Victorian Torpedo Earrings
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 15k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 19th Century Dangle Earrings
Carnelian, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Chalcedony, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold, 15k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Brooches
Gold, 15k Gold
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Amethyst, Pinchbeck
Antique 1830s British Georgian Dangle Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Fashion Rings
Garnet, 14k Gold
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Etruscan Revival Stud Earrings
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Coral, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1840s Victorian Drop Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Pocket Watches
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Czech Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
Mid-20th Century Dutch Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s Italian Victorian Drop Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century American Bangles
Gold-filled
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Stud Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
18k Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Drop Earrings
15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Agate, Enamel
Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
9k Gold
Antique 1890s British Victorian Dangle Earrings
Onyx, Rock Crystal, Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1830s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Rose Gold, Gold, 10k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Drop Earrings
14k Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold Plate
Antique 1880s Dangle Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1840s Victorian Drop Earrings
14k Gold
Antique 1870s Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s Unknown Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Dangle Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Georgian Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
Antique 1870s English Victorian Dangle Earrings
15k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
English Drop Earrings
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Antique 19th Century English Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
9k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Chalcedony, Pinchbeck
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
Victorian Torpedo Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
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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.