16 Mm South Sea Earrings
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Yellow Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 22k Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau More Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Artist Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Pearl, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18...
1990s Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
2010s American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Link Bracelets
Green Beryl, Yellow Beryl, South Sea Pearl, Pearl, Beryl, Aquamarine, Wh...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold
People Also Browsed
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Amber
2010s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Other, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century British Beaded Necklaces
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Moonstone, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s Retro Beaded Necklaces
Coral, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Crystal, Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Platinum, 14k Gold
Early 2000s American Stud Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Recent Sales
Early 2000s Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, South Sea Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Peridot, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Plat...
Mid-20th Century American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
2010s American Dangle Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s More Earrings
Onyx, South Sea Pearl, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, White Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Go...
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro Drop Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Unknown Lever-Back Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Figurines and Sculptures
Diamond, Onyx, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1950s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Multi-Strand Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 22k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
16 Mm South Sea Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
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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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