Old Mine 6 Carat Earring
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Silver, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, White Gold, Silver
Vintage 1910s Swedish Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 2000s Balinese Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Spinel, Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, R...
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Alexandrite, Hematite
Antique 1880s Etruscan Revival Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary More Necklaces
White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American More Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bangles
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags
Early 20th Century English Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Drop Necklaces
Pearl, Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Edwardian More Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
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Antique 1890s Late Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1800s Georgian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Georgian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Unknown Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique 1880s German Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1830s Georgian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique 1890s Unknown Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Vintage 1940s French Retro Dome Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s French More Rings
Diamond, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Bangles
Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Cluster Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Dangle Earrings
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond
Antique 1880s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American Link Bracelets
Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Drop Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Platinu...
Antique Early 1900s Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, 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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