Chimento Diamond Earring
2010s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
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2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, Coral, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Clip-on Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Link Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Onyx, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold,...
20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Wrist Watches
1990s Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold
20th Century Italian More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Stud Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
20th Century Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Topaz
1990s Italian Choker Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, 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.