Ruby 1940 Earrings
Vintage 1940s European Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Stud Earrings
Ruby, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s British Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American Post-War Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby
Vintage 1940s European Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s More Earrings
Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Stud Earrings
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Artisan Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Brass, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Base Metal
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1940s French Retro Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
American Clip-on Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
2010s Italian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Classical Roman Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Platinum
2010s Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro More Earrings
14k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s French Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Indian Stud Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 22...
Mid-20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s European Renaissance Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Drop Necklaces
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
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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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