St John Vintage Earrings
1990s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Mixed Metal
1990s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate, Mixed Metal
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Mixed Metal
1990s American Modern Hoop Earrings
Mixed Metal
Vintage 1980s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Mixed Metal
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Mixed Metal
1990s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Mixed Metal
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
1990s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
1990s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
1990s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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Gold Plate
Vintage 1960s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
2010s Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Italian Bucket Bags and Drawstring Bags
21st Century and Contemporary British Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Clutches
Vintage 1980s European Clip-on Earrings
2010s Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags
21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags
Late 20th Century European Baroque Revival Chandelier Earrings
Pearl
2010s Italian Shoulder Bags
Vintage 1980s Dangle Earrings
1990s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary British Heels
Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
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Mid-20th Century American Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1950s Modernist Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1980s Modernist Link Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Hoop Earrings
Mid-20th Century Modern Stud Earrings
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Dangle Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Unknown Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American 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.
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