Bvlgari Black Onyx Earrings
20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Stud Earrings
Carnelian, Onyx, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Onyx, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary British Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Link Necklaces
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian More Rings
Citrine, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Band Rings
Vintage 1950s Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, White Gold
Early 2000s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Cocktail Rings
Coral, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s American Artist Solitaire Rings
Pink Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Cocktail Rings
Turquoise, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Band Rings
Diamond, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings
Peridot, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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2010s Italian Stud Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary More Earrings
2010s Modern Stud Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Drop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Stud Earrings
18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stud Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stud Earrings
Onyx, 18k 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.