Victorian Black Enamel Earrings
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Enamel, 15k Gold
Antique 1880s American Victorian Drop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1880s American Victorian More Earrings
14k Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1860s Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1880s American Victorian Dangle Earrings
Gold-filled
Antique Mid-19th Century European Early Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1880s European Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold
Antique 1890s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Onyx, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian More Earrings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1870s Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Victorian Stud Earrings
Onyx, Gold, Enamel
Antique 1890s Unknown Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1980s French Victorian Clip-on Earrings
Silver Plate
Antique 1860s American Civil War Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Spanish Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1850s Victorian Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1880s American Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 15k Gold
Antique 1850s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Drop Earrings
Vintage 1950s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s English Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
Antique 1780s English George IV Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Early 19th Century European Early Victorian Drop Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century North American Victorian Dangle Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century French More Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Onyx, Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Brooches
Gold, 15k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Pendant Necklaces
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique 1870s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1880s British Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1860s British Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1860s British Victorian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Onyx, 14k Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Agate, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Victorian Link Necklaces
White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Silver, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1940s American Beaded Necklaces
Antique 1860s American High Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Antique 1870s American Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Dangle Earrings
Onyx, 14k Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Enamel
Antique 1890s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 9k Gold
Antique 1860s Early Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1890s Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Enamel
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A Close Look at victorian Jewelry
The reign of Queen Victoria encapsulates a quickly evolving period of history — and jewelry styles were no exception. No single period has seen such a diverse group of jewelry attributed to it than the Victorian era. Today, there is a vast collection of authentic antique Victorian jewelry and watches on 1stDibs.
Victorian jewelry is named after Queen Victoria, whose reign lasted from 1837 to 1901, making her the second longest-ruling monarch. (She was surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II in 2015.) During this time, different styles of fashion and jewelry came and went. Thanks to our fascination with royalty and swoon-worthy melodramas like Netflix’s The Crown — which is rife with evocative fashion, jewelry and interiors — and the 2017 feature film Victoria & Abdul, we are all familiar with her story. After the death of Victoria’s father and three childless uncles, she ascended to the throne at age 18. In 1840, Queen Victoria married the love of her life, her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Queen Victoria loved serpentine jewels, and she had even more power to shape trends than Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle do today. The British monarch’s best-known piece in this mold is the gold coiled-snake engagement ring she received from Prince Albert — the sinuous reptile was considered a symbol of everlasting love.
The Queen's 63-year reign has been divided by historians into the Romantic period, the early happy years, circa 1837–60; the Grand period, marked by the deaths of the Queen’s mother and husband, circa 1860–80; and the late Victorian or Aesthetic period, which lasted from about 1880 until 1901 and ushered in the Belle Époque. Queen Victoria wore her heart on her sleeve, and her fashion and jewelry reflected her emotions.
Romantic period jewelry, which featured common decorative motifs and was embellished with seed pearls, coral and turquoise, was a celebration of the young monarch’s love. Everything changed with the death of Prince Albert, and the Grand period is most often associated with mourning jewelry. Jewelry was smaller, lighter and more dainty during the late Victorian period. During this era, diamonds came into fashion, and semiprecious gems such as amethysts and opals became prevalent, too. Using gemstones for their natural beauty and not their worth was something that jewelers of the era felt passionate about, and this ideology would really become relevant in Art Nouveau jewelry.
Find a collection of authentic antique Victorian jewelry — from rings, necklaces and brooches to a range of other accessories — on 1stDibs.
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.