Victorian Antique Ruby Earrings
Antique 1870s Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold
Antique 1870s English Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, 15k Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1880s English Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Silver
Antique 1880s English Victorian Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, Ruby, 15k Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Ruby, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Silver
Antique 1890s Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold
Antique 1880s American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s European Late Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique 1850s Dangle Earrings
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique 1780s English George IV Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1780s Spanish Baroque Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Link Necklaces
Amethyst, Gold
Antique 1880s English Victorian Cocktail Rings
Opal, White Diamond, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Antique 1850s European Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver
Antique 1860s Spanish Victorian Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, Silver
Antique 1890s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby
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21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Pendant Necklaces
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Emerald, Opal, 15k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s European Retro Bangles
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique 1890s Dangle Earrings
Antique 1890s Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Pendant Necklaces
Vintage 1970s Unknown Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
Vintage 1920s Unknown Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Cluster Rings
Vintage 1970s German Art Deco Chain Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage 1960s French Byzantine Chain Necklaces
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Three-Stone Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Cocktail Rings
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Stud Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Thai Edwardian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Garnet, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Victorian Drop Earrings
Black Diamond, Ruby, Pearl, Black Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow...
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Edwardian Stud Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Ruby, 15k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Romantic More Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Russian Victorian Dangle Earrings
Ruby
Antique 1880s British Victorian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby
Antique 1870s English Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Silver
Vintage 1980s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique 1860s French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Belgian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s English Victorian Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Gold
Antique 1850s Unknown Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s British Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Ruby, 15k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Opal, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Antique Mid-19th Century British Drop Earrings
Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s European Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Antique 1850s Spanish Victorian Brooches
Gilt Metal, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Stud Earrings
Ruby, 14k Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s British Late Victorian Drop Earrings
Garnet, Ruby, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Antique 1890s Hungarian Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century French High Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1800s Georgian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Natural Pearl, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian High Victorian Drop Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Clip-on Earrings
Ruby
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Edwardian Stud Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
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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.