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21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Modern Drop Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Agate, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
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20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Band Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Platinum
1990s Cuff Bracelets
1990s French Wrist Watches
Silver, Stainless Steel, Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s More Rings
Early 2000s American Band Rings
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modern Brooches
20th Century Solitaire Rings
Agate, Chalcedony, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver,...
2010s Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Chalcedony, Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Brooches
Gold Plate
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
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20th Century American Drop Earrings
18k Gold
2010s Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Lever-Back Earrings
Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Drop Earrings
18k Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Italian Dangle Earrings
White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, Gold
2010s Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Italian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Stud Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century North American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Drop Earrings
18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
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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