1940s Century 18k Gold Earrings
20th Century Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro More Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Platinum
20th Century French Retro Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
Early 20th Century Indian Stud Earrings
18k Gold
Mid-20th Century More Earrings
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century British Retro Clip-on Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Clip-on Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Romantic Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Australian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
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1990s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s English Clip-on Earrings
Silver Plate
Vintage 1980s American Band Rings
Tourmaline, 14k Gold
1980s Cocktail Dresses
Vintage 1980s French Modern Chain Necklaces
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Beaded Bracelets
Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Drop Necklaces
Base Metal
Vintage 1920s French Drop Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s European Stud Earrings
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clamper Bracelets
1990s Drop Necklaces
Vintage 1970s German Link Necklaces
Amethyst, Agate, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s American Modern Chain Necklaces
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Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Stud Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Nouveau More Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Italian Retro Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century European Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Garnet, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century English Stud Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century More Earrings
Mid-20th Century Stud Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Retro Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century Retro Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Ruby, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Argentine Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century British Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Art Deco More Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Silver, Sterling 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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