Enamel Bird Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Georgian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 10k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Drop Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s English Victorian Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, Ruby, 15k Gold
Vintage 1980s European Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Tsavorite, Rhodolite, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Drop Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Drop Earrings
Ruby, Silver, Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Drop Earrings
Tourmaline, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Y...
Antique 1860s Italian Victorian Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Chinese Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Brooches
Gold Plate, Enamel
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1920s Dangle Earrings
15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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Vintage 1910s Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Vintage 1980s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary More Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Georgian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
Antique 1770s Portuguese Georgian Dangle Earrings
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Antique 19th Century More Necklaces
Garnet
Antique 19th Century British Late Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Drop Necklaces
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 19th Century British Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, 9k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
Antique 1840s Italian Classical Roman More Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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2010s Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 22k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 22k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Amethyst, White Diamond, Rubelite, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Tsavorite, Zirc...
2010s Russian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Brooches
Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Victorian Link Necklaces
White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Silver, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s French Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Chandelier Earrings
Emerald, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18...
2010s Spanish Artisan Drop Earrings
Silver, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Quartz, Apatite, Sapphire, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Chrysophrase, Diamond, Jade, Malachite, Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Opal, Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Coral, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, ...
2010s Spanish Contemporary Drop Earrings
Emerald, Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, ...
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Enamel
2010s Spanish Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
2010s Spanish Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, Quartz, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Pearl, Quartz, Turquoise, Enamel, Gold Plate, Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Tanzanite, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Turquoise, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silv...
2010s Spanish Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold Plate, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Spanish Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1950s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Indian Collectible Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Bronze
Vintage 1960s British Retro Dome Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Quartz, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century British Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s American Drop Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 1...
Vintage 1950s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
British More Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dangle Earrings
Brown Diamond, Opal, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorite
Antique 19th Century Indian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Rock Crystal, 22k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Enamel, Sterling Silver
1990s French 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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