Lagos Silver Earrings
2010s American Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
1990s American Lever-Back Earrings
Quartz, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American More Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Charm Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
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Vintage 1950s Retro Link Bracelets
Amethyst, 14k Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Bangles
Chalcedony, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Retro Chain Bracelets
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Malachite, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Finnish Modernist Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Fashion Rings
Quartz, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s British Modern Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Gold
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Quartz, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s British Art Deco Link Bracelets
Amethyst, 9k Gold
Vintage 1960s British Modern Signet Rings
Quartz, Gold
Vintage 1970s Mexican Artisan Drop Necklaces
Quartz, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s British Art Deco Link Bracelets
Amethyst, 9k Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Bracelets
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s More Jewelry
20th Century Chain Bracelets
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold
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2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
20th Century More Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Moonstone, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Onyx, Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century More Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century More Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century More Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century More Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century More Earrings
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Tiger's Eye, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Modernist Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Black Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Hematite, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, S...
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Citrine, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Si...
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Spinel, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Ste...
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Si...
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Hematite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
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.