Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Artisan Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver, Platinum, Rhodium
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Earrings
Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Earrings
Jade, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1980s American Vintage Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Earrings
Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Retro Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Earrings
Sterling Silver
2010s Asian Contemporary Earrings
1990s French Modern Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Earrings
Opal, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Earrings
Gilt Metal
2010s English Earrings
Rhodolite, Vermeil, Enamel, 14k Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Pearl, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s American Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Crystal, Emerald, Rock Crystal, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1990s French Earrings
Pearl, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose ...
1950s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century English Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
1950s British Vintage Earrings
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Earrings
Citrine, Silver, Sterling Silver
1980s Vintage Earrings
1930s Swedish Retro Vintage Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century American Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
1890s British Victorian Antique Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary French Earrings
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Fire Opal, Platinum
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Agate, Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary English Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Earrings
18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Earrings
1970s Greek Greek Revival Vintage Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Citrine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Earrings
Brass, Gold Plate
1980s French Vintage Earrings
Late 20th Century Earrings
Gold
Late 20th Century French Earrings
Base Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Gold Plate
2010s European Earrings
Amethyst, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Earrings
Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Earrings
20th Century American Retro Earrings
1950s French Retro Vintage Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Earrings
Amethyst, Peridot, Ruby, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, 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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