Sapphire Butterfly Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold
1990s Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
2010s Italian Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s North American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Tsavorite, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Turquoise, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Ster...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, Turquoise, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Ster...
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
1990s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Mixed Metal
2010s American More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Black Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Sapphire, White Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Drop Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1990s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s British Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s British Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Sapphire Butterfly Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 14, 2023A butterfly clip is a type of earring backing. It is a metal disc that rests on two loops that help stabilize and secure it. To use a butterfly clip, you simply slide it onto the round post attached to an earring. Explore a large collection of earrings on 1stDibs.
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