Antique Opal Drop Earrings
19th Century Italian Artisan Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Jade, Opal, 18k Gold
1870s Swedish Renaissance Revival Antique Opal Drop Earrings
18k Gold
1870s European Etruscan Revival Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
1850s Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Opal Drop Earrings
18k Gold
1870s Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
1870s Swedish Empire Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
1870s European Etruscan Revival Antique Opal Drop Earrings
18k Gold, 22k Gold
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1770s Portuguese Georgian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver
1990s American Egyptian Revival Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Citrine, Coral, Gold Plate
20th Century Native American Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Coral, Sterling Silver
2010s American Artist Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Topaz, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Jade, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s American Native American Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Coral, Onyx, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Carnelian, Jade, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Jade, Quartz, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Coral, Jade, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Coral, Pinchbeck
2010s Italian Artisan Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Jade, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Artisan Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s Unknown Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Coral
2010s Artist Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Coral, Gold Plate
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, 15k Gold, Platinum
1920s Unknown Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Gold, Silver
1910s Unknown Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s British Edwardian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Fire Opal, Platinum
Early 20th Century Italian Edwardian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, White Gold
Early 19th Century British Art Deco Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Kyanite, 14k Gold, Silver
19th Century British Art Deco Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, 14k Gold, Silver
Early 19th Century British Art Deco Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Opal, 14k Gold, Silver
1880s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 14k Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Black Opal, Platinum
Early 1900s French Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s British Art Deco Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 15k Gold, Silver
1870s American Victorian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, 14k Gold
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Silver
Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
1910s British Edwardian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, 15k Gold
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal
1880s Victorian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Yellow Gold, Silver, 18k Gold
19th Century English Victorian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Opal, 9k Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Opal Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 14k Gold, 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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