Earrings
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1980s Vintage Earrings
Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
1990s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, 22k Gold
2010s European Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Artist Earrings
South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Black Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold,...
2010s American Modern Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Artisan Earrings
Labradorite, Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Japanese Artisan Earrings
Pearl, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century American Native American Earrings
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Artisan Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Japanese Artisan Earrings
Coral, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Oriental Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, Black Pearl, Pearl, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Silver, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Geode, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Japanese Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Earrings
Crystal, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Silver, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Artisan Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Tanzanite, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Y...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 18k ...
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Dutch Artisan Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1970s American Artist Vintage Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Artisan Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Sterling Silver
2010s Australian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Earrings
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
17th Century Artist Antique Earrings
Opal, South Sea Pearl, Blue Topaz, Fire Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Jade, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Citrine, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k 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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