Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Citrine, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Earrings
Peridot, Palladium, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rhodium
1960s Spanish Retro Vintage Earrings
Mixed Metal
2010s Earrings
18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modernist Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Artist Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1980s French Retro Vintage Earrings
Agate, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century German Contemporary Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Modernist Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
1980s European Baroque Vintage Earrings
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Citrine, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century American Modern Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Brazilian Contemporary Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold
1970s French Modern Vintage Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Earrings
Rainbow Moonstone, 18k Gold
2010s European Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Early 2000s French Earrings
2010s French Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Earrings
Pink Diamond, Quartz, Peridot, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1990s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Modern Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, Peridot, Gold Plate, Rhodium
1990s American Modernist Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Swiss Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
1950s American Modern Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold
1950s American Modern Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artist Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
20th Century Italian Earrings
Ruby, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modern Vintage Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Earrings
Moonstone, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold
1990s French Modern Earrings
Mixed Metal
Shop Now: Antique and Vintage Earrings for Sale on 1stDibs
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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