Earrings
1950s Italian Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
1980s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Earrings
Amethyst, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Modernist Vintage Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Quartz, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Italian Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Earrings
Jade, Rhodocrosite, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Earrings
Peridot, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Italian Retro Earrings
18k Gold
1990s Italian Modern Earrings
Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Earrings
Chrysophrase, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Earrings
Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Earrings
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Earrings
18k Gold
1990s Italian Earrings
Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Earrings
Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Earrings
Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Earrings
Yellow Gold, Steel
1990s Italian Modern Earrings
Hematite, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Earrings
Chrysophrase, Coral, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Earrings
Diamond, Hematite, Yellow Gold
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.