Miriam Haskell Earrings 1940
Vintage 1940s American Dangle Earrings
Vintage 1940s American Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1940s American Chandelier Earrings
Brass, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Brass, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, Brass
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1940s American Revival Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate, Brass, Gilt Metal, Cut Steel
Vintage 1940s American Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Baroque Revival Clip-on Earrings
Brass, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Mixed Metal
Vintage 1940s American Art Nouveau Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Pearl, Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Baroque Revival Multi-Strand Necklaces
Crystal, Pearl, Gold, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
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Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1940s American Dangle Earrings
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Pearl
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Vintage 1940s American Anglo-Indian Beaded Necklaces
Vintage 1940s American Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1940s American Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Arts and Crafts Brooches
Crystal, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Baroque Revival Hoop Earrings
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
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Vintage 1950s American Drop Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Anglo-Indian Cuff Bracelets
Gold Plate, Brass, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1930s American More Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s American Drop Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1930s American Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
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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.













