Platinum Diamond Ball Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
South Sea Pearl, Pearl, Diamond, Platinum
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century French Retro Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 19th Century French Retro Vanity Items
2010s Israeli Victorian Engagement Rings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century French Artist Vanity Items
Vintage 1960s French Drop Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
Early 2000s Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Tourmaline, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Peridot, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver,...
Late 20th Century Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Vanity Items
Diamond, White Gold
2010s Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Modern Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s German Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique 1890s Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yel...
Early 20th Century Swiss Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1990s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s French Belle Époque Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1990s American Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, Gold
2010s American Modern Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Romantic Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Platinum
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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