Victorian Gold And Aquamarine Drop Earrings
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artist Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Multi-gemstone, Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixe...
2010s American Artist Dangle Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Aquamarine, Chrysophrase, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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2010s American Artist Drop Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Japanese Modern Fashion Rings
Black Opal, Opal, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Opal, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Artisan Fashion Rings
Opal, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Three-Stone Rings
22k Gold
2010s American Artist Engagement Rings
Black Opal, Multi-gemstone, White Diamond, Opal, Diamond, Gold, Yellow G...
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 19th Century French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century European Modernist Dome Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Aquamarine, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Artist Solitaire Rings
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Cluster Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Artist Cocktail Rings
Indicolite, Tourmaline, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century European Georgian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
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Early 2000s British Early Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Brooches
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, 14k Gold
Antique 1860s Unknown High Victorian Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, Silver
2010s American Victorian Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
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.