French Midcentury Gold Earrings
Mid-20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modern Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Modernist Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
Mid-20th Century French Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Chandelier Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique 1890s French Victorian Drop Earrings
Mid-20th Century Drop Earrings
Mid-20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American Post-War Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Enamel, Gilt Metal, Mixed Metal
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Indian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Drop Earrings
10k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century French Retro Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Artist Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Indian Drop Earrings
22k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century French High Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, Silver
Vintage 1960s Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
Vintage 1960s French Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Dangle Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Turquoise, Pearl, Gold, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Revival Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Dangle Earrings
Vintage 1950s French Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique 1880s English Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, Silver
Antique 1850s English Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Agate, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s English Victorian Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Silver
Vintage 1970s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Clip-on Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 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.
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