Victorian 9 Karat Gold Drop Earrings
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century British High Victorian Drop Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s English Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 9k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century European Victorian Dangle Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Link Bracelets
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s English Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, 15k Gold
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique 1890s Italian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique 1870s Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold
Antique 1870s Dangle Earrings
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Brooches
Antique 1840s British Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 1830s Georgian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Stud Earrings
Antique 1840s Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Enamel
Antique Early 19th Century British George IV Chandelier Earrings
Aquamarine, Topaz, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1800s British Georgian Drop Necklaces
Aquamarine, Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Belle Époque More Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique 1890s British Victorian Drop Earrings
9k Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Drop Earrings
9k Gold
Antique 1890s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 9k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 1850s Victorian Drop Earrings
Antique 1880s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Dangle Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Drop Earrings
Silver, Copper, Shakudo, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Garnet, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Belgian Modern Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 9k Gold
Late 20th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Amethyst, 9k Gold
Antique 19th Century Swiss Victorian Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Dangle Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Dangle Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Revival Dangle Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Dangle Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Victorian More Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, 9k Gold
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dangle Earrings
Garnet, 9k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century English Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 9k 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.