Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
18k Gold
Late 18th Century European Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
Mid-18th Century Italian Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1780s English George IV Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1780s Spanish Baroque Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Mid-18th Century Spanish Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Late 18th Century Spanish Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1810s English Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Russian Art Deco Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Excellent condition
L 1.7/8" W.5"
Late 19th Century Mexican Victorian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Gilt Metal
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Coral, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Swiss Edwardian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s Italian Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Garnet, Diamond, 10k Gold, Silver
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Ruby, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century English Romantic Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1830s Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Other, 18k Gold
Early 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Garnet, Ruby
Mid-18th Century Italian Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 19th Century Italian Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Natural Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Silver
Early 1800s Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Early 19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold Plate
Early 19th Century French Georgian Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold
Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique Georgian Ruby Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver
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.