Earrings
1970s American Baroque Revival Vintage Earrings
1960s Italian Etruscan Revival Vintage Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise Matrix, 18k Gold
1880s Austrian Etruscan Revival Antique Earrings
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Etruscan Revival Vintage Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Baroque Revival Earrings
Topaz, Sterling Silver
2010s British Baroque Revival Earrings
Silver
Mid-19th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
2010s British Baroque Revival Earrings
Silver
2010s British Baroque Revival Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
1980s Greek Etruscan Revival Vintage Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Baroque Revival Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
1980s American Baroque Revival Vintage Earrings
2010s German Egyptian Revival Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Baroque Revival Earrings
Silver
2010s British Baroque Revival Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Silver
2010s British Baroque Revival Earrings
Zircon, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Baroque Revival Earrings
Blue Topaz, Diamond, Topaz, White Gold
1980s Unknown Baroque Revival Vintage Earrings
1990s French Etruscan Revival Earrings
Base Metal
1980s American Baroque Revival Vintage Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Greek Revival Earrings
Crystal, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
1970s American Baroque Revival Vintage Earrings
1940s American Gothic Revival Vintage Earrings
Gilt Metal
1960s American Baroque Revival Vintage Earrings
Late 20th Century Revival Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Silver, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Revival Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
19th Century Etruscan Revival Antique Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Revival Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Greek Revival Antique Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century Etruscan Revival Earrings
Gold
2010s British Egyptian Revival Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Egyptian Revival Earrings
Sterling Silver, 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.