Midcentury Modern Gold Earrings
Mid-20th Century Modernist Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold
Mid-20th Century British Modernist Modern Bracelets
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Stud Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modern Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
Mid-20th Century Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Citrine, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Chandelier Earrings
Jade, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Romantic Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Stud Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Citrine, Quartz, 9k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
Mid-20th Century Indian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Swiss Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings
14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings
14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings
14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Swiss Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century French Artist Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Drop Earrings
Coral, 22k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern More Earrings
Ruby, White Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Portuguese Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Australian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Clip-on Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow 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.