Contemporary Clip-on Custom Made Earrings in Eighteen Karat Gold with Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems can be exchanged for another gem drops of tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes or red garnets. These earrings are custom hand made, each gem and a flower is custo...
Diamond, White Diamond, Chrome Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Wh...
Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Custom Made Clip-on Earrings with Natural Sapphires
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems can be exchanged for other gem drops, such as tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes, or red garnets. Each earring is custom hand-made, with each gem and flower pla...
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
Modern Style Clip-on Earrings in Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold with Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The diamonds add delicate blinks, and the gems can be exchanged for other gem drops, such as tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes, or red garnets. These earrings are custo...
Diamond, White Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Modern Style Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold Clip-on Earrings with Natural Emeralds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gem drops can be exchanged for other options such as tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes, or red garnets. These earrings are custom hand-made, with each gem and flowe...
Beryl, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yello...
Modern Style Clip-on Earrings in 18 Karat Rose Gold with Natural Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gem drops can be replaced with tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes, or red garnets. Each earring is custom hand-made, and each gem and flower is uniquely placed for e...
Diamond, White Diamond, Chrome Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Ye...
Modern Style Clip-on Earrings in 18 Karat Yellow Gold with Natural Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gem drops can be replaced with tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes, or red garnets. Each earring is custom hand-made, and each gem and flower is uniquely placed for e...
Diamond, White Diamond, Chrome Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Ye...
Modern Style Clip-on Earrings in 18 Karat Rose Gold with Natural Sapphires
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems can be exchanged for another gem drops of tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes or red garnets. These earrings are custom hand made, each gem and a flower is custo...
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
Modern Style Clip-on Earrings in Eighteen Karat Rose Gold with Natural Rubies
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems can be exchanged for other gem drops such as tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes, or red garnets. These earrings are custom hand-made, with each gem and flower c...
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Modern Style Clip-on Earrings in Eightee Karat Yellow Gold with Natural Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems can be exchanged for other gem drops, such as sapphires, rubies, tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes, or red garnets. These earrings are custom handmade, with ea...
Diamond, White Diamond, Chrome Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Ye...
Modern Style Clip-On Sculptural Earrings in 18 Karat Rose Gold with Emeralds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems can be exchanged for another gem drops of tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes or red garnets. These earrings are custom hand made, each gem and a flower is custo...
Beryl, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yello...
Modern Style Clip-on Earrings in Eighteen Karat Yellow Gold with Natural Rubies
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems can be exchanged for another gem drops of tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes or red garnets. These earrings are custom hand made, each gem and a flower is custo...
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Modern Style Clip-On Earrings in 18 Karat Yellow Gold with Natural Emeralds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems can be exchanged for another gem drops of tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes or red garnets. These earrings are custom hand made, each gem and a flower is custo...
Beryl, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yello...
Clip-On Earrings in 18 Karat White Gold with Natural Sapphires and Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems can be exchanged for another gem drops of tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes or red garnets. These earrings are custom hand made, each gem and a flower is custo...
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
Custom Made Clip-on Earrings in Eighteen Karat Rose Gold with Natural Sapphires
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
The gems can be exchanged for other gem drops, such as tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes, or red garnets. Each earring is custom hand-made, with each gem and flower pla...
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Go...
18 Karat Gold Red Garnet Green Tourmaline Baguette Diamond Pendant Earrings Set
By Vaibhav Dhadda
Located in Jaipur, Rajasthan
18 karat yellow gold taper baguette garnet and green tourmaline door-knocker diamond pendant necklace earrings set.
Diamond, Tourmaline, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
14K Gold Door-Knocker Rainbow Baguette Gemstones Diamond Pendant Earrings Set
By Vaibhav Dhadda
Located in Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Metal: 14K Gold, Stamped BIS Hallmark, India Pendant: • 18K Yellow Gold: 4.24 g • Gemstones: 6.46 cts. • Diamonds: 0.32 cts. • Stones: Aquamarine, Blue Topaz, Peridot, Green To...
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Blue Topaz, Rhodolite, 18k ...
Modern Style Blossom Cocktail Earrings in 18K Yellow Gold with Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
They can be exchanged for other gem drops of tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes, or red garnets. These earrings are custom hand-made.
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold...
18 Karat Gold Modern Style Plum Blossom Cocktail Clip-On Earrings with Diamonds
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
They can be exchanged for other gem drops such as tanzanites, rose or lemon quartz, blue topazes, or red garnets. These earrings are custom handmade.
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Unavailable|$776 / item
Rose Gold 18 Karat Red Garnet Earrings
Located in Rome, IT
Delicious 18k rose gold earrings with faceted oval Rhodolite. Rhodolite is one of the most prized types of the garnet family.
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Unavailable|$179
Red Garnet Sterling Silver Earrings
By HSU London
Located in CLYDEBANK, GB
Unfinishing Line collection exudes minimalism and precision with its smooth lines and angles. Detail with beautiful red garnets. (available to make in 18k fine gold and diamonds) ...
Garnet, Sterling Silver
Unavailable|$220 / set
Drop Earrings with Green Agate and Red garnet
By Queenie Cao
Located in New York, NY
Earrings with green agate and red garnet in the heart bow.
Agate, Garnet, Silver
Unavailable|$383
8ctw Oval Natural Red Garnet Pin Silver Earrings
By Hannaboya
Located in Lanham, MD
Natural Oval Garnet Pin Dangle Earrings, a pair of exquisite accessories that combine the allure of garnet gemstones with an elegant classic design.
Garnet, Platinum, Sterling Silver, Silver
Unavailable|$790 / item
Hestia Modern Red Garnet Princess Cut Sophia Stud Earrings
By Hestia Jewels
Located in Toronto, Ontario
14K Rose Gold Princess Cut Red Garnet Sophia Stud Earrings. (Stud only, earring extender sold separately).
Garnet, 14k Gold
Unavailable|$3,610
Wine Red Garnet Column Drop Earrings in 18 Karat Gold
By The Golden Eye
Located in Santa Fe, NM
The drama of these long Wine Red Garnet Column Drop Earrings cannot be overstated.
Garnet, 18k Gold
Unavailable|$1,890
Antique Victorian 3.80 Carat Red Garnet Wreath Leaf Drop Earrings
Located in Napoli, IT
Ageless Victorian Allure Beautiful pair of Victorian period Garnet Drop earrings Timeless in beauty designed in a carved Wreath of gold framing the swinging drop of Garnet attractin...
Garnet, 9k Gold
Khahi Scarab Earring in Sterling Silver with Red Garnet & Diamonds
By Katherine Parr
Located in Manalapan, FL
Gemstones: Cabernet Red Garnet, Lemon Citrine, chocolate diamond eyes.
Diamond, Garnet, Sterling Silver
Unavailable|$2,750
Wine Red Garnet Medusa Drop Earrings in 18 Karat Gold
By The Golden Eye
Located in Santa Fe, NM
These wine red garnet Medusa Drop Earrings deserve the High Priestess Stamp of Approval!
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Gold
Unavailable|$7,151 / item
Ilona Orel Red Garnet Rose Gold 18k Drop Earrings Infinite Passion
Located in PARIS, FR
Ilona Orel Garnets 14.9 ct and rose Gold 18k Drop Earrings Infinite Passion.
Garnet, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Unavailable|$1,780 / item
Hestia Modern Sophia Red Garnet Stud and Smoky Quartz Gemstone Earring Extenders
By Hestia Jewels
Located in Toronto, Ontario
14K Rose Gold Red Garnet Sophia Studs and Smoky Quartz Marilyn Earring Extenders Weight: 5.71 grams.
Garnet, Quartz, 14k Gold
Berca 5.79k Red Spessartine Garnet Emerald Cut White Diamond 18k Gold Earrings
By Berca Atelier
Located in Valenza, IT
Chic yet timeless 5.79 Carat Natural Red Spessartine Garnet Emerald Cut in a 0.10Kt White Diamond 18KT Carat Yellow Gold Setting. These top quality stones were carefully hand inlai...
White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Margot McKinney Black Jade Pyramid Earrings, Red Chalcedony, Tsavorite Garnets
By Margot McKinney
Located in Brisbane AU , Queensland
Margot McKinney "Weekend Collection" Black Jade Pyramid Earrings with a pair of Red Chalcedony 2.14ct and 2 Tsavorite Garnet 0.08ct in 18-karat Yellow Gold.
Chalcedony, Garnet, Jade, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable|$240 / item
18 Karat Gold and Garnet Earrings
By Page Sargisson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These lightweight stud earrings feature red garnets which have been hand-cut into Page’s signature Kite shape.
Garnet, 18k Gold
Unavailable|$3,520 / set
8.96 Carat Red Garnet Blue Sapphire Diamond 18K White Gold Ring and Earrings
By ALPENGEM
Located in Montreux, VD
All time fashion 8.96 Carat Vivid Red Garnet Blue Sapphire Diamond 18Karat White Gold Set contains: 5.47 Ctw Garnet Sapphire 18K White Gold Earrings 2 Natural Cornflower Blue Sapphir...
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Margot McKinney 18k White Agate Earrings with Red Chalcedony, Tsavorite Garnet
By Margot McKinney
Located in Brisbane AU , Queensland
Margot McKinney "Weekend Collection" 18k Yellow Gold White Agate Pyramid Earrings, 2.26ct Red Chalcedony, 0.08ct Tsavorite Garnet.
Agate, Chalcedony, Garnet, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable|$400 / item
18 Karat Gold Large Garnet Stud Earrings
By Page Sargisson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These lightweight stud earrings feature red garnets which have been hand-cut into Page’s signature Kite shape.
Garnet, 18k Gold
Unavailable|$1,055 / set
Rose-Cut Black Spinel, Diamond, Red Garnet Briolette, 14k WG Earrings by G&G
By Glitter and Gold Studio
Located in Seattle, WA
The dim lamplight catches on the fringe of her beaded dress and in the deep red garnet drops that hang from each ear. These earrings, nicknamed Downton by Mary Elizabeth of Glitter...
Diamond, Garnet, Spinel, Black Spinel, 14k Gold, White Gold
Unavailable|$45 / item
Enamel Earring (Red)
Located in Jaipur, RJ
It’s time to make all your enamel dreams come true with our stunning Red enamel earring. A statement piece so fun it’ll make any fit stand out. Pair it with our enamel rings for the...
Garnet, Vermeil
Original 1988 Pomellato A1136 White Diamond Red Garnet Yellow Gold Clip Earrings
By Pomellato
Located in Valenza, IT
One-of-a-kind, Extra-ordinary, Original 1988 Chic and absolutely Timeless Pomellato A1136 Earrings, here declined in the precious hand inlaid faceted garnet and diamond version, a be...
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unavailable|$5,600
Alexandra Mor Medium Red Rhodolite Studs with Diamond Earring Jackets
By Alexandra Mor
Located in New York, NY
*Please contact us for more information on this piece or on creating your own Alexandra Mor custom Design. A pair of Alexandra Mor studs with 4.27 carat Red Rhodolite accompanied b...
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Platinum
Unavailable|$400 / item
18 Karat Gold Large Black Onyx Stud Earrings
By Page Sargisson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These lightweight stud earrings feature red garnets which have been hand-cut into Page’s signature Kite shape.
Onyx, 18k Gold
Unavailable|$1,787 / item
18 Karat Recycled Rose Gold Red Garnet Cushion Cut Sign Necklace and Earring Set
By Irene Bozza
Located in Málaga, ES
Wear them to have a distinct touch. • 18 Karat Recycled Rose Gold • Natural Garnet 4 mm cushion cut • Available color: Rose Gold • Origin: Caparaó mine, Brazil • Hand-made in Spain...
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Sunita Nahata 62.18 Carat Red Garnet Earrings in 18KRG with Diamonds
By Sunita Nahata
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Designer red garnet earrings in 18K rose gold with diamonds.
White Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vivid Red Garnet Earrings in 18K Gold with Natural Burma Spinels
Located in Kowloon, HK
◆ GEMSTONE: Natural Garnet & Spinels ◆ SIZE OF EARRINGS: L16.1 x W12.6 mm ◆ COLOR OF SPINEL: Red & Pink & Orange ◆ WEIGHT OF GARNET: 9.0 Ct ◆ WEIGHT OF 18K YELLOW GOLD: 3.82 g ◆ ...
Garnet, Spinel, 18k Gold
Sunita Nahata Red Garnet 23.42ct. Dangle Earrings in 18KRG with Pearl & Diamond.
By Sunita Nahata
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Designer red garnet earring in 18K rose gold with diamonds and pearls.
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Victorian Gold Fly and Red Cabouchon Garnet Earrings
Located in Stamford, CT
Photography is a poor substitute for the real in regard to the color of these glorious garnet ear pendants, the color of fine wine. The earrings glow so warmly with red that flies...
Garnet
14KT White Gold Red Garnet And Diamond Earrings
Located in New York, NY
Featuring a central arrangement of 2.08 carats of rich red garnets, these earrings are elegantly surrounded by premium 0.17 carats total weight of round brilliant-cut diamonds.
Diamond, Garnet, White Gold
Michael Kneebone Red Garnet White Diamond Dangle Earrings
By Michael Kneebone
Located in Austin, TX
Mozambique and Rhodolite garnets are gathered together to create these dangle earrings. The gems are bezel set and embellished with tube set white diamonds. The earrings come with ...
White Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
Victorian 9 Karat Gold Red Garnet Dangle Earrings
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is a pair of Victorian dangle earrings crafted in 9K yellow gold. Circa 1900. The piece features beautiful red round and oval shape garnets.
Garnet, Gold
Specitite Garnet Red Spinel Diamond Gold Earrings
By Bella Campbell/Campbellian Collection
Located in Morristown, NJ
The Fabulous Specitite garnet Earrings with Red Spinel Cabochon Centers, Surrounded by Colorless Diamonds, Black Rhodium Plated, to Emphasize the Movement, Classy Earrings can be wo...
Diamond, Garnet, Spinel, 18k Gold
New Mozambique 2.66 Carat Red Garnet Sterling Silver Post Earrings
Located in Eagan, MN
They are surrounded by diamond cut Red Garnets making a beautiful pear shaped design.
Garnet, Silver, Sterling Silver
6.30 Carat Natural Checkerboard Cut Red Garnet Diamonds Earrings 14 Karat
Located in New York, NY
Red Garnets & Diamonds Earrings. 6.30ct natural Checkerboard cut red Garnets Clean clarity, Deep Reds, & Transparent.
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, White Gold
Sold|$1,595
Victorian Garnet Gold Dangle Earrings
Located in Birmingham, AL
These beautiful Victorian earrings are made out of 14k yellow gold with 4 round bezel set red garnets in each earring.
Garnet, 14k Gold
Tsavorite, Mandarin, Red Garnet and Diamond Dome Clip and Post Earrings
Located in Chevy Chase, MD
These earrings are amazingly colorful! The earrings are made up of Tsavorite Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, Red Garnet and slightly yellow and brown round brilliant Diamonds, set in 18K y...
Diamond, Garnet, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 18k Gold 11.9ctw GIA Red Pyrope Garnet & Diamond Flower Dangle Earrings
Located in Montclair, NJ
This gorgeous pair of pyrope garnet and diamond earrings was crafted from solid 18k yellow and white gold.
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold
.925 Sterling Silver 3.5 MM Created Round Red Garnet Solitaire Stud Earrings
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in the subtle elegance of these timeless stud earrings, each boasting a lab-created, color-treated 3.5 mm red garnet, cradled in a delicate four-prong setting.
Garnet, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Mediterranean Red Coral Citrine Garnet Emerald Yellow Gold Earrings
By Luigi Ferrara
Located in Naples, IT
These Earrings have Red Mediterranean (Sardinia, Italy) Coral.
Coral, Emerald, Citrine, Garnet, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Nouveau Mediterranean Red Coral Citrine Garnet Emerald Yellow Gold Earrings
By Luigi Ferrara
Located in Naples, IT
These Earrings have Red Mediterranean (Sardinia, Italy) Coral.
Citrine, Coral, Emerald, Garnet, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.
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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