Earrings
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Rock Crystal, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Emerald, White Di...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
18k Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k...
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Earrings
Pearl, Sapphire
2010s Japanese Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl...
1970s German Byzantine Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
2010s Japanese Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Chalcedony, Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Tsavorite, 9k Gold, Y...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Dutch Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Natural Pearl, Sterling Silver
2010s French Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
1980s German Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Coral, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Earrings
Turquoise, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s French Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s German Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond,...
1980s German Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
2010s Thai Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, Silver, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Opal, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Asian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Byzantine Earrings
Natural Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold...
1940s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Opal, Base Metal
1970s German Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
1980s French Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s American Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18...
1970s German Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s German Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Rock Cr...
1990s Spanish Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold...
1980s French Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
1940s American Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Crystal, Pearl, Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s German Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow ...
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.