Earrings
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Modern Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Onyx, Tourmaline, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Citrine, Onyx, Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s European Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold
Late 20th Century Earrings
Coral, Onyx, Enamel
1980s Unknown Vintage Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Earrings
Onyx, Multi-gemstone, Other, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Quartz, Pearl, G...
Mid-20th Century Chinese Artisan Earrings
Jade, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Earrings
Coral, Crystal, Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, Amethyst, White Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Hong Kong Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold
20th Century Italian Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Earrings
Jade, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, Onyx, White Gold
20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Turquoise, Gold
2010s American Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Earrings
Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 10k Gold, 24k Gold
1970s American Vintage Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s Unknown Vintage Earrings
White Diamond, Jade, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
1980s French Vintage Earrings
Onyx, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Art Deco Earrings
Onyx, Ruby, 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.
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