Earrings
1980s Vintage Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
20th Century French Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s French Modern Vintage Earrings
2010s Earrings
18k Gold
2010s French Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Earrings
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, 22k Gold
1920s French Artisan Vintage Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Israeli Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Tanzanite, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Earrings
Black Diamond, Sterling Silver, Silver
1950s Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Morganite, Gold, Rose Gold
1950s French Medieval Vintage Earrings
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
20th Century Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass, Mixed Metal
Early 2000s German Modern Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Modern Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Earrings
Quartz, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s British Contemporary Earrings
Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
2010s Unknown Contemporary Earrings
Brown Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Artisan Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Earrings
Turquoise, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1990s Modern Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Retro Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century European Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Antique Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Modern Earrings
Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Citrine, Labradorite, Peridot, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Chinese Earrings
Jade, Gold
1980s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
1990s European Artisan Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Modernist Vintage Earrings
1980s Vintage Earrings
White Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Modernist Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White 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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