Citrine Cabochon Earrings Tiffany
Late 20th Century Italian Lever-Back Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Vintage 1960s French Modernist Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1870s British Victorian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Silver
1990s American Contemporary Bangles
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1990s Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Link Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Retro Fashion Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Spanish Stud Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Cocktail Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Tourmaline, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Peridot, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver,...
1990s French Modern Pendant Necklaces
Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
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Vintage 1950s American More Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s More Earrings
Late 20th Century American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, Citrine, Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Brooches
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American More Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Tourmaline
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.