Lion Head Earrings
Vintage 1970s French Art Nouveau Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s French Byzantine Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Earrings
Vintage 1970s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Stud Earrings
Vintage 1980s Dangle Earrings
20th Century Italian Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Baroque Drop Earrings
Bronze, Gilt Metal
2010s Italian Classical Roman Chandelier Earrings
18k Gold, Silver, Gold
1990s European Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
1990s English Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century More Earrings
Mid-20th Century North American Retro Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Silver
2010s Italian Greek Revival Dangle Earrings
Garnet, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Drop Earrings
Garnet, Rhodolite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Italian Greek Revival Dangle Earrings
Garnet, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Greek Revival Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s English Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Hematite, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s English Clip-on Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1960s English Retro Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s English Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Hematite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
22k Gold, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Stone
Antique 19th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Pendant Necklaces
Topaz, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Alabaster
1990s French Skirt Suits
Vintage 1980s American Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Clip-on Earrings
22k Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Dangle Earrings
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Agate, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Agate, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Agate, Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Agate, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Link Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Greek Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s French Art Nouveau Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary French More Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
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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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