Estate Earrings Butterfly
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Citrine, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Agate, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Peridot, 14k Gold
1990s Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Garnet, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, Platinum
2010s American Dangle Earrings
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s British Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Blue Topaz, Peridot, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Stud Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 14, 2023A butterfly clip is a type of earring backing. It is a metal disc that rests on two loops that help stabilize and secure it. To use a butterfly clip, you simply slide it onto the round post attached to an earring. Explore a large collection of earrings on 1stDibs.
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