Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Earrings
Aquamarine, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Earrings
18k Gold, Silver
1980s British Vintage Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Earrings
Aquamarine, White Diamond, Rubelite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
1920s Unknown Vintage Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Amethyst, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
1960s American Vintage Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold
1990s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Peridot, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rhodium
Early 2000s American Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Peridot, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Ye...
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Peridot, Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
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21st Century and Contemporary American Earrings
Chalcedony, Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
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.