Red David Webb Earrings
20th Century American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Modern Drop Earrings
Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Malachite, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Italian Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags
Early 2000s Italian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Crystal, Diamond, Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Malachite, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Fashion Rings
Tsavorite, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Charm Bracelets
Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s American Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Brooches
Enamel
Vintage 1980s Charm Bracelets
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
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Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Drop Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Gold
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Late 20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Onyx, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Ye...
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1970s American Hoop Earrings
Coral
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 9k Gold
American Clip-on Earrings
Coral
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Unknown Clip-on Earrings
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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.