Earrings
1980s Italian Artisan Vintage Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Pearl, Onyx, Emerald, Coral, Silver, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Tsavorite, Topaz, Peridot, Jade, Diamond, Citrine, Amethyst, Yellow Gold...
1990s Earrings
Jade, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Art Nouveau Earrings
Coral, Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Artisan Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Emerald, Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Italian Artisan Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Modern Earrings
Jade, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling S...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Chinese Modern Earrings
Jade, Yellow Gold
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Coral, Vermeil, Silver, Brass, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s European Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Earrings
Coral, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Italian Artisan Antique Earrings
Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Platinum
1890s European Etruscan Revival Antique Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Ruby, Peridot, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Sterling Silver, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold,...
1980s Italian Artisan Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Silver
1960s European Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Earrings
Coral, Onyx, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Rose Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
20th Century Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Jade, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, Citrine, Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1890s Italian Antique Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Coral, Rubelite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Coral, Rubelite, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Earrings
White Diamond, Citrine, Iolite, Jade, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Turquoise, Peridot, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Yellow Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Modernist Vintage Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Vermeil
1960s Vintage Earrings
Coral, Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
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.
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