H Stern Earrings
Early 2000s Brazilian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Brown Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Black Diamond, Citrine, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Quartz, Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Hoop Earrings
Citrine, Natural Pearl, Quartz, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Brazilian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Brazilian Stud Earrings
Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Rock Crystal, Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Brazilian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s American Choker Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets
Crystal, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Brazilian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s More Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
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2010s Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Emerald, Silver
Vintage 1950s Italian Retro Choker Necklaces
Coral, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
2010s European Contemporary Hoop Earrings
2010s Turkish Modern Fashion Rings
Garnet, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1980s Brazilian Artisan Choker Necklaces
Diamond, Rubelite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags
20th Century Solitaire Rings
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Pendant Necklaces
Citrine, Garnet, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Cocktail Rings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Silver
20th Century Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1940s Solitaire Rings
Vintage 1980s Brazilian Modern Drop Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold
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20th Century Brazilian More Earrings
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Brazilian Dangle Earrings
Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Retro Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k G...
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Modern Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Black Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Brazilian Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
20th Century Brazilian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Imperial Topaz, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Drop Earrings
Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Brazilian Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold
1990s Brazilian Drop Earrings
White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Brazilian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Quartz, Yellow Gold
1990s British Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Amethyst, Quartz, Citrine, Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1980s Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Chandelier Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Quartz, Topaz, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Quartz, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century Brazilian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Retro Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Garnet, Topaz, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Retro Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Peridot, Quartz, Citrine, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Citrine, Pearl, Rubelite, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Other, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Link Bracelets
Tourmaline, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Multi-gemstone, Topaz, 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
1990s Brazilian Modern Hoop Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Brazilian Lever-Back Earrings
Topaz, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold
Vintage 1980s American Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
2010s Brazilian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Drop Earrings
Gold
H Stern Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
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H. Stern for sale on 1stDibs
Born into a Jewish family in Essen, Germany, Hans Stern (1922–2007) fled with his parents to Rio de Janeiro at the onset of World War II. There he landed a job working for the precious stone and mineral exporter Cristab. Thus began Stern’s rise to become “the king of the colored gems,” as the media would dub him, and founder of the family-owned H.Stern jewelry business that now has over 150 stores worldwide.
While working for Cristab, Stern regularly visited mines on horseback. At the remote mines of Minas Gerais, Brazil, he cultivated relationships with many of the miners, developing professional connections that would endure for decades. He also embraced a fascination with the colorful semiprecious stones harvested in the area. In 1945, he started his own company, H.Stern, with the goal of marketing Brazilian gemstones — then virtually unknown on the global stage — to an international audience.
Though the company began as a trader in gemstones, it soon expanded to jewelry, with Stern assembling and training a team of young jewelers. A frequent motif in the company’s designs was the star, as Stern is “star” in German. In 1949, H.Stern opened its first jewelry shop in Rio de Janeiro, but a storefront was not his customers’ only view into the brand’s jewelry-making process. In the 1950s, Stern became one of the first major jewelers to offer tours of his workshop, showing off the creative process and elevating the role of craftsmanship in jewelry design.
Stern’s approach and his vibrant jewels, which favored organic settings designed to show off colorful gems, earned international recognition and put Brazil’s topaz, amethyst and tourmaline on the map. Tourmaline was reportedly Stern’s favorite, and the company’s Rio de Janeiro vaults are also home to Paraíba tourmalines, which are mined in the mountains of Paraíba, Brazil. He recognized the burgeoning tourism industry in the country as an opportunity to promote the beauty of these stones, opening stores in the lobbies of Brazil’s leading hotels and investing in vehicles to bring visitors to the H.Stern headquarters. By the mid-1990s, the company was opening stores abroad and selling jewelry at international department stores.
In the 1980s, the brand debuted its first celebrity collaboration, with French actress Catherine Deneuve. Since then it has worked with partners such as designer Diane von Fürstenberg and architect Oscar Niemeyer. In 2016, Assouline published a book on the 70-year history of H.Stern, from its humble founding to its worldwide acclaim. Today, the company is run by Stern’s son, Roberto, who has introduced a broad range of new collections and styles.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of H. Stern necklaces, rings, earrings and other accessories.
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.