Tiffany Schlumberger Flame Earrings
Early 2000s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
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2010s British Modern Stud Earrings
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Artisan Band Rings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Band Rings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Band Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Rose Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist More Rings
Onyx, Rhodocrosite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wrist Watches
Diamond, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Chain Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Romantic Engagement Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Rose Gold
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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Early 2000s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1990s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1990s Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown More Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
1990s American More Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
American More Earrings
Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century French More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
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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