Versace Earrings 18k
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s Artist Bangles
18k Gold
People Also Browsed
Mid-20th Century Unknown Cufflinks
Star Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Blouses and Tops
1990s European Etruscan Revival Fashion Rings
Gold
Vintage 1960s American Etruscan Revival Drop Necklaces
Gold Plate
1990s Italian Skirts
20th Century Italian Chain Bracelets
1990s European Etruscan Revival Chain Necklaces
Vintage 1970s American Drop Necklaces
20th Century Greek Classical Greek Hoop Earrings
Gold, 22k Gold
1990s European Etruscan Revival Clip-on Earrings
Gold
1990s Italian Drop Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Casual Dresses
1990s Italian Drop Necklaces
20th Century Italian Brooches
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Recent Sales
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Nouveau More Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Stud Earrings
Pearl, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s More Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modernist Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian More Earrings
Onyx, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Black Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Italian Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Clip-on Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Classical Roman More Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
1990s Italian Clip-on Earrings
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.