Antique Sleepers Earrings
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s European Art Deco Antique Sleepers Earrings
Alexandrite, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Pla...
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gold, 1...
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15th Century and Earlier American Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Antique Sleepers Earrings
1890s Antique Sleepers Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1930s Unknown Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s British Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Antique Sleepers Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Gold
1940s Unknown Art Deco Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Antique Sleepers Earrings
Pink Diamond, Platinum
1920s Unknown Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1910s Antique Sleepers Earrings
1950s American Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 19th Century Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
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Early 19th Century French Georgian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gold
1830s Early Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Turquoise, Gold
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1850s French Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s French Egyptian Revival Antique Sleepers Earrings
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Rose Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sleepers Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Rose Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s French Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sleepers Earrings
Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Berlin Iron, Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century French Edwardian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1830s Unknown Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-19th Century French High Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Revival Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century French Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Empire Antique Sleepers Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century French Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Edwardian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Sleepers Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Edwardian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold
Early 19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Sleepers Earrings
Carnelian, 9k Gold
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sleepers Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Sleepers Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold
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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.
- What is a sleeper earring?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Also known as “huggies,” sleeper earrings are small hoops that don't have sharp posts with a separate backing. They're called “sleeper” earrings because you can sleep in them comfortably without a post jabbing into the back of your ear.
- What are sleeper-style earrings?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 8, 2023Sleeper-style earrings are small hoop earrings. Usually, they feature a hinged closure or a screw-down closure for security. Due to their size and secure designs, sleeper-style hoops are popular picks for everyday wear. They are highly versatile and can put just the right finishing touch on everything from jeans to little black dresses. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of hoop earrings.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 14, 2023Sleeper earrings are called by their name due to the fact that some people sleep in them. Generally, sleeper earrings range from 8 to 20 millimeters in diameter. Because they are small in size, they are less likely to get caught on pajamas, hair, pillows and bedding. However, they don't completely eliminate the risk. As a result, most experts recommend removing all earrings, including sleepers, prior to bed. Find a wide range of hoop earrings on 1stDibs.
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