Earrings
Early 2000s French Artisan Earrings
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2010s Earrings
2010s Italian Artisan Earrings
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
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Early 2000s French Artisan Earrings
2010s French Artisan Earrings
1990s European Earrings
1990s French Earrings
Early 2000s French Artisan Earrings
1980s French Vintage Earrings
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1980s French Vintage Earrings
1990s French Artisan Earrings
1980s Vintage Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold
2010s French Artisan Earrings
1980s Contemporary Vintage Earrings
Agate, Carnelian, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
1990s French Earrings
Gilt Metal
1980s French Vintage Earrings
Early 2000s French Artisan Earrings
1980s French Vintage Earrings
1990s American Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Earrings
Jade, Gold
2010s Italian Earrings
Crystal
2010s Italian Earrings
Gilt Metal
1990s Earrings
Early 2000s French Earrings
1990s Italian Earrings
2010s European Contemporary Earrings
Late 20th Century Earrings
1990s French Earrings
Gold Plate
Early 2000s French Artisan Earrings
2010s French Artisan Earrings
1990s French Artisan Earrings
1990s Earrings
Gold
Early 2000s French Earrings
2010s French Earrings
Gilt Metal
2010s French Earrings
Gilt Metal
2010s French Earrings
Gilt Metal
1990s European Earrings
Base Metal
2010s French Earrings
Gilt Metal
1990s French Earrings
Gold Plate
1990s French Earrings
Gold Plate
1980s French Vintage Earrings
Early 2000s French Earrings
2010s French Artisan Earrings
Early 2000s Italian Artisan Earrings
1990s French Earrings
Gold Plate
1980s French Vintage Earrings
Gold
1990s French Earrings
Early 2000s Italian Artisan Earrings
2010s Italian Artisan Earrings
1980s North American Modern Vintage Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s French Earrings
Early 2000s French Artisan Earrings
1980s French Vintage Earrings
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.