Earrings
Antique and Vintage Earrings
20th Century Modern Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Artisan Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Green Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Modern Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Yellow G...
2010s Artisan Earrings
Agate, Brass, Sterling Silver
1970s Modernist Vintage Earrings
18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Titanium
2010s Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Citrine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Rubelite, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Opal, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Topaz, Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Emerald, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gol...
Late 20th Century Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Rubelite, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Earrings
18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Modern Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Topaz, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Peridot, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, White Gold, Rhodium
1990s Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Rubelite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, ...
Early 2000s Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Garnet, Mandarin Garnet
19th Century Etruscan Revival Antique Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Earrings
Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Opal, Sapphire, Geode, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Modern Vintage Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Sapphire, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Spinel, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Beryl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Artisan Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Artist Earrings
Sterling Silver, Silver, Mixed Metal, Other, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique and Vintage Earrings
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.