Sterling Mid Century Earrings
20th Century Mexican Modernist More Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Dangle Earrings
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Chandelier Earrings
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Native American Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century More Earrings
Crystal, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Native American Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Native American Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Native American Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Sterling Silver
20th Century Mexican Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century American Native American Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Modernist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Native American Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Modernist Drop Earrings
Crystal, Quartz, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Native American Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Chandelier Earrings
Pearl, Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Silver, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond
Mid-20th Century Danish Stud Earrings
Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Zircon, White Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Zircon, Ruby, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modernist Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire,...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
Mid-20th Century American Native American Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Native American Dangle Earrings
Coral, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
Mid-20th Century Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Zircon, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Rhodium, Silver, Base Metal
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian More Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Irish Arts and Crafts Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
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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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