Victorian Aesthetic Movement Earrings
Antique 1870s English Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Drop Earrings
Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Mixed Metal, Shakudo
Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Brooches
Sterling Silver
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Antique 1880s Japanese Aesthetic Movement Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Silver, Bronze, Shakudo
Antique 1880s British Aesthetic Movement Drop Earrings
9k Gold, Silver
Antique 1890s American Aesthetic Movement Dangle Earrings
14k Gold
Antique 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Dangle Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Drop Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Drop Earrings
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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.