French 19th Century Gold Earring
Antique 1830s French Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Natural Pearl, Coral, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique 1850s French Early Victorian Chandelier Earrings
18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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
White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Dangle Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Lever-Back Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Lever-Back Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Dangle Earrings
Coral, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Lever-Back Earrings
Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Lever-Back Earrings
Natural Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Lever-Back Earrings
Pearl, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 19th Century Hoop Earrings
Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century French Georgian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Antique 1890s French Victorian Drop Earrings
Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival More Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century French High Victorian Drop Earrings
Silver, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Ruby, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique 1850s French Stud Earrings
Diamond
Antique 1820s French Georgian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Antique 19th Century French Drop Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hoop Earrings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow 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
Antique 1870s French Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Georgian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s French Victorian Hoop Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century French High Victorian Drop Earrings
Onyx, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique 1820s Unknown Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Chandelier Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s British Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian More Earrings
Natural Pearl, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, Platinum
Antique 19th Century French Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
Malachite, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s Victorian Drop Earrings
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Pearl, 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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