Purple Sapphire Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Artisan Chandelier Earrings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary More Earrings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Diamond, Rose Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Jade, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Purple Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline
2010s Victorian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Paraiba, Purple Sapphire, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Garnet, White Diamond, D...
2010s Thai Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Rhodolite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 10k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Stud Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Yellow Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary More Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Purple Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, T...
2010s Thai Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Stud Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Chalcedony, Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold,...
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
2010s Thai Dangle Earrings
Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Druzy, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Brown Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Quartz, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Silver
2010s American Stud Earrings
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Stud Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Star Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue ...
2010s Italian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Diamond, Rose G...
2010s Italian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow S...
2010s Italian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, ...
2010s Lever-Back Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Drop Earrings
Emerald, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Purple Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Diamond, White D...
2010s American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Purple Sapphire...
2010s Italian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond...
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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.
- Can sapphires be purple?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Yes, sapphires can be purple. While sapphires are generally blue, these stones actually come in a wide range of colors. Purple sapphires are some of the rarest sapphires in the world.
- Is purple sapphire real?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Whether purple sapphire is real depends on the piece in question. Nature does produce purple sapphires, but they are not as common as other colors like blue and white. An expert appraiser can help you determine if a particular piece contains a genuine gemstone. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of sapphire gemstone jewelry.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What a purple sapphire means is largely a matter of individual interpretation. Some people associate the gemstone with wisdom, while others believe it symbolizes spiritual enlightenment. On 1stDibs, shop a range of sapphire jewelry from some of the world’s top sellers.
- Are purple star sapphires rare?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Yes, natural purple star sapphires are rarer than sapphires of other colors like blue. Natural purple star sapphires come in a variety of hues from light lavender to deep violet. Sapphires can even be colorless, or white, although examples are very rare, since the corundum from which they are formed has to have been untouched by any other element. Non-blue colored sapphires are referred to as “fancy sapphires” and can be pink, purple, orange, yellow or green. Shop a collection of vintage and modern sapphire jewelry from some of the world’s top jewelers on 1stDibs.
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