Dormeuses Earrings
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Antique 1890s French Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Alexandrite, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s European Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century English Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century European Lever-Back Earrings
Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Moonstone, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Moonstone, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Spinel, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Citrine, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Morganite, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
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Vintage 1930s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1870s Dangle Earrings
Vintage 1960s Asian Retro Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Vintage 1910s Dangle Earrings
Antique Early 1900s European Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Silver
2010s Turkish Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Cluster Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Early 1900s Dangle Earrings
Antique 1770s Portuguese Georgian Dangle Earrings
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver
Vintage 1910s Dangle Earrings
Antique 1870s Dangle Earrings
2010s American Art Deco Cocktail Rings
14k Gold
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Antique 1850s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Unknown Dangle Earrings
Unknown Dangle Earrings
Antique 1860s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s French Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s French Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s French Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1870s Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Greek Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s French Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s French Belle Époque Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century French High Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s French Contemporary Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French More Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Revival Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Antique 19th Century French Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s French Drop Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Moonstone, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Citrine, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century European Early Victorian Drop Earrings
Garnet, 18k Gold
20th Century French Drop Earrings
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Drop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Modern Drop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Modern Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sa...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Platinum
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Platinum
Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s Portuguese Belle Époque Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
20th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Georgian Lever-Back Earrings
Carnelian, 9k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Yellow Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k ...
Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k 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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