Quatrefoil Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Baroque Revival Hoop Earrings
Silver
1990s Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Baroque Revival Hoop Earrings
Zircon, Silver
2010s British Baroque Revival Hoop Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Stud Earrings
Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Jasper, Sterling Silver
2010s European Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Gothic Revival Drop Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Onyx, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century German Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
2010s British Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Modern Stud Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Modern Stud Earrings
White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Moonstone, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1870s Victorian Drop Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Artist Clip-on Earrings
Brown Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Spanish Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1990s North American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Topaz, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Antique 1830s Georgian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Opal, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, Sterling Silver, Gold-filled, Silver
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, 10k Gold, Gold-filled, Silver
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Link Necklaces
Sterling Silver
20th Century English Edwardian Drop Earrings
15k Gold
2010s British Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k 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.
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