Earrings
1990s Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Earrings
Sterling Silver
1970s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1980s Vintage Earrings
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Contemporary Vintage Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s American Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Retro Vintage Earrings
14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Modern Vintage Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Retro Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Earrings
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Earrings
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Sterling Silver
1980s Vintage Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Artisan Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Earrings
Pearl, Sterling Silver
1980s Vintage Earrings
18k Gold
1990s American Earrings
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Earrings
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Earrings
Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s American Modernist Earrings
Amethyst, 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.