French 19th Century Gold Drop Earring
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold,...
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Drop Earrings
10k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Coral, Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique 19th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Early 19th Century French Georgian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s English Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1850s Portuguese High Victorian Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century French Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Drop Earrings
Cut Steel
Antique 1890s French Victorian Drop Earrings
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Drop Earrings
Crystal, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Ruby, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 19th Century French High Victorian Drop Earrings
Silver, Gold
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Drop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s French Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Egyptian Revival Drop Earrings
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Antique Early 19th Century European Georgian Drop Earrings
Coral
Antique Late 19th Century Drop Earrings
Onyx, 14k Gold, Enamel
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold
Antique Early 19th Century French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Dangle Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s English Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Antique 1820s Unknown Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Silver, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Collectible Jewelry
Gold
Antique 1820s English Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1810s French Empire Multi-Strand Necklaces
Gold
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century French Holbeinesque Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 15k Gold
Antique 1870s French Etruscan Revival Drop Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Drop Earrings
Jasper, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 19th Century French Drop Earrings
Agate, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century French Drop Earrings
18k Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Drop Earrings
Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique 18th Century Portuguese Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Antique 1850s French Victorian Drop Earrings
Rose Gold
Antique 1870s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
15k Gold
Antique 19th Century French Drop Necklaces
18k Gold
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Chandelier Earrings
White Diamond, 15k Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Tunisian Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
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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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