Earrings
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Earrings
14k Gold
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1850s Spanish Victorian Antique Earrings
Gilt Metal, Silver
1880s English Victorian Antique Earrings
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Earrings
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s British Victorian Antique Earrings
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s European Victorian Antique Earrings
Gold, Silver
19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Earrings
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
19th Century British Victorian Antique Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1850s English Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Silver, Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Byzantine Earrings
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
1870s English Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s British Victorian Antique Earrings
14k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Earrings
Garnet, Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Emerald, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Late Victorian Earrings
White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
1870s British Victorian Antique Earrings
15k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Earrings
Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s Victorian Antique Earrings
Gold-filled, Pinchbeck
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
1910s Unknown Victorian Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 15k Gold
Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Earrings
Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century British Victorian Earrings
Gold, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
1870s Italian Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, Gold
1860s British Victorian Antique Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Portuguese Victorian Antique Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold, Gold
1870s American Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
1880s American Victorian Antique Earrings
14k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Indian Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Earrings
15k Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Earrings
Natural Pearl, 15k 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.