Carved Cameo Drop Earrings
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Agate, Carnelian, Opal, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 19th Century British High Victorian Drop Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Drop Earrings
10k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Pearl, 24k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Vermeil
Antique Late 19th Century Vatican Victorian Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1850s British Early Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, 9k Gold, Enamel
Antique 1880s French Late Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
10k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s Victorian Drop Earrings
9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Natural Pearl, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modern Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Early Victorian Drop Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Antique 1870s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Baroque Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Dangle Earrings
Coral, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Renaissance Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Vermeil
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 1850s English Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Agate, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Baroque Revival Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Antique 1870s Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Cufflinks
Agate, 14k Gold
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1990s French Contemporary Chain Necklaces
2010s Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Opal, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Greek Revival More Rings
Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Antique 1870s American Neoclassical Fashion Rings
Agate, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Dutch Retro Pendant Necklaces
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, Opal, Peridot, 14k Gold
Antique 1880s British Victorian Link Bracelets
Gold-filled, Gilt Metal
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches
14k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco More Necklaces
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Carnelian, Jade, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Brooches
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Antique 1820s English Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, Pearl, 14k Gold, 15k Gold
20th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Black Diamond, Ruby, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Romantic Drop Earrings
Black Diamond, Onyx, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Tsavorite, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Quartz, Tsavorite, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Quartz, Tsavorite, Sterling Silver
Antique 1870s British High Victorian Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Pearl, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches
Agate, 9k Gold
Antique 19th Century British Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century British Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Iolite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Gold
20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Gold
20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Gold
Vintage 1970s British Edwardian Drop Earrings
Other, Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Drop Earrings
Coral, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Italian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s Unknown Late Victorian Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Emerald, Amethyst, Natural Pearl, Ruby
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Necklaces
Vintage 1980s American Neoclassical Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Carnelian, 18k Gold
1990s Clip-on Earrings
Moonstone
Early 20th Century Unknown Brooches
Silver
Vintage 1960s American Late Victorian Pendant Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Unknown Victorian Brooches
Natural Pearl, 15k Gold
Late 20th Century American Revival Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver
2010s American Artist Drop Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s British High Victorian Brooches
Agate, Natural Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s British Renaissance Revival Drop Earrings
Agate, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Drop Earrings
15k Gold
Antique 1880s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold
2010s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
French Drop Necklaces
20th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown High Victorian Drop Earrings
Other, 9k 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.
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