Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Artisan Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Opal, Tanzanite, Gold
1930s Unknown Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Portuguese Georgian Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1930s Scandinavian Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
1970s Art Deco Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Emerald, 18k Gold
1950s Art Deco Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s Retro Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, Rhodium, Gold, 18k Gold
1960s French Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Agate, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, 18k Gold
1970s English Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary American Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century European Victorian Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
1910s Unknown Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
1850s Victorian Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
1920s Unknown Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1930s French Art Deco Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Silver
Late 19th Century French Victorian Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Artist Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1960s British Modern Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Moonstone, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Romantic Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Crystal, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Opal, 10k Gold
19th Century Unknown Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
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1980s Italian Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1970s Contemporary Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
1980s Finnish Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Unknown Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
1990s American Modernist Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Opal, Mandarin Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Tourmaline, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
1970s Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Unknown Retro Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s British Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Tourmaline, Diamond, Base Metal, 18k Gold
1970s French Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Tanzanite, Diamond, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Retro Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Retro Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
18k Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage 18 K Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Onyx, Aquamarine, 18k 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.
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