Mourning Earrings
Antique 1820s English Georgian Dangle Earrings
Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century Dangle Earrings
Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Drop Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Drop Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, 9k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1850s English Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Agate, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s English Etruscan Revival Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s English Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s Italian Late Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s English Etruscan Revival Clip-on Earrings
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1850s Victorian Brooches
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1800s German Georgian Link Necklaces
Berlin Iron, Cut Steel
Antique 1870s French Etruscan Revival More Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s English Victorian Cocktail Rings
Opal, White Diamond, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1930s Italian Arts and Crafts Chain Bracelets
Garnet, Gold, Enamel
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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Platinum
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Unknown Egyptian Revival Signet Rings
Yellow Gold, 22k Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Carnelian, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Band Rings
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Band Rings
Gold-filled
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Onyx, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Baroque Drop Earrings
Bronze, Gilt Metal
2010s British Artist Stud Earrings
Vermeil
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Drop Earrings
10k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandelier Earrings
Crystal
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Silver Plate, Gilt Metal
Antique 1840s English Cocktail Rings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jasper, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 1860s Unknown Victorian More Earrings
Silver
Antique 1860s British High Victorian Dangle Earrings
Base Metal
Antique 1840s British Victorian Drop Earrings
9k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Antique 1880s Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Antique 18th Century British Stuart More Rings
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Hoop Earrings
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Dangle Earrings
Silver
20th Century American Brooches
Pearl, 14k Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Hoop Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, 9k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Dangle Earrings
Onyx, 14k Gold
Antique 1810s German Georgian Dangle Earrings
Berlin Iron
Antique 1820s British Georgian Drop Earrings
9k Gold
Antique 1880s Austrian Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Onyx, 14k Gold
English Chandelier Earrings
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Chandelier Earrings
15k Gold
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1820s German Georgian Dangle Earrings
Berlin Iron
Antique 1860s American High Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Stud Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Revival Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s Late Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1850s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 1890s American Victorian Chandelier Earrings
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Antique 1810s German Georgian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Berlin Iron
Antique 1870s Swiss Victorian Chandelier Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Agate, 15k Gold
Antique 1860s Italian Classical Roman Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Gold, 14k Gold
Antique 1860s British High Victorian Brooches
Agate, Natural Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Dangle Earrings
Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
English Drop Earrings
Antique 1890s French Late Victorian Hoop Earrings
Agate, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1800s British Georgian Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Dangle Earrings
14k Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Dangle Earrings
Silver
American Chandelier Earrings
Antique 1880s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold
Antique 1860s Unknown Victorian Drop Earrings
Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Drop Earrings
Cut Steel
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Bangles
Gilt Metal, 14k Gold
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Dangle Earrings
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1860s British Victorian Drop Earrings
Antique 1890s Victorian Drop Necklaces
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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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