Melissa Kaye Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Wrist Watches
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
2010s French Romantic Engagement Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Modern Cuff Bracelets
Enamel
Vintage 1980s American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Engagement Rings
Quartz, Kunzite, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 1...
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Multi-Strand Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Link Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Band Rings
White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Rhodium, Enamel
2010s European Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Silver
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21st Century and Contemporary American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White 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.