Can Cleef Earrings
Late 20th Century French More Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Drop Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Drop Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
2010s French Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tiger's Eye, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Retro Hoop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Lever-Back Earrings
Chrysophrase, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold
1990s Clip-on Earrings
Onyx, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Modernist Dangle Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Stud Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s American Artist Chandelier Earrings
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Ruby
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
1990s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Clip-on Earrings
1990s Clip-on Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Onyx, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Black Jade, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s American Anglo-Indian Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Silver
Vintage 1980s American Baroque Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s American George III Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Brooches
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Brooches
Gold Plate
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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.