Lucea Pearl And Diamond Earrings
2010s Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sterling Silver, Silver
2010s Indian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Si...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
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1990s Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Jade, Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1950s Italian Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Amber, Diamond, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s Italian Baroque Chandelier Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Belle Époque Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Antique 1770s Portuguese Georgian Dangle Earrings
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Vintage 1950s American Clip-on Earrings
Silver Plate
20th Century More Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1950s American Drop Earrings
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s American Chandelier Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
20th Century Retro Brooches
Crystal
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2010s Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
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.