Vintage Leverbacks
2010s Colombian Renaissance Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Beryl, Yellow Beryl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Drop Earrings
Onyx, Tiger's Eye, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century North American Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Cuff Bracelets
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Silver, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Late 18th Century Portuguese Georgian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
2010s American Stud Earrings
Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Retro Bangles
White Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Link Bracelets
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
1990s French Modern Solitaire Rings
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Japanese Retro Beaded Necklaces
Pearl
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Peridot, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Hoop Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Blue Sapphire, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, Copper
Mid-20th Century American Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Drop Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Egyptian Byzantine Pendant Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Lever-Back Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s French Retro Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Unknown Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Labradorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage Leverbacks 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.
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