Swallow Earrings
2010s Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Drop Earrings
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Clip-on Earrings
24k Gold, Gold Plate
2010s British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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2010s American Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artist Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Stud Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Stud Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sterling Silver
2010s Russian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s Russian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Dangle Earrings
2010s Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
20th Century Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Tsavorite, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Early 2000s Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Artist Stud Earrings
Opal, 14k Gold
2010s American Artist Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s American Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
2010s American Artisan Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Artist Stud Earrings
Opal, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century British Contemporary Stud Earrings
9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Stud Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Sterling Silver
2010s British Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold Plate
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond
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2010s Thai Artisan Drop Earrings
Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Unknown Contemporary Necklace Enhancers
Brown Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Mixed Metal, Yellow Gold, 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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