silver
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Early 2000s American Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Tiger's Eye, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s European Retro Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
2010s Italian Art Nouveau More Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Artist Hoop Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Retro Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Lever-Back Earrings
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
1990s Renaissance Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Emerald, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Hoop Earrings
Gold
French Lever-Back Earrings
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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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