Agate Teardrop Earrings
Antique 1860s British Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Agate, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Agate, Platinum, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Agate, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Agate, Rhodolite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, White Diamond, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Agate, Rhodolite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque More Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, White Gold
Antique 1870s British Victorian Dangle Earrings
Agate, 14k Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Beaded Bracelets
Agate, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Agate, Sterling Silver
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Agate, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Agate, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Agate, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Romantic Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indonesian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Agate, Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Agate, Amethyst, Iolite, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Agate, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Agate, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Drop Earrings
Agate, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indonesian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Moonstone, Opal, Peridot, Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, Chalcedony, 15k Gold
2010s American Artisan Drop Earrings
Agate, 18k Gold
Antique 1860s European Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Agate, 15k Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, Sterling Silver, Silver
Vintage 1980s Modern Clip-on Earrings
Agate, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Drop Earrings
Natural Pearl, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Agate, Platinum, Sterling Silver
2010s American Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Rhodolite, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Dangle Earrings
Agate, 15k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Agate, Peridot, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Agate, Iolite, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Agate, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Italian Hoop Earrings
Agate
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Agate, Garnet, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Agate, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow 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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