Estate Earrings
20th Century Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Lever-Back Earrings
Sterling Silver
1990s American Drop Earrings
Silver
1990s American Stud Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Retro Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
1990s American Stud Earrings
Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s More Earrings
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1970s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Stud Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Russian Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Rhodolite, Garnet, Iolite, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Chalcedony, Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Romantic Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Quartz, Tourmaline, Vermeil, Silver
20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Artisan Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modernist Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Retro Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold, White Gold
20th Century More Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k 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.
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