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Vintage 1910s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
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21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Drop Earrings
Chalcedony, Pearl, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Scarves
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Cocktail Rings
Pink Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Link Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Carnelian, Tiger's Eye, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Fashion Rings
Diamond, Moonstone, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Chain Necklaces
Carnelian, Tiger's Eye, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Vanity Items
14k Gold
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Moonstone, Gold Plate
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Antique 1890s French Late Victorian More Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire
Early 20th Century Russian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire
Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1910s French Belle Époque Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold
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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