Earrings
Early 1900s Turkish Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 10k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 15k Gold, Sterling Silver
1850s Portuguese High Victorian Antique Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
1880s Croatian Victorian Antique Earrings
Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Asian Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 10k Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s European Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1870s Victorian Antique Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Early Victorian Earrings
Amethyst, Blue Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold ...
1870s English Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, 15k Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Victorian Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Late Victorian Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Turkish Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Earrings
Agate, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
19th Century British High Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1880s Victorian Antique Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Victorian Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Coral, Sterling Silver, Rhodium, 18k Gold
19th Century French Victorian Antique Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s European Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Earrings
Agate, Gold, 15k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s American Victorian Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Late Victorian Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Earrings
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Early Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1840s Victorian Antique Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Byzantine Earrings
18k Gold, Gold
19th Century English Victorian Antique Earrings
15k Gold
1890s European Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Earrings
Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Earrings
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Turkish Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Early 1900s Asian Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 9k Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Gold, Enamel
1850s Victorian Antique Earrings
20th Century Victorian Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18th Century European Victorian Antique Earrings
Hessonite, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Victorian Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Victorian Earrings
Amethyst, Opal, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Early Victorian Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 1900s European Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Kyanite, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling 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.