Cupid Earrings
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Italian Renaissance Drop Earrings
Zircon, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Renaissance Dangle Earrings
Zircon, Sterling Silver
1990s Drop Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s English Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Modern Hoop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Drop Earrings
1990s Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Drop Earrings
Pearl, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s German Artisan Stud Earrings
Moonstone, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Israeli Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Israeli Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1840s Italian Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Art Deco Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Artisan Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 22k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Etruscan Revival Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Israeli Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Renaissance Link Bracelets
Zircon, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Romantic Link Necklaces
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Agate, Yellow Gold, Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Renaissance Revival Chandelier Earrings
Vermeil, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French Modern Fashion Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Link Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 2000s French Evening Dresses and Gowns
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Pink Diamond, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Brooches
Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Neoclassical Stud Earrings
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s French Evening Dresses and Gowns
2010s Belgian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Ros...
Early 2000s French Cocktail Dresses
1980s American Evening Gowns
1990s French Modern Pendant Necklaces
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Italian Drop Earrings
Rhodium, Sterling Silver
Recent Sales
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Dangle Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American More Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s British Modern Drop Earrings
Black Diamond, White Diamond, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Amethyst, 9k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s More Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Chandelier Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Fire Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Rose Gold
Antique 1860s Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s French Romantic Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s French Romantic Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Antique 1830s French Chandelier Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Hoop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Moonstone, Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Rose Gold, 9k Gold, Silver
2010s Israeli Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Romantic Pendant Necklaces
Agate, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1860s British Revival Dangle Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s British Renaissance Revival Drop Earrings
Agate, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Link Bracelets
Rock Crystal, Brass
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
Other, Base Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown High Victorian Drop Earrings
Other, 9k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Brass
Vintage 1940s American More Earrings
Moonstone
Vintage 1950s American Dangle Earrings
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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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