Earrings
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artisan Earrings
Quartz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Amethyst, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Opal, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Earrings
Citrine, Topaz, Quartz, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Artisan Earrings
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Nouveau Earrings
Quartz, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Earrings
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Peridot, Quartz, Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Amethyst, 14k G...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Earrings
Amethyst, Silver, Sterling Silver
1980s Vintage Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
White Diamond, Quartz, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Onyx, Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterli...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Earrings
Amethyst, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Moonstone, Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Earrings
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Quartz, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Earrings
Quartz, Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Earrings
White Diamond, Quartz, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Earrings
Quartz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Earrings
Garnet, Quartz, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Garnet, Rhodolite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gree...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Onyx, White Gold
2010s Israeli Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Gold, White Gold, Pla...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Edwardian Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Earrings
Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Kunzite, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Labradorite, Quartz
21st Century and Contemporary German Artist Earrings
Quartz, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, 14k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Amethyst, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Iolite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Topaz, Yellow Beryl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Etruscan Revival Antique Earrings
Amethyst, Emerald, Pearl, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gree...
2010s Italian Modern Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s English Retro Vintage Earrings
Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Amethyst, 14k 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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