Spiga Earring
1990s Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Link Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, 24k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Pendant Necklaces
Malachite, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Silver
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Art Deco Modern Bracelets
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Band Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian More Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Link Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Cocktail Rings
Late 20th Century Link Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Scarves
1990s French Lever-Back Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
1990s Italian Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s More Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Choker Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, White G...
2010s English Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Pendant Necklaces
Yellow Gold, Bronze, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Hoop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Pearl, Black Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Brooches
Amethyst, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Italian Hoop Earrings
Italian More Earrings
20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 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.