Earrings
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Baroque Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Earrings
Citrine, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Onyx, Pearl, Turquoise
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Titanium
Mid-20th Century American Modern Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Dominican Modern Earrings
Coral, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Italian Artisan Antique Earrings
Coral, Jade, 18k Gold
20th Century French Modern Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Coral, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Coral, Sterling Silver, Rhodium, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Italian Artisan Antique Earrings
Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Onyx, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
20th Century Modernist Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire,...
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Earrings
Coral, Pearl, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1860s Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Chrysophrase, Coral, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Earrings
Coral, Quartz, Aventurine, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s European Vintage Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Artisan Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Thai Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
20th Century Victorian Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Earrings
Coral, Jade, Pearl, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Modern Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Coral, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Retro Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Platinum
Early 2000s American Artisan Earrings
Turquoise, Coral, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Greek Artisan Earrings
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Platinum
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Modernist Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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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