Vintage Gemstone Drop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Emerald
Late 20th Century Greek Contemporary Drop Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Platinum, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century English Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Drop Earrings
Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Unknown Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Amethyst, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Alexandrite, Diamond
Vintage 1950s Unknown Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drop Earrings
Natural Pearl, Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Silver
20th Century Indian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Morganite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Retro Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Victorian Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s Colombian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Drop Earrings
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Pearl, Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Garnet, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Drop Earrings
Pearl, Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Topaz, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 9k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Citrine, 9k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drop Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Garnet, Natural Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Pearl, Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow 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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