Earrings
1950s American Retro Vintage Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold
1950s Swedish Vintage Earrings
Silver
1950s Unknown Victorian Vintage Earrings
Opal, Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
1910s Dutch Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Natural Pearl, Sterling Silver
1950s Vintage Earrings
1950s Vintage Earrings
Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Italian Modernist Vintage Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Vintage Earrings
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, Silver
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Vintage Earrings
Mixed Metal
1910s Edwardian Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1950s Vintage Earrings
1950s Victorian Vintage Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1910s Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
1950s Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s Vintage Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, Silver
1950s French Modern Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Aquamarine, 18k Gold
1950s European Vintage Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
1950s American Vintage Earrings
Gilt Metal
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s American Retro Vintage Earrings
Gilt Metal
1950s Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Vintage Earrings
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s Australian Retro Vintage Earrings
Opal, Yellow Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
1950s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1950s European Aesthetic Movement Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 22k Gold
1950s European Modern Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Silver
1950s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1950s Art Deco Vintage Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Swedish Vintage Earrings
Pearl, Emerald, 18k Gold
1950s American Retro Vintage Earrings
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s French Vintage Earrings
Base Metal
1950s French Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1950s American Modern Vintage Earrings
1950s Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1950s Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Carnelian, Onyx, Tourmaline, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s American Contemporary Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Palladium
1950s Vintage Earrings
1910s European Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Blue Zircon, Platinum
1950s American Anglo-Indian Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
1950s Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s Italian Modernist Vintage Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Swedish Vintage Earrings
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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