Jean Schlumberger Banana Earrings
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Yellow Gold
1990s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Band Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Moonstone, Diamond, Citrine, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold...
2010s British Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold...
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Band Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Retro Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Retro Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1950s Choker Necklaces
Sapphire, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century American Modern Band Rings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Beaded Necklaces
Emerald, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1770s Portuguese Georgian Dangle Earrings
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver
Vintage 1970s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
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20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Enamel, Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1970s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
20th Century American More Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 2000s French More Earrings
18k Gold
1990s French Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
American Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French More Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
18k 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.