12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Coral, Platinum
1910s Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 19th Century Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Mid-19th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1910s Unknown 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
19th Century Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Early 19th Century French 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Thai Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
1870s 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Late Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver
1860s American Civil War 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s English Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Opal, White Diamond, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
16th Century Italian Contemporary 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
16th Century Italian Contemporary 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
15th Century and Earlier Italian Contemporary 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
16th Century Italian Contemporary 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
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1880s 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century French Modern 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Ruby, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
1930s French Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
2010s American 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Rose Gold, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Ruby, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
White Gold
1970s Italian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Silver
1840s British Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
1940s American Retro 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
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1890s French Belle Époque 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond
1920s Unknown Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1850s Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum
1890s Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1880s Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
1910s Unknown Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Early 1900s Italian Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Belle Époque 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond
19th Century Unknown Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Modern 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s German Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, White Gold, Gold, Rose Gold
1910s Unknown Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
1890s American Late Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1920s 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum, White Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
19th Century American Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1910s Unknown Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s French Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1890s 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1890s Unknown Late Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1920s Unknown Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century French 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
White Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
1910s British Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Fire Opal, Platinum
1910s Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 18th Century Unknown Late Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1920s American Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Late 19th Century English Regency 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s German Belle Époque 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold
1920s Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s Art Nouveau 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
1880s Unknown 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver
1910s Edwardian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Early 1900s Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century European Belle Époque 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s European Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1920s German Art Deco 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Early 1900s European Late Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Early 20th Century American 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
1890s Victorian 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 15k Gold, Platinum
16th Century Italian Contemporary 12 Carat Antique Diamond Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
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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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