Metropolitan Museum Earrings
20th Century American Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Stud Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 1880s Hoop Earrings
Vintage 1980s North American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Stud Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
2010s American Artisan Chandelier Earrings
Rhodolite, Diamond, Amethyst, Blue Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s American Artisan Chandelier Earrings
Garnet, Rhodolite, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Byzantine Hoop Earrings
Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s English Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings
Gold, 15k Gold, Silver
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Drop Earrings
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s German Artist Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s German Artist Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Other, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Arts and Crafts Drop Earrings
Crystal, Other, 18k Gold, Other
1990s Brazilian Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Fire Opal, Gold, 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary American Etruscan Revival Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 2000s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Early 2000s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
20th Century American Artist Clip-on Earrings
Mixed Metal
20th Century American Artist Clip-on Earrings
Mixed Metal
Early 2000s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1970s North American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Clip-on Earrings
2010s Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
1990s Contemporary More Art
Metal, Gold
1990s American Brooches
Crystal, Base Metal
Vintage 1940s Modern Pendant Necklaces
Copper
Antique Mid-19th Century French Holbeinesque Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache, Paper
2010s American Modern Band Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver, Other
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Beaded Necklaces
18k Gold
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Oil
1980s Pop Art More Art
Metal, Enamel
20th Century Pop Art More Art
Metal, Enamel
18th Century Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Black Jade, Black Diamond, Diamond, Jade, Silver, Sterli...
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s British Drop Earrings
2010s British Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Hoop Earrings
White Diamond, Silver
Vintage 1960s Danish Modernist More Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, White Diamond, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Sterlin...
Vintage 1960s Danish Modernist More Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1940s Danish Modernist Link Bracelets
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Danish Modernist Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Silver Plate
Vintage 1960s American Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
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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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