Lobe Huggers
2010s Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s Hoop Earrings
Vintage 1940s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Brass
2010s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Swiss Modernist Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Swiss Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold, Whi...
1990s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Gold, 24k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Palladium, Silver, ...
Late 20th Century Unknown Retro Hoop Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Chalcedony, Diamond, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, Silver
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20th Century Italian Contemporary Link Bracelets
White Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Artist Drop Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Tennis Bracelets
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Chandelier Earrings
Sterling Silver
20th Century Hoop Earrings
14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Charm Bracelets
Diamond, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Link Bracelets
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Charm Bracelets
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
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20th Century Unknown Artist Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern More Earrings
Vermeil
2010s Indian Modern Hoop Earrings
Vermeil
Early 2000s Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Brooches
Crystal, Rhodium
Late 20th Century American Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Retro Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Retro Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Spanish Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Greek Modernist Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
1990s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Stud Earrings
Peridot, Palladium, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Black Opal, Gold, 18k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Stud Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Stud Earrings
Brown Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 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.
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