Earrings
Late 20th Century Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Earrings
Coral, Crystal, Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, Amethyst, White Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Unknown Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Topaz, B...
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Italian Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Aquamarine, Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yello...
1980s Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s British Antique Earrings
Coral, 15k Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
Early 1900s French Antique Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Brown Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Topaz, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Topaz, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Peridot, Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Earrings
Topaz, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Amethyst, Ruby, 14k Gold
1970s Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1840s British George IV Antique Earrings
Coral, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Topaz, Tsavorite, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Earrings
Coral, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Earrings
White Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold
1980s French Modern Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Earrings
Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver, Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Indian Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold, 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.
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