Aurora Borealis Earrings
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
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Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1950s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1950s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s Unknown Chandelier Earrings
Vintage 1960s English Chandelier Earrings
Vintage 1950s German Clip-on Earrings
Base Metal, Rhodium
Mid-20th Century North American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Crystal
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1950s Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Crystal
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Late 20th Century Retro Clip-on Earrings
Crystal
Vintage 1950s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Crystal
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Crystal
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Mid-20th Century North American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Crystal
20th Century British Retro Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Canadian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1950s American Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Drop Earrings
Rhodium
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s American Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Amethyst, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Retro Bracelets
Crystal
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Link Bracelets
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Labradorite, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
20th Century Brooches
Crystal
Vintage 1950s More Jewelry
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Dangle Earrings
20th Century More Earrings
Vintage 1950s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s American Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Brooches
Crystal
Late 20th Century French Drop Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Vintage 1950s More Earrings
Vintage 1960s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1950s Austrian Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Crystal
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Mid-20th Century American Regency Clip-on Earrings
Brass
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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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