Vintage Gold Ball Earrings
Late 20th Century European Stud Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Stud Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Drop Earrings
Gold, 9k Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Artist Drop Earrings
Mixed Metal
20th Century Austrian Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
14k Gold
Vintage 1970s French More Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century European Baroque Revival Chandelier Earrings
Pearl
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
2010s Drop Earrings
Black Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s European Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold
Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Stud Earrings
Pearl, 10k Gold
1990s Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Gold Plate
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s German Art Nouveau Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1970s American Modern Dangle Earrings
1990s French Artist Clip-on Earrings
Mixed Metal
Vintage 1950s Asian Retro Stud Earrings
22k Gold
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s European Etruscan Revival Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, Gold
2010s British Art Nouveau Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate, Enamel
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Chandelier Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold
1990s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1960s Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 2000s Modern Drop Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Drop Earrings
14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century American Retro Drop Earrings
14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Emerald, Malachite, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1970s Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yel...
Mid-20th Century American Retro Drop Earrings
14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Romantic Drop Earrings
Citrine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s French Artist Drop Earrings
Mixed Metal
Vintage 1970s French Artisan Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1970s Chandelier Earrings
14k Gold
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 22k Gold
Mid-20th Century North American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Crystal
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Drop Earrings
1990s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Agate, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Drop Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Artist Drop Earrings
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Agate, Garnet, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1980s French Artist Drop Earrings
Mixed Metal
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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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