Vintage Elsa Peretti Earrings
Vintage 1980s European Retro Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Retro Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1980s Art Deco Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Unknown Modern Chain Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s North American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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2010s Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Band Rings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Evening Bags and Minaudières
1970s French Empire Waist Dresses
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque More Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s French Evening Gowns
2010s Australian Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Modernist Cocktail Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Evening Bags and Minaudières
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Pendant Necklaces
18k Gold
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Late 20th Century Spanish Stud Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Hoop Earrings
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Unknown Retro Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Retro Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Retro Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Spanish Modern Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Black Jade, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1870s Stud Earrings
Sterling Silver
20th Century Stud Earrings
Yellow Gold
20th Century Stud Earrings
Yellow Gold
20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Sterling Silver
20th Century Swiss Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s American Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Beaded Necklaces
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Band Rings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Spanish Contemporary More Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Retro Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Spanish Modernist Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American Link Bracelets
Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
18k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Spanish Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver
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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.