Antique Banded Agate Earrings
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 15k Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Agate, 15k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Beaded Bracelets
Agate, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Cufflinks
Agate, 14k Gold
Antique 1890s Dangle Earrings
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian More Rings
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Revival Pendant Necklaces
Jade, 14k Gold
Antique 1870s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique 1870s Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Romantic Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold
Early 20th Century British Georgian Drop Earrings
Gold, 9k Gold, Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Coral, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Indian Miscellaneous
Vintage 1910s Unknown Art Deco More Rings
Diamond, Moonstone, Platinum
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Clip-on Earrings
Antique 1890s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Drop Earrings
Marcasite, Silver
Antique 1890s European Napoleon III Brooches
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Antique 1880s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, Topaz, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Agate, 15k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Agate, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, 15k Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, Yellow Gold
Agate, 14k Gold
Antique 1860s European Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Agate, 15k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Agate, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Drop Earrings
Natural Pearl, 14k Gold
Antique 1870s English Victorian Dangle Earrings
Agate, 15k Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Agate
Antique Late 19th Century Dangle Earrings
Agate, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Agate
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian More Earrings
Agate, 15k Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, 9k Gold
Antique 1880s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, 9k 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.