Midcentury Earrings Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Copper, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century European Early Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1950s Indian Revival Dangle Earrings
Coral, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, 10k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century European Drop Earrings
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Spanish Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Retro Dangle Earrings
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Revival Clip-on Earrings
Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Indian Stud Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 22...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot...
Vintage 1970s Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s French Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Enamel, Gilt Metal, Mixed Metal
Antique 1890s German Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel, Gold
Mid-20th Century Irish Arts and Crafts Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Indian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Drop Earrings
Mid-20th Century Italian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pearl, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Artist Clip-on Earrings
Brass, Enamel
Vintage 1960s Dome Rings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modernist Modern Bracelets
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Danish Modernist Choker Necklaces
Enamel, Silver
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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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