On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate pearl earrings used for your needs in our varied inventory. Frequently made of
Gold,
18k Gold and
Yellow Gold, this item was constructed with great care. Our collection of these items for sale includes 8534 vintage editions and 8429 modern creations to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a pearl earrings used from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Creating a pearl earrings used has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by
Chanel,
Harbor Diamonds and
Tiffany & Co. are consistently popular. While most can agree that any pearl earrings used from our collection can easily elevate most outfits, but the choice of a
Pearl version from the 11012 available is guaranteed to add a special touch to your ensemble. A
round cut version of this piece has appeal, but there are also
mixed cut and
brilliant cut versions for sale. If you’re browsing our inventory for a pearl earrings used, you’ll find that many are available today for
women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and
men.
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.