Browse a vast assortment of teardrop earrings for sale on 1stDibs. These distinct designs — crafted with great care and often made from
gold,
18k gold and
yellow gold — can elevate any look. Our collection of these items for sale includes 1173 vintage editions and 1496 modern creations to choose from as well. Our inventory is broad and distinctive, with accessories on offer that were made as long ago as the 18th Century to those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Pieces in our collection of teardrop earrings made by
contemporary jewelers — as well as those associated with
modern — are very popular. There have been many well-made iterations of these items over the years, but those made by
Galt & Bro. Jewelers,
Marina J. and
Intini Jewels are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Many pieces in our collection are stylish for most occasions, but
diamond versions, from our inventory of 1076, can add a particularly distinctive touch to your look, day or night. Today, if you’re looking for
round cut teardrop earrings and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes
pear cut and
mixed cut alternatives. When shopping our range of teardrop earrings, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for
men today than there are for
women.
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.
