Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Mid-20th Century Australian Modern Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s Modernist Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
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2010s African Contemporary Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Rubelite, Tourmaline
Early 20th Century Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1950s American Art Deco Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Jade, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s Contemporary Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Spinel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Gold
1980s French Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
20th Century Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
1990s American Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Citrine, Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Amethyst, Gilt Metal
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20th Century American Contemporary Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Rock Crystal, Sapphire, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gol...
20th Century Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Thai Art Deco Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
1950s Modernist Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Italian Modernist Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Y...
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Carnelian, Chalcedony, Quartz, Blue Sapphire, Green Beryl, Gold, 18k Gol...
1960s American Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
1960s American Artisan Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, White Gold
20th Century Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Thai Art Deco Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold
20th Century Womens Vintage Sapphire Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold
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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