Earrings
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s British Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s European Retro Vintage Earrings
Jade, 14k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s French Modern Earrings
Amber, Pearl, Jasper, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Pearl, Spinel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Earrings
Black Pearl, Pearl, Tourmaline, Platinum
1910s Swedish Edwardian Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Platinum
20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Tanzanite, Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Romantic Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Artisan Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Egyptian Contemporary Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Zircon, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Earrings
Pearl, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Freshwater Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Earrings
Pearl, Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Topaz, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Canadian Modernist Earrings
Pearl, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Earrings
Sapphire, Pearl, Black Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Canadian Modern Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Artist Earrings
Natural Pearl, Peridot, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Agate, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Pearl, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Sterling Silver
2010s European Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Turquoise, Vermeil
1980s North American Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Earrings
Pearl, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Contemporary Earrings
Jade, White Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Quartz, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1950s Italian Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, Silver, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Artisan Earrings
Pearl, Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Earrings
Jade, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
1950s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 9k Gold...
2010s Unknown Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Brown Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, Pearl, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Brown Diamond, Pearl, Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow 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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