Estate Bow Earrings
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
1990s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s Unknown Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Star Sapphire, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Retro Hoop Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Drop Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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2010s American Drop Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century European Georgian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s German Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1990s American Drop Earrings
Silver
2010s Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s French Romantic Drop Necklaces
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1950s French Renaissance Brooches
Silver Plate, Bronze, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Agate, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
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Early 2000s Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s French Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1920s Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Spanish Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Quartz, White Gold, Yell...
20th Century French Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1980s Modernist Drop Earrings
Gold Plate
20th Century Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
20th Century Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Stud Earrings
Amethyst, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s Austrian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Rubelite, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
Estate Bow Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
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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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