Chaumet Paris Earrings
Vintage 1980s French More Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century French Retro Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18...
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yell...
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s French Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Iolite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Malachite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Beaded Necklaces
Diamond, Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Art Deco Figurines and Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver
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2010s French Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Beryl, Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Coral, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Bangles
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Art Deco More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Post-War Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Retro Brooches
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Chain Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Chain Bracelets
Diamond, Malachite, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary More Necklaces
Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
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Late 20th Century French Drop Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Drop Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
2010s Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French More Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Link Necklaces
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
French Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
1990s French Hoop Earrings
Garnet, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modernist Hoop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Modernist Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Malachite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Modern Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Malachite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Modernist Drop Necklaces
Malachite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Coral, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Dangle Earrings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1970s French Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Brooches
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Artisan More Earrings
Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Band Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French More Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French More Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French Lever-Back Earrings
Gold
Vintage 1970s French Lever-Back Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist More Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French More Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Brooches
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
2010s Stud Earrings
Agate, Yellow Gold
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Decades before luxury French jewelry maisons such as Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier were born, Marie-Étienne Nitot (1750–1809) founded the house that became the internationally esteemed Chaumet, which, for centuries, has created timeless necklaces, watches, rings, tiaras and other jewelry and accessories for royalty as well as Hollywood luminaries.
Before opening his own jewelry house, Nitot worked as an apprentice to Ange-Joseph Aubert, court jeweler to Marie Antoinette, and collaborated on pieces for the Queen. In 1780, he left Aubert’s side to open his own maison.
Surviving the upheaval of the French Revolution, Nitot soon found lavish commissions with the new people in power. The Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte longed for France to once again be the epicenter of luxury, making himself the fashionable face of the prospering country. Nitot’s commissions for Napoléon began with the papal tiara for Pope Pius VII that included a 414-carat emerald among its thousands of precious stones and the 1804 coronation sword, a decadent piece that featured the 140-carat Regent diamond.
The young jewelry house soon became the official jeweler of the Imperial Court, the personal jeweler of Empress Joséphine and one of the most sought-after jewelers in Europe. Chaumet’s work in this era helped popularize the tiara as a status symbol, with ornate pieces designed for Joséphine and Empress Marie-Louise, Napoléon’s second wife.
After Nitot died in 1809, his son, François-Regnault, took over in 1812 and moved the maison into the Place Vendôme, making it the first business to occupy the Parisian center of luxury. By then, Chaumet had included timepieces in its offerings, such as bracelet watches adorned with precious gemstones and equipped with movements made by Breguet (which opened a shop on Place Vendôme in 1933).
After the fall of the Napoléon Empire, successors Jean-Baptiste and Jules Fossin focused more on romantic styles of jewelry that referenced the past and nature, an approach carried on by Valentin and Prosper Morel. It was Joseph Chaumet, director from 1885 to 1928, who gave the maison its illustrious name and brought it into the 20th century with jewelry, accessories and tiaras inspired by the extravagant decor of the Belle Époque.
Later, with Joseph’s son, Marcel Chaumet, succeeding him, the house would be featured at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris — from which the term Art Deco derives — and, alongside the likes of Cartier, would be seen as a leader in introducing the flamboyantly geometric designs and high-contrast color pairings of Art Deco jewelry to the global stage.
Chaumet has adapted over the years to meet changing tastes and trends. The house still reigns in the world of luxury jewelry, celebrating its 240th anniversary in 2020. Since 1999, it has been part of the LVMH Group. Its salons and high jewelry workshop continue to operate in the Place Vendôme where gem-setters, polishers and jewelers craft rings, earrings, watches and enduringly popular tiaras.
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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.